Song:
poorNam bOdhO-aham
poorNam bOdhO-ham
raagam: kalyaaNi
65 mEcakalyaaNi mEla
Aa: S R2 G3 M2 P D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S
taaLam: aadi
Composer: Sadaashiva Bruhmendrar
Language: Sanskrit
pallavi
pUrNa bOdhO(a)haM sadAnanda pUrNa bOdhO(a)ham
anupallavi
varNASramAcAra karmAtidUrO(a)haM svarNavadakhila vikAragatO(a)ham
caraNam 1
pratyagAtmA(a)ham pravitata satya ghanO(a)ham Srutyanta SatakOTi prakaTita brahmA(a)ham
nityO(a)ham abhayO(a)ham advitIyO(a)ham
caraNam 2
sAkshi mAtrO(a)ham pragalita pakshapAtO(a)ham mOksha svarUpO(a)hamOmkAra gamyO(a)ham
sUkshmO(a)ham anaghO(a)ham adbhutAtmA(a)ham
caraNam 3
svaprakASO(a)ham vibhuraham nishprapancO(a)ham apramEyO(a)ham acalO(a)ham akalO(a)ham
nishpratarkyAkhanDaika rasO(a)ham
caraNam 4
ajanirmamO(a)ham budhajana bhajanIyo(a)ham ajarO(a)ham amarO(a)ham amRtasvarUpO(a)ham
nija pUrNa mahimani nihita mahitO(a)ham
caraNam 5
niravayavO(a)ham nirupama nishkalankO(a)ham paramaSivEndra SrI guru sOma samudita niravadhi
nirvana sukha sAgarO(a)ham
Meaning:
pallavi
pUrNa bOdhaH aham - I am one with total awareness.
sadA - always
Ananda pUrNa bOdhaH aham - I am one whose consciousness is filled with bliss,
anupallavi
varNa ASrama AcAra karma atidUraH aham - I am very far beyond the classifications of Varna and
Ashrama and their actions,
svarNavat - Like gold,
akhila vikAragataH aham - I assume all variations (yet am not affected by them)
caraNam 1
pratyak AtmA aham - I am the inner self,
pravitata satya ghanaH aham - I am entirely the all-pervading truth,
brahma aham - I am the Supreme Being
Srutyanta SatakOTi prakaTita - proclaimed a hundred crore (i.e. countless) times by the Upanishads (the
concluding sections or explanations of the Vedas),
nityaH aham - I am eternal,
abhayaH aham - I am fearless,
advitIyaH aham - I am one with no second.
caraNam 2
sAkshi mAtraH aham - I am purely a witness,
pragalita pakshapAtaH aham - I am one whose prejudices or partialities have slipped away,
mOksha svarUpaH aham - I am the embodiment of liberation,
OmkAra gamyaH aham - I am attained through Omkara,
sUkshmaH aham - I am subtle,
anaghaH aham - I am sinless,
adbhuta AtmA aham- I am the marvellous self.
caraNam 3
svaprakASaH aham - I am self-effulgent,
vibhuH aham - I am omnipresent,
nishprapancaH aham - I am beyond the universe that is made of the five elements,
apramEyaH aham - I am immeasurable,
acalaH aham - I am unmoving,
akalaH aham - I am without divisions,
aham nishpratarkya- I am inconceivable, beyond conjecture,
akhanDaika rasaH - with the uninterrupted single Rasa (of bliss).
caraNam 4
ajanirmamaH aham - I have neither birth nor possessiveness,
budhajana bhajanIyaH aham - I am attainable by wise people,
ajaraH aham - I am ageless,
amaraH aham - I am immortal,
amRtasvarUpaH aham - I am the embodiment of immortality
mahitaH aham - I am esteemed
nija pUrNa mahimani nihita - (as being) established in my complete glory.
caraNam 5
niravayavaH aham - I am without components,
nirupama - devoid of comparison,
nishkalankaH aham - I am blemishless.
niravadhi nirvana sukha sAgaraH aham - I am an unbounded ocean of the bliss of liberation,
paramaSivEndra SrI guru sOma samudita - that has risen due to the moon that is my Guru Sri
Paramshivendra Sarasvati.
Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections by Rajani Arjun Shankar.