KESHAVA NAMA LYRICS AND MEANING - PART 8

nama 17

purushottama

• One who is the Supreme Purusha (Purusha + Uttama = Purushottama) or Supreme God.
• One who is the Supreme Purusha beyond the Kshara (Destroyable i.e. Prakṛti) and Akshara (Undestroyable i.e. Atman).

Colour : Svetha varna  Lakshmi roopa - Anamdani  From bottom right of the deity to bottom left  Right hands  Above : padma  Below : chakra  Left hand  Above : shanku  Below : gada

 Keshava nama by Kanaka dasaru
harushadinda ninna nAma
smarisuvate mADu nEma
virisu caraNa dalli pushOttamA ||

harushadinda – with love

 ninna nAma – your name
smarisuvate – meditate

madu nEma -  make it 
virisu –  find pleasure

caraNa dalli – in your feet

pushOttamA ||

Meaning : O purushottama, Make me to recite your name sincerely, and with pleasure. 
O Purushottama ! Grant me joy in remembering Your name & may I have devotion to Your (lotus) feet I am deeply engrossed in worldly affairs & overly attached to transient things & temporary relationships. Bless me to overcome the pulls of this world & make me meditate upon You with a joyous heart. May I be filled with love & adoration for Your (lotus) feet.

nama 18

athokshaja

• One who has eternal knowledge.
•  One who is beyond knowledge acquired through the senses.

Colour :nila varna  Lakshmi roopa - SadAshrya  From bottom right of the deity to bottom left  Right hands  Above : gada  Below : padma  Left hand  Above : shanku  Below : chakra

 Keshava nama by Kanaka dasaru
sAdhusanga koTTu ninna
pAdabhajaneyiTTu enna
bhEdamAdi nODadirO shri adhOkshajA ||

sAdhu – virtuous people

sanga – company

koTTu – give
pAda – feet

bhajaneyiTTu - worship
bhEdamAdi nODadirO – dont differentiate

shri adhOkshajA ||

Meaning : O adhOkshaja, do not treat me as different (not your son), give me good company and give me your service. 
A Adhokshaja! Keep me in the company of virtuous people. Bless me with devotion & may I worship Your (lotus) feet. You can be known only through the company of the virtuous for it is they who reveal to us the message of the scriptures. You can be known & understood only through the vedas & the scriptures. It is the virtuous people who can reveal to us the message of the scriptures. Therefore, their company is of utmost importance for the spiritual aspirant. Hearing about Your glories from enlightened people will make the seed of devotion sprout in my heart.

             Shri purushotamaya nam:   Shri Athoshajaya nam:                Shri Narasimhaya nam:          Shri achyuthaya nam:

nama 19

narasimha

One who took half lion-half man incarnation to protect his devotee Prahlada and to kill demon Hiranyakashipu.

Colour : Svetha varna  Lakshmi roopa - SakhApati  From bottom right of the deity to bottom left  Right hands  Above : padma  Below : chakra  Left hand  Above : gada  Below : shanku

 Keshava nama by Kanaka dasaru

cAru caraNa tOri yenage
pArugANisayya konege
bhAra hAkutiruve ninage nArasimhanE ||

cAru – elegant/beautiful

caraNa – feet

 tOri yenage – reveal me

pArugANisayya – save

 konege – eventually/end
bhAra – burden

 hAkutiruve -  lay down

 ninage – for you

nArasimhanE ||

Meaning : O narasimha, I depend on you to show me the right path which will lead me (eventually) to the goal (mukti). 
Lord Narasimha! Reveal to me Your beautiful feet & save me from this samsara. I place all my trust in You, O Narasimha ! The child Prahlada with unconditional faith in Your lotus feet overcame the evil plotting of Hiranyakasipu & with Your grace, he beheld Your glorious man-lion form. You are the destroyer of this world. Taking the form of Narasimha, You dry up all the waters in the ocean. Similarly, I pray that You destroy the waters of my samsara & save me from the whirlpool of ignorance, doubt & false knowledge.

nama 20

achyuta

 One who never loses his inherent nature and powers (i.e. One who is infallible)

Colour : svarna varna  Lakshmi roopa - Suagamdini  From bottom right of the deity to bottom left  Right hands  Above : chakra  Below : padma  Left hand  Above : shanka  Below : gada

 Keshava nama by Kanaka dasaru

sancitArtha pApagaLanu
kincitAda piiDegaLanu
muncitavAgi kaLedu poreyo swAmi accyutA ||

sancitArtha - accumulated

pApagaLanu – many papa’s
kincitAda – small amount

piiDegaLanu - obsession
muncitavAgi –  before

kaLedu - less

poreyo – save

 swAmi accyutA

Meaning : O accyuta, you have to take care of me by removing the accumulated pApa and sufferings first. 
I have committed countless sins in my previous lives. As a result of these sins, I am experiencing pain & suffering now. O Achyuta, rid me of all pain & sorrow & save me. Your name Achyutha signifies that You are imperishable. I pray that You destroy all my sins & grant me everlasting knowledge & happiness.