mAdhava mAmava dEva

nIlAmbari Adi nArAyaNa tIrtha saMskRta kRti

Sahityam

Pallavi

mAdhava mAmava dEva kRSNa
mAdhava kRSNa yadukula kRSNa

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O Madhava, protect me! O Lord Krishna! O descendant of Madhu, belonging to the Yadu clan!

Anupallavi

sAdhu janAdhAra sArvabhauma¹
mAdhava mAmava dEva

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Supporter of the noble people! The One Who is Everything!

Charanam

ambuja-lOcana kambu-zubha-grIva
bimbAdhara candra-bimbAnana
cAmpEyanAsAgra lagnasumauktika
zArada-candra-zubhavadana²

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O Lotus-eyed One! (Endowed with an) auspicious conch-like neck! (One with) Lips red like the Bimba fruit! (One with) Face like the Moon! (One with) A nose like the Champaka flower! One Decorated with beautiful pearls! One with an auspicious face like the autumnal Moon!

zaGkacakrapadmazArGgagadAkhadga
vaijayantIkaustabhAdibhUSa
swIkRta buddhyAdi tatvasamanvita
divyamaGgalagOpabAlakavESa

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Adorned with the conch, discus, Sharnga bow, mace, sword, Vyjayanti mala and the Kaustubha gem! Who accepts the offer of intellect etc.! Who assumed the divine auspicious form of a cowherd boy!

kapaTamAnuSadEha kalpitajagadaNDa-
kOtimOhita bhAratIramaNa-
apagatamOhatadudbhava nijajana-
karuNAdhrtadEhasulakSaNa

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Variations

*¹ sarvabhAva *² janitavadana

References

#Sacred Songs of India, Vol. 3, by Vadakaymadom Krishnaiyer Subramanian, ISBN 8170173809

Commentary

*From the kRSNalIlA taraGgiNI of nArAyaNa tIrtha

Renditions

[http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/Yqp2yK6Fid.As1NMvHdW/ T.N. Seshagopalan] (streaming audio)