pAhi pAhi dInabandhO
Sahityam
Pallavi
pAhi pAhi dIna bandhO mAm
pAhi parAnanda sindhO
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pAhi parAnanda sindhO
O Benefactor of the humble! Please always protect me; O Ocean of supreme bliss! Please protect me.
Charanams Combined
tArakAsura¹ vairi² nuta rAma
tAraka zubha kara carita (pAhi)
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tAraka zubha kara carita (pAhi)
O Lord Rama - praised by Lord Siva – enemy of demon Taraka! O Lord who enables fording (across the Ocean of Worldly Existence)! O Lord with a history as One causing auspiciousness!
brahma rudrAdi sabhEzArIbha³
simhAnana⁴ jita bhEza (pAhi)
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simhAnana⁴ jita bhEza (pAhi)
O Head of the assembly of Brahma and Siva and others! O Lion Faced to the elephantine enemies! O Lord who has conquered moon – Lord of stars - in beauty or coolness!
zakrAri janaka samharaNa zaGkha
cakrAdi dharAzrita caraNa (pAhi)
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cakrAdi dharAzrita caraNa (pAhi)
O Slayer of Ravana – father of Indrajit - enemy of Indra! O Lord who wields the conch, discus etc.! O Lord whose holy feet are the refuge of those dependent!
rAghavAnvaya supradIpa⁵ su-
karAgha vana kuThAra rUpa (pAhi)
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karAgha vana kuThAra rUpa (pAhi)
O Glory of the race of Raghu! O Lord who is benevolent! O Lord of the form of axe that destroys the jungle of sins!
zara zara jagad⁶-AdhAra akhil-
Azara zaradAzuga dhIra (pAhi)
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Azara zaradAzuga dhIra (pAhi)
O Lord who used blade of grass as a missile (against Kakasura)! O Sustenance of the Universe! O Brave One who is like gale that blows away entire clouds of demons!
kuvalaya daLa sama nEtra pAlita
kuvalaya daLitAmitra (pAhi)
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kuvalaya daLitAmitra (pAhi)
O Lord whose eyes resemble the petals of Lotus! O Ruler of the Earth! O Lord who rents asunder the enemies!
kamalA hita guNa bharita rAma
kamalAhita dhara vinuta (pAhi)
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kamalAhita dhara vinuta (pAhi)
O Consort of Lakshmi! O Lord Rama brimming with virtues! O Lord praised by Lord Siva - wearer (of digit) of the moon – enemy to Lotus!
tyAgarAja nuta caraNa
nityAga rAja dhara suguNa (pAhi)
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nityAga rAja dhara suguNa (pAhi)
O Lord whose holy feet are praised by this Thyagaraja! O Lord who is Eternal! O Lord who bore Mandara – the king of mountains (in Kurmavatara)! O Virtuous Lord!
Renditions
Variations
- 2 vairi nuta – vairi vinuta
- 6 jagad-AdhAra – AdhAra : jagad-AdhAra - is appropriate.
References
- 1 tArakAsura – killed by Lord Subrahmanya – For complete details, please visit the site - [[http://www.sivanandadlshq.org/download/shanmukha.htm Shanmukha]]
Commentary
- 3 sabhEza – Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram is called ‘sabhEza ’; in the present context, this meaning is not relevant.
- 4 simhAnana – It is said that the sight of lion causes fear to the elephants.
- 5 supradIpa – Name of elephant bearing the earth on North-Eastern direction. This meaning is not applicable here.