Sankaraa naadha shareeraa paraa

veda vihaaraharaa jeeveshwara (2 times)

[Sankara! O wonderful embodied form of the unmanifest cosmic vibration, Om! (you
are the universe). Hara(Shiva), You are the very abode of the sacred Vedas, and
the Lord of all life forms.]
Praanamu neevani gaaname needani
praaname gaanamani
mouna vichakshana? gaana vilakshana
raagame yogamani (2 times)
[You are the life on earth. Songs are Your creation. Life is like a song. Silent
introspection enlightens us to the truth that singing divine songs is a way to
reach the higher spiritual elevation.]
Naadhopaasana chesina vaadanu
nee vaadanu nenaithe (2 times)
[I will sing Your glories forever, I would like to be called Your faithful serva
nt.]
Dhikkarendrajita himagirindrajita sita
kantha ra neelakanta raa
kshudhrulerugani rudraveena
nirnidhra gaanamidi avatarinchara vini tarinchara (Sankaraa)
[O Lord Sankara, the lord of all directions, the one who resides on the lofty pe
aks of the Himalayas! O Lord, who is handsome because of a beautiful Blue colour
ed throat? (because he swallowed the most dangerous poison to save this universe
)! My song is like the eternal music from Rudraveena about which demons would no
t know, please come here, listen and enjoy the song.]
Merise merupulu murise pedavula
chiru chiru navvulu kavolu
urimey urumulu sari sari natanala
siri siri muvvalu kavolu
[The dazzling lightning is, perhaps the smile of response (of my praise) on Your
lips. The roaring thunders are perhaps the chimes from Your golden anklets whil
e You dance in tune (to my song).]
Paravashaana sira suvuganga
dharaku jaarenaa shiva gangaa (2 times)
Naa gaanala harinu munugangaa
Aananda vrishtine tadavangaa
[Mesmerized by my song, You nodded Your head blissfully, and the holy river Gang
a, bound in Your dreadlocks slipped to Your forehead (and therefore onto the Ear
th, in the form of torrent). While You were immersing yourself in my song, I soa
ked in the happy rain (your blessings) which showered onto the Earth.]

OmkAra nAdAnu sandhAnamou gAnamE SankarAbharaNamu

Word to word meaning
The song that harnesses the power of the celestial sound Omkaaram is the one and
only
"SankarAbharaNam"
Sankara gaLa nigaLamu Sreehari pada kamalamu
rAga ratna mAlika taraLamu SankarAbharaNamu
This SankarAbharaNamu is the shining jewel in the garland of gems called ragas.
This
is the adornment that embraced Shiva's neck and Lord Srihari's feet.
SArada veeNA rAga chandrikA pulakita SArada rAtramu
nArada neerada mahatee ninAda gamakita SrAvaNa geetamu
This SankarAbharaNam is like the ecstatic Sarad ritu night that's filled with th
e
moonlight called the song from Goddess Saraswati's veena. This SankarAbharaNam i
s
the song of Sravana month that's filled with the fine shades of notes from Narad
a
rushi's Mahati veena and the sounds from clouds.
rasikula kanurAgamai rasa gangalO taanamai
pallavinchu sAma vEda matramu SankarAbharaNamu
This SankarAbharaNam rAgam is the mantram from sAma vedam that's soaked in the
fountain of emotion, cherished by the connoisseurs/experts of music and has
blossomed.

advaita siddhiki amaratva labdhiki gaaname sOpaanamu....

satva saadhanaku satya Sodhanaku sangeetamE praaNamu
tyAgarAja hrudayamai rAgarAja nilayamai
mukti nosagu bhakti yOga mArgamu
mRtiyalEni sudhAlApa swargamu SankarAbharaNamu
Only music is the path that leads to the state of advaita and the state of immmo
rtality.
To seek the truth of nature and God, and to achieve the greatest of gunas called
Satva
guna, music alone is the key. This SankarAbharaNam is saint tyagaraja's heart an
d
abode to Lord Rama. This is the path of devotion that grants the liberation, and
key to
the immortal heaven where the nectar of music flows.
rAgam tAnam pallavi
nA madilOne kadalADi kaDatEramannavi
The ragam taanam and pallavi dwell and dance in my heart and inspire me to seek
the
ultimate goal of life.
nAdavartulai vEdamoortulai
rAgakeertulai trimoortulai
rAgam tAnam pallavi
The ragam, tanam and pallavi that are like the three gods who dwell in the etern
al
sound and are personified by the vedam and are praised by the music itself, are
inspiring me to seek my goal.
krishna tarangAla sAranga rAgAlu
krishnaleela taringiNee bhakti geetAlu
sasyakEdArAla swarasa gAndhArAlu
sarasa hrudaya kshEtra vimala gAndharvAlu
ksheera sAgara Sayana dEva gAndhArilO
nee pada keertana sEyaga
The dappled waves of river Krishna, Sri Narayana Teertha's devotional compositio
ns,
the lush green fertile gaandhara region filled with crops, and the pure music in
the
hearts of connoisseurs - all these are singing your praise in raga deva gaandhaa
ri, O
Lord Narayana!
Another Meaning
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Sri Narayana Teertha's devotional hymns resembling the colorful waves of river
krishna, And the gaandhaara notes that enrich the Kedaara raagam are getting uni
oned
in the hearts of connoisseurs and singing the glory of Lord's lotus feet in the
keertana
called "Ksheera Saagara Sayana" set in deva gaandhaari raagam.

Sruti layalE jananee janakulu kAga

bhAvAla rAgAla tALAla tEli
Sree charaNa mandAra madhupamunai vrAli
nirmala nirvANa madhu dhAralE grOli
bharatAbhinaya vEda vrata deeksha pooni
kailAsa sadana kambhOji rAgAna
nee pada nartana sEyaga
I became a honeybee born to Sruti and Laya and floating in the meanings tunes an
d
rythms reached the lotus feet of Lord Vishnu to drink the nectarian flows of
moksham/liberation. I undertook the oath of practicing the Bharata sastra as Lor
d Shiva
who dwells in Kailasa mountain is dancing to the raaga kaambhoji.