Aa:S R2 G3 P D2 S
Av: S D2 P G3 R2 S

taaLam: cApu
Composer: NaaraayaNa Teertar
Language:

pallavi

jaya jaya svAmin jaya jaya

anupallavi

jaya jaya jitavairi varga pracaNDa jaya jaya gajamukha jaya vakratuNDa

caraNam 1

mUSika vAhana munigaNa vandya dOSa rahiita damitAsura brnda
shESa bhUSaNa shaiva vAridhi candra pOSita pari jana puNyaika kanda

caraNam 2

adri sutAsuta anavadya carita bhadra bhakta bhava bhayaharamudita
rudrOdita rtumastaka sahita sadrUpa sarasija samudita vinuta

caraNam 3

lambOdara dhIra lAvaNya sAra kambu sudhAnidhi karpUra gaura
sAmba sadAshiva satkrti catura sAma vEda gIta sakalAdhAra

caraNam 4

shakrAdi suragaNa sannuta caraNa shAtakumbha maNi divyAbharaNa-
dhikkrta ghana vighna timirAvaraNa dhIra nArAyaNa tIrtha sukaruNa

Meaning:

pallavi

jaya jaya svAmin jaya jaya - Victory to you, O Lord !

anupallavi

jita vairi varga - O Vanquisher of enemy groups !
pracaNDa - O Powerful, energetic one !
gajamukha - O Elephant faced one,
vakratuNDa - with a bent/crooked trunk !

caraNam 1

mUSika vAhana - O One with a rodent for a vehicle !
munigaNa vandya - O One adored by sages !
dOSa rahita - O One devoid of faults !
damitAsura brnda - O Subduer of the hordes of Asuras!
shESa bhUSaNa - O One adorned by the snake Adi Sesha!
shiva vAridhi candra - O Moon that rose from the ocean named Shiva !
pOSita pari jana - O Nourisher of devotees !
puNyaika kanda - O One main root or source of Punya(merit) !

caraNam 2

adri sutA suta - O Son of Parvati !
anavadya carita - O One of blemish-less conduct !
bhadra - O Auspicious one !
bhakta bhava bhaya hara - O Remover of the fear of (future) births of devotees !
mudita O Joyous one !
rudrOdita - O Son of (who emerged from) Shiva !
rtu mastaka sahita - O Companion (brother) of the six-headed Skanda !
sadrUpa - O Embodiment of truth !
sarasija samudita vinuta O One praised by the lotus-born Brahma !

caraNam 3

lambOdara - O Long-bellied one !
dhIra - O Wise, brave one !
lAvaNya sAra - O Essence of beauty !
kambu sudhAnidhi karpUra gaura - O One white as a conch, the moon and camphor !
sAmba sadAshiva satkrti catura - O Expert in honouring (worshipping) Shiva in the company of Amba(Parvati) !
sAma vEda gIta - O One sung by the Sama Veda !
sakalAdhAra - O Substratum of everything (in the world) !

caraNam 4

shakrAdi sura gaNa sannuta caraNa - O One whose feet are extolled by the assembly of Devas led by Indra !
shAtakumbha maNi divyAbharaNa - O One with divine ornaments of gold and gems !
dhikkrta ghana vighna timira AvaraNa - O One who denounces(ie destroys) the dense darkness of obstacles that surround (us) !
dhIra nArAyaNa tIrtha sukaruNa - O One with great mercy towards the wise Narayana Teertha !

Notes:
1. Rtu means season, and is used synonymously to six, since there are six seasons in the Indian calendar.

Notation:

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning contributed by Rajani Arjun Shankar.