Song:
krpayA pAlaya
krpayA pAlaya
raagam: cArukEsi
Aa:S R2 G3 M1 P D1 N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S
taaLam: cApu
Composer: Swaati TirunaaL
Language:
pallavi
krpayA pAlaya shaurE karuNA rasAvAsa kaluSArtti virAma
anupallavi
tapanIya nibhacEla tuhinAmshu su-vadana shrI padmanAbha sarasija lOcana
caraNam 1
amara nikara cAru hEma mauLi rAjita tAmarasa ghana mada dAraNa caNa pAda
vimala bhakti lOlupa sama sEvakAkhila kAma dAna nirata kamanIya tarApAnga
caraNam 2
kunda dyuti lasita mandahAsa ruci nandita nuti para brndAraka sancaya
vandAru samudaya mandAra paramAravinda sAyaka sama sundarAnga bhAsita
caraNam 3
kuru mE kushalam mudA kuruvinda nibha danta nirupama samsAra nIradhi varapOta
nArada mukha muni nikara gEya carita vAraya mamAkhila pApajAtam bhagavan
Meaning:
pallavi
krpayA - Kindly
pAlaya - protect (me),
shaurE - O Krishna ( grandson of Shura) !
karuNA rasAvAsa - O abode of mercy !
kaluSa Artti virAma - O finisher of sin and distress !
anupallavi
tapanIya nibhacEla - O one wearing a garment shining like gold !
tuhinAmshu su-vadana - O moon-faced one !
shrI padmanAbha - O Padmanabha !
sarasija lOcana - O lotus-eyed one !
caraNam 1
amara nikara cAru hEma mauLi rAjita tAmarasa ghana mada dAraNa caNa pAda - O one with feet(pAda) that are skilled(caNa) in destroying(dArana) great pride(ghana mada) of lotuses (tAmarasa) and which shine(rAjita) with the lovely (cAru) golden crowns(hEma mauli) of the group of Devas(amara nikara) !
vimala bhakti lOlupa sama - O one eager for pure devotion like the bee for honey
sEvaka akhila kAma dAna nirata kamanIya tara apAnga - O one with very beautiful (kamanIya-tara) side-glances(apAnga) that are habituated (nirata) to granting all the desires(akhila kAma dAna) of devotees(sevaka) !
caraNam 2
kunda dyuti lasita mandahAsa ruci nandita nuti para brndAraka sancaya - O delighter(nandita) of the groups(sancaya) of praising (nuti-para) devas (brndAraka ), with the beauty (ruci) of your jasmine-like (kunda dyuti lasita) smile (mandahAsa) !
vandAru samudaya mandAra - O wish-fulling tree(mandAra) to the horder(samudAya) of devotees(vandAru) !
parama - O supreme one (parama) !
aravinda sAyaka sama sundarAnga bhAsita - O one shining (bhAsita) with limbs (anga) that equal to (sama) Manmatha (Aravinda sAyaka) in beauty(sundara) !
caraNam 3
kuru mE kushalam - Be beneficent to me,
mudA - with joy,
kuruvinda nibha danta - O one with shiny teeth like precious kuruvinda gems !
nirupama - O peerless one !
samsAra nIradhi varapOta - O excellent boat to the ocean of worldly existence!
nArada mukha muni nikara gEya carita - O one whose stories(carita) are worthy of being sung(gEya) by Narada and other (nArada mukha) ascetics' hordes (muni nikara)!
vAraya - Stop
mama akhila pApa jAtam - all my miseries born of sin,
bhagavan - O Lord !
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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections contributed by Rajani Arjun Shankar.