KESHAVA NAMA LYRICS AND MEANING - PART 9

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Janardhana

One who is protector of his devotees and destroyer of their enemies, One who is to be worshiped to get the wishes fulfilled (i.e. to be liberated from cycle of births and deaths)

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

 Keshava nama by Kanaka dasaru

gyAna bhakti koTTu ninna
dhyAnadalli yiTTu sadA
hiina buddhi biDisu munna shrii janArdhana ||

gyAna – knowledge

 bhakti –devotion

 koTTu – provide
dhyAnadalli yiTTu – keep in your meditation

  sadA - always
hiina buddhi  –  low thougths

biDisu – remove

 munna – before

 shrii janArdhana ||

Meaning : O janArdhana, give me (divine) knowledge, keep me in your dhyAna, remove bad thoughts. 
O Janardhana ! I pray that You grant me right knowledge & devotion to You. With no more delay, remove my lowly thoughts & make me to meditate upon You always. O Janardhana, Your name signifies that You have no births or deaths & You destroy our samsara. I pray that You destroy my sins & free me from samsara & grant me salvation.

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upendra

One who appeared as a younger brother of Indra in Vamana avatara

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

 Keshava nama by Kanaka dasaru

japatap – japas an tapas

AnushTAna – kriyas to be done

villade -  without
kupathAgAmiyAda  - travel in evil path
krupeyamADi – show mercy

 kshamisabEku – forgive me

upEndranE ||

Meaning : O upEndra, you have to please forgive me for I have tread in wrong paths without japas or anusTAnas. 
Being immersed in worldly affairs, I have forsaken all my religious duties & strayed from the right path. Please show mercy on me & forgive me.

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hari

One who takes away (all the illusions, attachments, desires, pains & material existence of his devotees and destroys their material bondage i.e. gives them Moksha)

Shrihari: Shri refers to attributes such as energy, beauty, virtues, etc. Vishnu’s form along with Shri is Shrihari

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

 Keshava nama by Kanaka dasaru

moreya iDuvenayya ninage
sharadhi shayana shubhamatIya
irisu bhaktanendu paramapurusha shri harI ||

moreya iDuvenayya – I  plead/ pray

 ninage – to you
sharadhi - rotate

shayana – lying down

shubhamatIya – good understaning
irisu- place/ install  

bhaktanendu – as a bhakta

paramapurusha – the supreme man

shri harI


Meaning : O shri hari, paramapurusha, one who lies on ocean, I pray you to give me divine knowledge by considering me as your bhakta. 
I plead with You Sri Hari, free me from the bonds of samsara & keep me in the company of Your devotees. You destroy the sins of Your devotees & so You are called Hari. You also destroy the entire world, hence to destroy the bonds of my samsara is no difficult task for You. Therefore, I ask You to free me from this worldly life & give me the company of Your devotees.

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Krishna

One with most beautiful dark blue (water filled cloud) complexion, One who is attractive, one who enchants, One who took Krishna Avatara, One who is always in a state of Bliss (with his sport of creation etc.)

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

 Keshava nama by Kanaka dasaru

puTTisalEbEDa innu
puTTisidake pAlisenna
ishTu mAtra bEDikombe shrii krishNanE ||

puTTisal bEDa –dont give birth

innu – further
puTTisidake – to have given birth

pAlisenna - protect
ishTu mAtra – just only

 bEDikombe – pray

 shrii krishNanE

Meaning : O shri krishNa, My only request you is not give me birth anymore, but since you have given this birth you have to bring me up. 
O Krishna, I beg You not to give me any more births. now that I am in samsara, I request You to protect me. This is all that I ask of Thee, Sri Krishna.