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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.


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