Ashtakshara
Keerthanam
(The song about eight letters)
By
Poonthanam
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Poonthanam was possibly one of the greatest forerunners
of Bhakthi cult in Kerala and his greatest work was Jnana Pana, Loosely it can
be translated as “Pot of Knowledge”. But “pana” here is not pot but a style of
folk poem. This is written in a common man’s language and in a common man’s
verse. It preaches the greatness of repetition (singing) of the Holy God’s
names. In between Poonthanam wrote about the world he saw and the world he
wanted to see. Some people term it as the “Bhagavad Geetha of Malayalam. Here
is a mellifluous extremely poetic
prayer addressed to the God who is worshipped by the eight letter chant, “Om Namo Narayanaya”)
1.Krishnambuja nethra Krishna, Nruhare , Padmanabha,
Krishnachyutha
krupanasraya karunamrutha jaladhe ,
Krishnanandha
jaya Govinda Jagadeaswara
Krishnu, Mukunda,
Ashtakshara parikeerthana Bhagwan thava Saranam.
Oh Krishna with black lotus like eye , Oh Narasimha , Oh
Padmanabha,
Oh Krishna, Oh Achyutha
,Oh god who becomes indebted to those who surrender, Oh sea of nectar of
mercy,
Hail Oh joyful Krishna
, Govinda, god of universe , Krishna , Mukunda,
Oh God who is sung by eight letters , I surrender to you.
2.Narayana, Nalinekshana , Narakardhana , murali-,
Nadhamrutha
tharali krutha naga jangama vithathe,
Nana jana hrudayambuja nilayachyutha Vishno,
Ashtakshara parikeerthana Bhagwan thava Saranam.
Oh Narayana , Oh lotus eyed one , Oh killer of Naraka ,
Oh God who with
nectar like music of his flute , melted our mind,
Oh God who made the snake move out , Oh Vishnu who lives,
In the lotus
like mind of various
people as Achyutha,
Oh God who is sung by eight letters , I surrender to you.
3.Athimohana sarasiruha
dala komala nayanaa,
Athasi kusuma
sushmadhara parimoshana nipuna,
Athi sithala
karunamrutha vaivasi krutha hrudaya,
Ashtakshara parikeerthana Bhagwan thava Saranam.
Oh Bewitching pretty God with lotus like eyes,
Oh expert in taking away our mind wearing very pretty flower of flax,
Oh God who using the very cold nectar of mercy makes us
helpless,
Oh God who is sung by eight letters , I surrender to you.
4.Kamalakara
paralalitha kamalanvitha
kamalodhara sushama,
Parimelitha
charanambuja yugal aanatha Bhuvana,
Samalayutha viphaleekrutha kusalamrutha
charitha,
Ashtakshara parikeerthana Bhagwan thava Saranam.
Oh God holding a
lotus flower , with a lotus like navel and served by
crowd of lotus flowers ,
Oh god who is the
universe with roaring lotus like pair of
feet ,
Oh God who has a
nectar like
happy story of blemish and wantonness,
Oh God who is sung by eight letters , I surrender to you.
5.Kala Bhashana , chala bhooshana mathi dhooshana harana,
Vidhi naipuna
vishami krutha janaduraga nruhare ,
Hela krutha
halaamadaneelambara sahaja,
Velathiga jana kaalana
kalanala sadrusa,
Ashtakshara parikeerthana Bhagwan thava Saranam.
Oh stealer of
false speech , fraud acts and
sinning thoughts,
Oh Lord Narasimha ,expert in fate who removed people of mischief far away,
Oh Lord wearing
blue cloths, who is the friend
those intoxicated amorous dalliance
Oh Lord who is like forest fire which is the god of
death to very bad people,
Oh God who is sung by eight letters , I surrender to you.
6.Leelakrutha hey vama mahesa jana subaga ,
Mandhara suma mandhira vara Thulasi vana maalaa,
Mandhee krutha
Madhu kaidaba madanopama sushamaa,
Santhapitha santhathyarchanasandheepani charana.
Ashtakshara parikeerthana Bhagwan thava Saranam.
Oh good fortune of people
who is the God of Vamapura , who is fond of sports,
Oh garland of forest
of Thulasi , who has perfume of Mandhara flowers and is the divine one
of the temple,
Oh God similar to
god of love with great prettiness , who
was slowed down by Madhu and Kaidabha,
Oh God , who
offered his children at the feet of his teacher SAndheepini who was
sorrowing,
Oh God who is sung
by eight letters , I surrender to you.
7.Indhindhira varnaa kundalaanolitha karnaa,
Vrundavana vasaa ,
pasu vrundhavana sheelaa,
Vrundharaka vrundharchitha padambuja Vishno,
Ashtakshara parikeerthana Bhagwan thava Saranam.
Oh God with the colour of a large bee, whose ears
are decorated by ear globes,
Oh God who lives in Vrundavana, who used to graze the
cows there,
Oh Eminent Lord Vishnu
whose lotus like feet are worshipped by Thulasi leaves,
Oh God who is sung by eight letters , I surrender to you.
8.Vamalaya
vaasaa drutha hemangadhe
vibhavaa,
Bhama kucha kalasarchitha Damodhara deva,
Somabharanaaswadhitha namamrutha Vishno,
Ashtakshara parikeerthana Bhagwan thava Saranam.
Oh Lord who lives in Vamapura , who wears golden ornaments,
Oh God who worships the pot like breasts of Bhama, Oh God Damodara,
Oh Vishnu whose
nectar like name is appreciated by Lord Shiva wearing the moon ,
Oh God who is sung by eight letters , I surrender to you.
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