22 kharaharapriya janya
Aa: S R2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 P M1 R2 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Sadaashiva Bruhmendrar
Language: Sanskrit

1

krSNa pAhi jita krshAnO pAhi krSNa vrSNi kuladIpa viSNO pAhi

2

atyanta sukumAra sAdhu shIla vara shrutyanta khElana gOpabAla lIla

3

brndAraka muni brnda vandya pAda brndAvanacara vENurasa vinOda

4

satyabhAmA kuca kumkumAnkitAnga satyakAma sanakanuta pAda ganga

5

paramahamsa mAnasa vilAsa hamsa parama pAvana nAma bhAvita hamsa

Meaning:

1

krSNa pAhi - Protect (me), O Krishna!
jita krshAnO - O One who conquered Agni !
vrSNi kuladIpa - O Lamp that lights up the Vrishni clan!
viSNO pAhi - Protect (me) , O Vishno!

Note: One of the Leelas of Krishna is that he drinks up the wild fire spreading in Brindavan, to protect the cowherds and cows.

2

atyanta sukumAra - O Most tender, delicate one!
sAdhu shIla vara - O One with virtuous conduct!
shrutyanta khElana - O One sporting in the Upanishads!
gOpabAla lIla - O One sporting as a cowherd child!

3

brndAraka muni brnda vandya pAda - O One whose feet are worthy of worship by Devas and groups of sages!
brndAvanacara - O One wandering about in Brindavana!
vENurasa vinOda - O One delighting in the sweetness of the flute !

4

satyabhAmA kuca kumkumAnkitAnga - O One whose body is marked with the saffron from Satyabhama's embrace!
satyakAma sanakanuta - O One extolled by sages such as Satyakama and Sanaka!
pAda ganga - O One from whose feet River Ganga emerged!

5

paramahamsa mAnasa vilAsa hamsa - O Regal Swan playing the lake (Manasarovar) that is the heart of sages!
parama pAvana nAma - O One whose name is supremely sacred!
bhAvita hamsa - O One who became a Hamsa (in your Hamsa Avatara)!

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