Srita Kamala
Song 2; Mangala Gitam
śrita-kamalā-kuca-maṇḍala
dhṛta-kuṇḍala e kalita-lalita-vana-māla
jaya jaya deva hare
Word for word
śrita - sitting; kamalā - Lotus-like demigoddess (Laksmi); kuca - breasts; maṇḍala - world; dhṛta - who bears; kuṇḍala - earrings; kalita - wearing; lalita - charming; vana - forest; māla - garland; jaya jaya - all glories! all glories!; deva - Supreme Personality of Godhead; hare - Hari!
Glories, glories to Lord Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who rests on the breasts of the Goddess of Fortune, who is adorned with jeweled earrings, and wears a garland of forest flowers!
dina-maṇi-maṇḍala-maṇḍana
bhava-khaṇḍana e muni-jana-mānasa-haṁsa
jaya jaya deva hare
Word for word
dina - the sun; maṇi - jewel; maṇḍala - world; maṇḍana - jewelry; bhava - the cycle of birth and death; khaṇḍana - breaks; muni - saintly persons; jana - people; mānasa - lake; haḿsa - swan; jaya jaya - all glories! all glories!; deva - Supreme Personality of Godhead; hare - Hari!
The Lord's face shines like the sun globe. He destroys the cycle of birth and death, and rests in the lakes of the swan-like saintly persons. Glories! Glories to Lord Sri Hari, Supreme Personality of Godhead!
kāliya-viṣa-dhara-gañjana
jana-rañjana e yadukula-nalina-dineśa
jaya jaya deva hare
Word for word
kāliya - the serpent named Kaliya; viṣa - poison; dhara - who bears; gañjana - defeater of; jana - people; rañjana - pleasurable; yadukula - the Yadu dynasty; nalina - lotus flower; dineśa - the lord of the sun; jaya jaya - all glories! all glories!; deva - Supreme Personality of Godhead; hare - Hari!
O Supreme Personality of Godhead who destroyed the poisonous serpent, Kaliya! You are the beloved of all living entities, and the sun in the galaxy of the Yadu dynasty. Glories! Glories to Lord Sri Hari!
madhu-mura-naraka-vināśana garuḍāsana e sura-kula-keli-nidāna
jaya jaya deva hare
Word for word
madhu - the demon Madhu; mura - the demon Mura; naraka - the demon Narakasura; vināśana - defeater of; garuḍa āsana - the seat of Garuda; sura - the demigods; kula - dynasty; keli - lotus flower; nidāna - the root cause; jaya jaya - all glories! all glories!; deva - Supreme Personality of Godhead; hare - Hari!
O Supreme Personality of Godhead, destroyer of the demons Madhu, Mura and Narakasura! You are seated on Garuda, and You are the source of joy for the demigods! All glories! Glories to Hari!
amala-kamala-dala-locana bhava-mocana e tribhuvana-bhuvana-nidhāna
jaya jaya deva hare
Word for word
amala - spotless; kamala - lotus flower; dala - petal; locana - eyes; bhava - the cycle of birth and death; mocana - rescuer of; tribhuvana - the three worlds; bhuvana - worlds; nidhāna - the treasure mine; jaya jaya - all glories! all glories!; deva - Supreme Personality of Godhead; hare - Hari!
O Supreme Personality of Godhead, Your eyes are like spotless lotus petals, You destroy the cycle of birth and death. You are the treasure mine of the three worlds. All glories! Glories to Lord Hari!
janaka-sutā-kṛta-bhūṣaṇa
jita-dūṣaṇa e samara-śamita-daśa-kaṇṭha
jaya jaya deva hare
Word for word
janaka - King Janaka; sutā - daughter (i.e. Sita Devi); kṛta - does; bhūṣaṇa - jewel; jita - victor; dūṣaṇa - the demon Dusana; samara - battle; śamita - hero; daśa - ten; kaṇṭha - heads (i.e. Ravana); jaya jaya - all glories! all glories!; deva - Supreme Personality of Godhead; hare - Hari!
O Supreme Personality of Godhead (in the incarnation of Lord Ramacandra), as the gem of the daughter of Janaka (Sita devi), You were victorious over the demon, Dusana, and You defeated the ten-headed demon, Ravana, in battle. All glories! Glories to Lord Hari!
abhinava-jala-dhara-sundara
dhṛta-mandara e śrī-mukha-candra-cakora
jaya jaya deva hare
Word for word
abhinava - very young; jala - water; dhara - holding; sundara - beautiful; dhṛta - bearing; mandara - mountain; śrī - the Goddess of Fortune (i.e. Radharani); mukha - face; candra - moon; cakora - cakora bird; jaya jaya - all glories! all glories!; deva - Supreme Personality of Godhead; hare - Hari!
O Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose complexion is like a fresh monsoon cloud, Who lifted Govardhana Hill, and Srimati Radharani is like a cakora bird who is nourished by drinking the light of Your moonlike face. Glories! Glories to Lord Hari!
tava
caraṇaṁ praṇatā vayam iti bhāvaya e kuru
kuśalaṁ praṇateṣu jaya jaya deva hare
Word for word
tava - You; caraṇaḿ - lotus feet; praṇatā -offer obeisances; vayam - we; iti - thus; bhāvaya - meditate; kuru - please do; kuśalaḿ - well being; praṇateṣu - to those who offer obeisances; jaya jaya - all glories! all glories!; deva - Supreme Personality of Godhead; hare - Hari!
O Supreme Personality of Godhead, we offer my humble obeisances at Your lotus feet. Please bestow auspiciousness to those who offer obeisances to You! Glories! Glories to Lord Sri Hari!
śrī-jayadeva-kaver
idaṁ kurute mudam e maṅgalam
ujjvala-gītaṁ jaya jaya deva hare
Word for word
śrī-jayadeva-kaveḥ - the poetry of Sri Jayadeva Goswami; idaḿ - this; kurute - gives; mudam - happiness; mańgalam - auspicious; ujjvala - effulgent; gītaḿ - songs; jaya jaya - all glories! all glories!; deva - Supreme Personality of Godhead; hare - Hari!
The poem of Sri Jayadeva brings transcendental happiness to all. The is an ever-effulgent and auspicious song (Mangala gitam). All glories! All glories to Lord Sri Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead!
Translation
Glories, glories to Lord Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who rests on the breasts of the Goddess of Fortune, who is adorned with jeweled earrings, and wears a garland of forest flowers!
The Lord's face shines like the sun globe. He destroys the cycle of birth and death, and rests in the lakes of the swan-like saintly persons. Glories! Glories to Lord Sri Hari, Supreme Personality of Godhead!
O Supreme Personality of Godhead who destroyed the poisonous serpent, Kaliya! You are the beloved of all living entities, and the sun in the galaxy of the Yadu dynasty. Glories! Glories to Lord Sri Hari!
O Supreme Personality of Godhead, destroyer of the demons Madhu, Mura and Narakasura! You are seated on Garuda, and You are the source of joy for the demigods! All glories! Glories to Hari!
O Supreme Personality of Godhead, Your eyes are like spotless lotus petals, You destroy the cycle of birth and death. You are the treasure mine of the three worlds. All glories! Glories to Lord Hari!
O Supreme Personality of Godhead (in the incarnation of Lord Ramacandra), as the gem of the daughter of Janaka (Sita devi), You were victorious over the demon, Dusana, and You defeated the ten-headed demon, Ravana, in battle. All glories! Glories to Lord Hari!
O Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose complexion is like a fresh monsoon cloud, Who lifted Govardhana Hill, and Srimati Radharani is like a cakora bird who is nourished by drinking the light of Your moonlike face. Glories! Glories to Lord Hari!
O Supreme Personality of Godhead, we offer my humble obeisances at Your lotus feet. Please bestow auspiciousness to those who offer obeisances to You! Glories! Glories to Lord Sri Hari!
Notes
This song is commonly rendered in Raga Pahadi. Riksaraja Dasa rendered this song in Raga Bhairavi in his "Reservoir of Pleasure" album. Sometimes, the lines " jaya rāma hare, jaya kṛṣṇa hare " are interspersed between each verse. The original song is intended to be in Raga Gujari Todi or Gunakali. This song is one of the many Vaisnava gitams that Carnatic musicians perform.