Aa:S G3 M1 P N3 D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

taaLam: rUpaka
Composer: Mysore VaasudEvaacaarya
Language:

pallavi

pAhi krSNa vAsudEva dEhi sadgatim mAdhava

anupallavi

IhitArthada su-vibhava drOhi kamsa hara kEshava

caraNam

kandarAtala pari shObhita bandhura mNi bhUSaNa sata
gandha vAhana suta pUjita sindhu shayana suguNa bharita
kunda kusuma su-virAjita mandahAsa sura vandita
mandarAdri dhara muninata nandagOpa suta sucarta

Meaning:

pallavi

pAhi - Protect (me)
krSNa vAsudEva - O Krishna , son of vasudeva !
dEhi sadgatim - Give me Moksha,
mAdhava - O husband of Lakshmi (Ma) !

anupallavi

Ihita arthada su-vibhava - O one who has the glory of giving desired results !
drOhi kamsa hara - O killer of the treacherous Kamsa !
kEshava - O killer of Keshi( the demonaic horse) !

caraNam

kandarAtala pari shObhita bandhura maNi bhUSaNa sata - O one who has many (lit. a hundred) beautiful gem-studded ornaments shining around the neck !
gandha vAhana suta pUjita - O one worshipped by Hanuman (son of Vayu) !
sindhu shayana - O one reclining on the (waves of the) ocean !
suguNa bharita - O one filled with good qualities !
kunda kusuma su-virAjita mandahAsa - O one with a smile(teeth) that shines like jasmine flowers !
sura vandita - O one saluted by the gods !
mandara adri dhara - O upholder of the Mandara mountain !
muni nata - O one saluted by the sages !
nandagOpa suta - O son of Nanda gopa !
sucarita - O one with good conduct !

Notation:

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Corrections and meaning contributed by Rajani Arjun Shankar.