jAnakI nAyaka
Sahityam
Pallavi
jAnakI nAyaka nIku jaya maGgaLaM nRpa
sUnu¹ sundaramunaku zubha maGgaLam harE²
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sUnu¹ sundaramunaku zubha maGgaLam harE²
May there be victorious prosperity to You - O Consort of Janaki! May there be auspicious prosperity to the charm of the son of King Dasaratha!
Charanam
phAlamunaku nIdu kapOlamunaku maGgaLaM
nIla varNa nI palu vajrAlamunaku maGgaLaM (jAnakI)
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nIla varNa nI palu vajrAlamunaku maGgaLaM (jAnakI)
May there be prosperity to Your Forehead and to Your cheeks! O Dark-Blue hued! May there be prosperity to Your (sparkling like) diamonds or strong teeth!
yauvanamunaku ciru navvunaku maGgaLaM
duvvinayalakala mIdi puvvulaku maGgaLaM (jAnakI)
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duvvinayalakala mIdi puvvulaku maGgaLaM (jAnakI)
May there be prosperity to Your Youth and to Your smile! May there be prosperity to the flowers bedecked on Your combed ringlets!
mATalaku ratnAla kirITamunaku maGgaLaM
nATaka sUtra dhAra nI tETa kaNDlaku maGgaLaM (jAnakI)
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nATaka sUtra dhAra nI tETa kaNDlaku maGgaLaM (jAnakI)
May there be prosperity to Your utterances and to Your bejewelled diadem! O puppeteer or conductor or author of the drama (called the World)! May there be prosperity to Your bright or clear eyes!
bANamunaku kusuma bANa janaka maGgaLaM
jANa tanamunaku lOka trANamunaku maGgaLaM (jAnakI)
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jANa tanamunaku lOka trANamunaku maGgaLaM (jAnakI)
O Father of cupid – one having flower arrows! May there be prosperity to Your arrows! May there be prosperity to Your sagacity or astuteness and to Your protection of the World or People!
uGgaramunaku nI dRSTAGgamunaku maGgaLaM
poGgucu padamulanuNDu gaGgakunu maGgaLaM (jAnakI)
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poGgucu padamulanuNDu gaGgakunu maGgaLaM (jAnakI)
May there be prosperity to Your ring and to Your visible or perceived limbs (OR eyes)! May there be prosperity also to Ganga river abiding rapturously at Your feet!
nI guNa jAlamunaku nitya subha maGgaLaM
nAga zayana pAlita tyAgarAja maGgaLaM (jAnakI)
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nAga zayana pAlita tyAgarAja maGgaLaM (jAnakI)
May there ever be auspicious prosperity to the multitude of Your virtues! O Lord reclining on the Sesha – the snake! O Nourisher of this Thyagaraja! May there be prosperity to You!
Renditions
Variations
- 1 sUnu – sUna
References
Commentary
- 2 harE – in the present context, it seems to be an address ‘O’. This may also be taken to mean ‘Lord Hari’.