Dasavathara Ragha Malika

Dasavathara  Ragha  Malika

The Raga Malika  of  ten incarnations

 

By

Puthucode  Krishnamurthy

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

 

1.Kalyani 

               

  Pallavi

Ulpalaaksha , nin thiruvadi inaye yenikku  AAdharam

 

Oh dark black eyed one,Your feet are my Support

 

Anupallavi

Kalpantha  pralayamathil , kalpitha meenakruthiyai

Udbhavichu vedangale  udharicha  sripathe

 

In the  deluge at  end of  all yugas,with an assumed form of fish

You  came out and protected the Vedas, Oh  Lord  of Lakshmi

 

2.  Bhairavi

Paalazhiyil  amrutha madhana  ,

Velayil mandhara  giriye, leelayai

Purakilethri ninna  koormame

 

At the time  of the churning  ,

Of ocean of milk, just like sport,

You kept mandhara  mountain

On the back , oh  turtle

 

3.Atana

Krooranaam  hiranyakshane  nigrahichu,

Dharaiye  thirike thanna,

Anugrahicha vara varaha moorhe.

 

After  killing the cruel  Hiranyaksha

Ang gave back the earth,

And blessed oh blessed Boar

 

4.Jayantha sri

Bhakthagresaranaam prahladhane

Palichiduvaan, vyakthamai  thoonil vannu

Kanaka kasipuvine hanicha nruhare

 

For protecting  the best among devotees  ,

Prahladha, you came  clearly  on the pillar

And killed  the Hiranya Kasipu , Oh Narasimha

 

Saama

5.Dhana dakshanaam Baliyum

Moonadi nilam  nalgeedave,

Anupamam  dhivya padham aruliya Vamanaakaaara

 

When  Mahabali  who was  dexterous with money

Gave you   three  feet of land

He who gve him matchless divine form , Oh vamana

 

Begada

6.Dharma heenam Kshatriya

Vidhwasana  hethuvaam

Brahma kulamathil janicha.

Jamadagni  brugu  Rama,

 

For the cause of killing  ,

The vey   cruel  royal kings

He who was  born in Brahmin caste

Oh Bhrugu Rama  son of Jamadagni

 

Dhanyaasi

7.Manava  kula bhanuvai,

Bhanu vamasathil udhicha,

Dhanavougha niraasa sri

Janaki  Ramana Raghava

 

AS a sun  among  human beings

He who was born in clan of Sun,

He  who removed  all Rakshasas,

Oh Rama , husband  of sita

 

Keeravani

8,Rohini thanoojanai,

Nanda grahe avatharicha

Sri  hari pratheekamaam,

Anantha  halayudha  Bala

 

As a son of Rohini,

He who was born in home  of Nanda

He who symbolized  Lord Vishnu

Oh Bala who had  weapon of endless  plough

 

SAhana

9.Devaki vasudeva

Aathmajanai  gokulam thannil

Meviya kamsanthaka,

Sri Krishna venu gana  lola

 

As a son  of Devaki  and Vasudeva

He who roamed  of Gokula

And who killed Kamsa

Oh Krishna interested  in playing flute

 

Mani ragam

 

Kaliyugantha mathil

Rakshanartha avatheernai

Khala nidhanam cheyyum , sishta

Palaka  sri Kalki  bhagawan

 

In the Kali  age,

For the sake  of Protection,

And for killing   bad people,

Oh God Kalki who will look after good people