Jagadananda Karaka

Pallavi: Giver of joy to the world, victory to you, Lord of Janaki’s life!

Anupallavi: Born in the noble line of the Lord of the sky, the Sun; King of kings; mine of virtues; served by the devas; ever the giver of every good thing.

1. Moon to the lilies that are the hosts of devas and stars; full and sinless; wish-granting tree of the devas; who dwells on the ocean of milk; of most beautiful face, whose words are nectar; Govinda, ever blissful, Lord of Lakshmi, ageless, the true friend, doer of good, of many forms.
2. Nourisher of the nectar born of the lotus of the Vedas; the wind that scatters the clouds which are the enemies of the devas; whose mount is Garuda; who dwells in the hearts of true poets; whose two feet are bowed to by countless vanara chiefs.
3. Whose body is like the sapphire; whose eyes are the Moon and the Sun; immeasurable; father of Brahma, lord of speech; Lord of all; pure; who rests on the king of serpents; praised by Shiva, foe of Yama.
4. Whose feet overcame the curse laid by the sage; protector of the yajna; eager to receive the great mantras; of supremely calm mind; Lord of Janaka’s daughter; giver of boons to Brahma; all-pervading.
5. Cause of creation, preservation and dissolution; giver of countless fruits that are wished for; of form beyond compare; praised by Indra; who humbled the pride of the ocean; whose katha, shining with love and music, is the highest good.
6. Moon to the ocean of good people’s minds; whose vimana is Pushpaka; whose feet are caressed by the lotus hands of Hanuman, conqueror of Surasa; who crushed the pride of the wicked asuras; eternal; praised by Brahma.
7. Parrot in the cage of Omkara; who takes the forms of Shiva, Brahma and Keshava; slayer of Ravana, father of Indra’s foe; dear to Shiva who wears the crescent; full of compassion; protector of those who take refuge; delight of the good; changeless; the very marrow of the Vedas.
8. Holding a host of arrows in your hand; who took away the pride of the asuras; protector of brahmins and devas; whose life was sung by the sage born of the anthill, the sun among poets; praised by Shri Tyagaraja.
9. Ancient Purusha; son of the best of kings; who places himself under the will of those who seek refuge; who made Khara, Viradha and Ravana cry out; sinless; delight of Parashara’s heart; unchanging; praised by Tyagaraja.
10. Of countless virtues; clad in gold; who split the sala trees; whose feet glow like the dawn; of boundless, wondrous glory; dwelling in the hearts of good poets; worshipped by devas and munis; beloved of Lakshmi born of the milk ocean; lion to the elephant of sin; best one, praised by Tyagaraja and others.