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pallavi
vAsudEva vara guNa mAm-ava

O Lord vAsudEva (literally Indwelling Lord) of excellent (vara) qualities (guNa)! Deign to protect (ava) me (mAM) (mAmava).

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anupallavi
vAsava hRdaya nivAsa cid-vilAsa (vAsudEva)

O Lord abiding (nivAasa) in the heart (hRdaya) of indra (vAsava)! O Lord effulgent (vilAsa) as Pure Consciousness or in the intellect (cit) (cid-vilAsa)!
O Lord vAsudEva of excellent qualities! Deign to protect me.

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caraNam
caraNam 1
sAgara Sayana bhava sAgara tAraka (vAsudEva)

O Lord reclining (Sayana) in the Ocean (sAgara) of Milk! O Lord who carries across (tAraka) the Ocean (sAgara) of Worldly Existence (bhava)!
O Lord vAsudEva of excellent qualities! Deign to protect me.

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caraNam 2
nIraja nayana ghana nIla sujana pAla (vAsudEva)

O Lotus (nIraja) eyed (nayana)! O dark-blue hued (nIla) like rain cloud (ghana)! O protector (pAla) of virtuous people (sujana)!
O Lord vAsudEva of excellent qualities! Deign to protect me.

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caraNam 3
bhAgavata priya tyAgarAja-arcita (vAsudEva)

O Lord who is dear (priya) to great devotees (bhAgavata)! O Lord worshipped (arcita) by this tyAgarAja (tyAgarAjArcita)!
O Lord vAsudEva of excellent qualities! Deign to protect me.
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