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~~ Shriman Narayana ~~
Ragam: Bauli
Talam: Adi :
Composer : Shri Annamacharya

raagam: bowLi

Aa: S R1 G3 P D1 S
Av: S N3 D1 P G3 R1 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Annamaacaarya
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

shrIman nArAyaNa shrIman nArAyaNa

shrIman nArAyaNa nI shrIpAdame sharaNu

Anupallavi

kamalAsati mukhakamala kamalahita

kamalapriya kamalekShaNA

kamalAsanahita garu.dagamana shrI

kamalanAbha nI padakamalame sharaNu || 1 ||

charaNam

parama yogijana bhAgadheya shrI

paramapuruShA parAtparA

paramAtmA paramANurUpa shrI

tiruveNkaTagiridevA sharaNu || 2 ||

Meaning :

pallavi

shrIman nArAyaNa shrIman nArAyaNa

shrIman nArAyaNa nI shrIpAdame sharaNu

Narayana is never without His consort, Goddess Lakshmi. Goddess Lakshmi is referred to as "Shri". Even in addressing people, we call him "Shrimaan...." this is just to ensure that the person being referred to is blessed with the grace of Goddess Lakshmi.

Here, Nayarayana is also referred similarly. And, the addressing goes on for three times.

I bow to such a feet. I take shelter in such a feet.

Anupallavi

kamalAsati mukhakamala kamalahita

kamalapriya kamalekShaNA

kamalAsanahita garu.dagamana shrI

kamalanAbha nI padakamalame sharaNu || 1 ||

His wife is Kamala - Goddess Lakshmi, who sits on the lotus flower. He has the face like a lotus flower. He tends lotus. He loves lotus flower. He has eyes like lotus flowers. He sits on a lotus posture. He rides on Garuda, the eagle. He has a lotus flower coming out of his Navel.

I pray for your lotus feet.

charaNam

parama yogijana bhAgadheya shrI

paramapuruShA parAtparA

paramAtmA paramANurUpa shrI

tiruveNkaTagiridevA sharaNu || 2 ||

He is the one who brings good fortune to yogis. He is the supreme one. He is the great soul who is everywhere. He has the shape of the atom. He is the one who makes the atom what it is. He is the one who is there in Tiruvenkatagiri - Tiruppati.

Interesting points to note from the Kriti:

Shriman Narayana : His name gets addressed three times to start with. This is a song which is typically sung as 'suprabhata' to Lord Venkateswara of Tiruppati. The Lord Venkateswara is like a King. And, it is a typical thing to address the king three times as the king comes into the court. Shri Annamacharya has structured the kriti as if he is addressing the Lord coming into the court where thousands of devotees are waiting. And, he is addressing the Lord three times.

Kamala : The usage of this term in the anupallavi is beautiful.'Kamala' is used a total of eight times in the Anupallavi. "Srimannarayana" in sanskrit is called "Ashtakshara" - the mantra with 8 letters in it. It is only fitting that the Kamalavasa's connection with Lotus flower is mentioned eight times :

Kamala Sati - with a wife "Kamala"

Mukha Kamala - with a face like lotus

Kamala hita - He does good deed like a lotus flower; He is soft like a lotus flower; He tends to Lotus

Kamala Pirya : He loves lotus

Kama Lekshana - with eyes like lotus flower

Kamalasanahita - in the lotus posture

Kamala nabane - with a navel from which a lotus flower springs up

Pada kamalame - The one with the lotus feet

Paramanu rupa : Shri Annamacharya lived in the 15th century. From 1408 to 1503. That time, the scientific world did not even know of 'Atom'. But, here is the 15th century poet and he is beautifully talking about the basic building block of life and how Tiruvenkatapati is there in that building block also.

Posted in service of Lord Venkatachala, Tirumala Tirupati
- Naveen ~ Chinthakaaya