pallavi
jAnakI ramaNa bhakta pArijAta
pAhi sakala lOka SaraNa
anupallavi
gAna lOla ghana 1tamAla nIla
karuN(A)lavAla suguNa SIla (jAnakI)
caraNam
rakta naLina daLa nayana nRpAla
ramaNIy(A)nana mukura kapOla
bhakti hIna jana 2mada gaja jAla
3panca vadana tyAgarAja pAla (jAnakI)
pallavi
jAnakI ramaNa bhakta pArijAta
pAhi sakala lOka SaraNa
O Consort (ramaNa) of jAnakI! O Wish Tree (pArijAta) of devotees (bhakta)! Please protect (pAhi) me, O Refuge (SaraNa) of entire (sakala) Worlds (lOka)!
anupallavi
gAna lOla ghana tamAla nIla
karuNA-AlavAla suguNa SIla (jAnakI)
O Enjoyer (lOla) of Music (gAna)! O Dark (ghana) blue (nIla) hued like (bark of) tamAla tree! O Ocean (AlavAla) of Compassion (karuNA) (karuNAlavAla)! O Virtuous (suguNa) by nature (SIla)!
O Consort of jAnakI! O Wish Tree of devotees! Please protect me, O Refuge of entire Worlds!
caraNam
rakta naLina daLa nayana nRpAla
ramaNIya-Anana mukura kapOla
bhakti hIna jana mada gaja jAla
panca vadana tyAgarAja pAla (jAnakI)
O Red (rakta) Lotus (naLina) petal (daLa) Eyed (nayana)! O King (nRpAla)! O Lustrous (ramaNIya) Faced (Anana) (ramaNIyAnana)! O Lord with mirror (mukura) like cheeks (kapOla)!
For arrogant (mada) elephants (gaja jAla) called devotion-less (bhakti hIna) people (jana), You are like Lord Siva – five (panca) faced (vadana)! O Nourisher (pAla) of this tyAgarAja!
O Consort of jAnakI! O Wish Tree of devotees! Please protect me, O Refuge of entire Worlds!
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
References
1 - tamAla - (Cinnamomum) (neTTilinga paccilai maram - tamizh) – Botanical name - Xanthochymus pictorius, “...the bark of which is dark, but its blossoms white and very fragrant” - tamAla-1 and tamAla-2.
2 - mada gaja jAla panca vadana – This refers to Lord Siva slaying gajAsura (Elephant-demon) and wearing the skin of elephant - Worship of Siva.
3 - panca vadana - The five faces of Lord Siva are - sadyOjAta, aghOra, tatpurusha, ISAna, vAmadEva. tamizh saint tirumUlar states that Lord Siva has one more face, ie., adhOmukha.
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