Njanappana

by Poonthanam Namboothiri

Guru nathan thuna cheiga sanththam,
Thiru namangal navinmel eppozhum,
Piriyathe irikkanam nammude,
Nara janmam saphala makkeduvan.

Innale yolam enthannu arinjeela,
Ini naleyum enthannu atrinjeela,
Ini kanda thadikku vinasamum,
Inna nearm enatharenjeela.

Kandu kandangirikkum janangale,
Kandilennu varuthunnathum Bhavan

Randu nalu dinam kodangoruthane,
Thandilethi naduthannathum bhavan

Maalika mugalileriya mannante,
Tholil marappu kethunnathum Bhavan

Kandal ottariyunnathu chilar,
Athu kandalum thiriya chilarkethume,
Kandathu onnume satyamallennathu,
Mumbe kandariyunnathu chilar.

Manu jathiyil thanne pala vidham,
Manasinnu visesha mundennu orkenam

Palarkku mariyenam ennitallo,
Pala jathi parayunnu sastrangal

Karmathil adhikari janangalkku,
Karma sasthrangal undu pala vidham,
Sankhya sasthrangal yogangal enniva,
Sankhyallathu nilakatte sarvavum.

Chuzhaneedunna samsara chakrathil,
Uzhaneedum namakku aringheeduvan,
Arivulla mahathukal undoru,
Paramarthangal chey thirikkunnu,
Eluthayittu mukthi labhippanai,
Chevi thannethu kelpin ellavarum.

Namme okkeyum bandhicha sadhanam,
Karmam ennu ariyunnathu mumbinal.

Munnamikkanda viswa maseshavum,
Onnayulloru jyothi swaroopamai.
Onnum chennangu thannodu pathathe,
Onnilum chennu thanum valayathe,
Onno nnai ninakkum janangalkku,
Onnu kondariyavunna vasthuvai,
Onnilu murakatha janangalkku,
Onnu kondum thiriyatha vasthuvai,
Onnu pole onnillathe yullathee,
Onnayulloru jeeva swaroopamai,
Ninnavan thanna viswam chamachu pol,
Moonum onnil adangunnu pinneyum.

Onnu kondu chamachoru viswathil,
Moonayitulla karmangal okkeyum,
Punya karmangal papa karmangalum,
Punya papangal misramam karmavum,
Moonu jathi nirupichu kanumbol,
Moonu kondum thalakkunnu jeevane.

Ponnin changala onnee paranjadhil,
Onnil irumbu kondathre bedangal,
Randinalu meduthu pani cheythu,
Changala yallo mishramum karmavum.

Brahma vadiyayi chayirumbolum,
Karmabadhanmar ennatharinjalum,
Bhuvanangale srishtikka ennathu,
Bhuvananda pralayam kazhivolam,
Karma pasathe langikkunnathu,
Brahmavinnum eluthalla nirnayam,
Dik palakan marum avvannam orororo,
Dikku thorum thalachu kidakkunnu.

Alpa karmikalaya namellam,
Alpa kalam kondu ororo janthukkal,
Garbha pathrathil pukkum purapettum,
Karmam kondu kalikkunathengine.

Narakangalil kidakkunna jeevan poyi,
Durithangal odungi manassinde,
Paripakavum vannu kramathale,
Nara jathiyil vannu pirannittu,
Sukrutham cheythu mel pottu poyavar,
Swargathil irunnu sukhicheedunnu

Sukrithangal okke yodungumbol.
Paripakavam ellola millavar,
Parichodangu irunnittu bhoomiyil,
Jatharayi duritham cheythu chatthavar,
Vannora durithathin phalamayi,
Pinne poyi narakangalil veezhunnu.

Sura lokathil ninnoru jeevan poyi,
Nara Loke Mahi suranakunnu,
Chanda karmangal cheythavar chakumbol,
Chandala kulathil pirakkunnu,
Asuranmar suranmarayidunnu,
Amaranmar marangalayidunnu,
Ajam chatthu gajamayi pirakkunnu,
Gajam chatthu ajamayeedunnu,
Nari chatthu naranayi pirakkunnu,
Nari chatthu noriyayi pokunnu,
Krupa koodathe peedippichudunna,
Nrupan chathu krumiyayi pirakkunnu,
Echa chatthu poochayayidunnu,
Easwarande vilasangal angine.

Keezhmelangine mandunna jeevanmar,
Bhoomiyeenathre nedunnu karmangal,
Seemayillatholam pala karmangal,
Bhoomiyinnathre nedunnu jeevanmar,
Angine cheydu nedi marichudan,
Anya logangal oronnil oronnil,
Chennirunnu bujikkunnu jeevanmar,
Odungeedum adhu ottu nal chellumbol,
Udane vannu nedunnu pinneyum,
Thande thande gruhathingal ninnudan,
Kondu poonna dhanam kondu namellam,
Mathenganum oridathu irunnittu,
Vithu unennu prarayum kanakkine,

Karmangalkku vibhuvayitolloru ,
Janama desamee bhoomi yennarinjalum,
Karma nasam varuthenam engilum,
Chemme mattengum sadhiya nirnayam.

Bakthanmarkkum mumukshu janagalkkum,
Saktharaya vishayee jangalkkum,
Ichicheedunnathokke kodutheedum,
Viswa mathavu bhoomi siva! Siva!

Viswanathante moola prakrithi than,
Prathyakshena vilangunnu bhoomiyayi,

Avani thala paalanithinallo ,
Avatharangalim palathorkkumbol,
Athu kondu viseshichum Bhoolokam,
Pathinallilum uthamam ennallo,
Veda vadhikalaya munikalum,
Vedavum bahumamichhu chollunnu.

Lavanambhdhi madhye vilangunna,
Jabhu dweeporu yojana lakshavum,
Saptha dweepukal adhil undethrayum,
Uttamamennu vazhthunnu pinneyum.

Bhoo padmathinnu karnigayayittu,
Bhoo darendran adil allo nilkunnu,
Idhil ombadhu gandangal undallo,
Adil uttamam bharatha bhoo thalam.

Sammatharaya mamunigal,
Karma kshetramennallo parayunnu.

Karma bheejam adeennu mulakkendu,
Brhama lokathil irikkunnavargalkkum,
Karma bheejam varatti kalanjudan,
Janma nasam varuthanamengilum,
Bharathamaya ganda mozhinjhulla,
Parillengum eluthala nirnayam.

Athra mukhya mayulloru Bharatha
Mi pradesamennu orkkanam,
Yugam nalilum nalla kali yugam,
Sugame thane mukthi varuthuvan.

Krishna , Krishna, Mukunda, Janardhana,
Krishna ,Govinda , Rama ennin gene,
Thiru nama sankeerthanam enniye,
Mattedumilla yathnam ennaarinjalum.

Athu chindhichu mattulla lokangal,
Pathi moonnilumulla janagalum,
Mattu dweepugal aaril ullorum,
Mattu gandangal ettil ullorum,
Mattu moonu yugangalil ullorum,
Mukthi thangalkku sadhyam allaygayal,
Kali kalathe ,Bharatha Gandathe,
Kalithadaram kai vanangeedunnu.

Athil vannoru pullayittengilum,
Ithu kalam janichu kondeeduvan,
Yogyatha varutheeduvan thakkoru,
Bagyam porathe poyallo deyvame,
Bharatha gandathil pironnuru,
Manusharkkum kalikkum namaskaram.

Ennellam pukazhtheedunnu mattullor,
Ennathu endinnu nam paranjeedunnu?
Kalaminnu kali yuga malayo,
Bharatha mi pradeshavum allayo,
Nammalellam naranmarum allayo?
Chemme nannayi nirupippin ellorum,
Hari namangal illathe pogayo,
Narakangalil pedi kuragayo,
Navu koodahe janama mathagayo,
Kashtam! Kashtam! Niroopanam koodathe,
Chuttu thinnunnu janmam pazhuthe nam.
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guruvayoor, guruvayoorappan, srikrishnan, poonthanam, Njanappana, Njana paana, njanappana, njaanappaana

Narayana Nama Japam (Malayalam)

Courtesy: P.R.Ramachander/Shastras.com


Navu kuzhayadhe namam japikkuvan,
Sadhicheedaname Narayana Hare,
Narayana Hare, Narayana Hare,
Narayana hare, narayana!

Hey Narayana, Hey Narayana,
Help me please. To chant thine names,
Without twisting my toungue,
Hey Narayana, Hey Narayana.

Moham palathume sadhichadathe than,
Deham kshayichoru vrudhanayi theernu jnan,
Dannavum vannu pidi pettu vallathe,
Dannichu kondu kidakkunna velayil,
(Navu kuzhayathe….,…)

When I am in my deathbed,
With ills and aches.
All over mine body,
And have become old,
With many of my desires still unfulfilled,
(Hey Narayana ………. )

Vannathu pokadhe vereyum dannangal ,
Pinneyum pinneyum vannu vannangine,
Deham muzhuvanum kai vasamakkiye,
Dehiye ittu vallakkunna velayil,
(Navu kuzhayadhe………)

When my physical frame,
Is dragged from diseases on all sides,
And when whatever aches that have come has not gone,
With new aches marching anew,
And filling my body to the full,
(Hey Narayana,……….)

Meyyu thalarnnu vivasanayi onnume,
Cheyyuvan vayyathe kai kaal kuzhanju gnan,
Malinya mattameyannoru sayyayil,
Malandu kidakkunna velayil,
(Navu kuzhayadhe……….)

When I am arrested in my bed like a python,
In the dirty bed which I never leave,
When all my body is tired,
And when my arms and legs,
Are no more firm.
(Hey Narayana,………)

Onu cheniju kidakkuvanum kalgal,
Onnu marichu vekkuvanum vishamamayi,
Sandhi bandhangal kuzhanju vasam kettu,
Sandhiyil pettu valayunna velayil.
(Navu kuzhayadhe………)

When my joints are joined in joints,
When I am not able to lie even on my sides,
When I am not able to keep my foot in the bed,
And when all the joints are full of aches
(Hey Narayana, ……….)

Kayyilum kalilum neeu veengi chora,
Meyilillathe vilarthoru dehiye,
Moham endhennalathu kodukkuvan vidhicha,
Hantha vaidyunum kai vitta velayil.
(Navu kuzhayadhe )

When even the doctor,
Who wants to give me a trouble free life,
Has left me to my death,
When my hands and legs are swollen,
When my whole body is without blood.
(Hey Narayana, ………….)

Oninum kollathorthal arakkunna,
Thennum malamandettavum dukhadham,
Ennalum ee yudal kai vidanayi madchu,
Ennude manasam mazhgidum velayil,
(Navu kuzhayadhe……….. )

When I am in the peak of my sorrow,
Dirtying my bed oft and oft,
When even my pals avoid a visit,
And When I do not want to leave this frame,
(Hey Narayana,…………..)

Maraka vyadhigal onnichu chernadhi-,
Karamen meyyil nadathi thudangave,
Chollan kazhiyattha dandangalum kondu,
Vallathe gnan vishamikkunna velayil
(Navu kuzhayade…….)

When all the aches and pain,
Rule my body without mercy,
When I suffer those diseases,
Which I can never even talk
(Hey Narayana……………..)

Thellume mamsamum medhassumilladhe.
Yellum tholiyumai theernoru meyyumai,
Kandaloru thani pretham kanakkine,
Neendu nivarnnu kidakkunna velayil.
(Navu kuzhayadhe………..)

When there is no more flesh,
In my body fine,
When the luster of my face is dark,
And When I lie in the cot,
Like a lifeless corpse.
(Hey Narayana …………….)

Ekki valichu kondulla vayarum,
Ellokeyum undhi nilkunnaru udalumai,
Tholil podinjittoru asthi koodam pole,
Kalugal neeti thudangunna velayil.
(Navu kuzhayadhe……)

When my belly is down,
By my harsh breathes of death,
When I am but a skeleton,
Packed in loose skin,
And when I am not able to bend my knees.
(Hey Narayana …………….)

Noorayiram kara mullu tharachathil,
Ere gnan dandicho kondu kidakkave,
Dehathil ninnumijeeva chaithanyathe,
Mahan ilakki valikkunna velayil.
(Navu kuzhayadhe………..)

When my body is pained,
As if struck by thousands of thorns,
When the God of death,
Pulls this soul from this physical frame
(Hey Narayana ……………..)

Chundugal random kizingu pallundhi kan
Randum kuzhinju vay pathi thurannitha gnan,
Kandal vikruthamam roopamndum kondu,
Neendu kidannu valikkunna velatil,
(Navu kuzhayadhe ……….)

When my lips have parted,
When all my teeth protrude,
When both my eyes are sunken,
When my mouth is half open,
And When I am so bad to look at,
And lying straight in my cot
(Hey narayana………..)

Theeyil oodhi pazhupicha kambigal,
Meyyil adichu kethunna pol oordwanavum,
Dehathil agaveyullori pranane,
Dehathil ninnu vidarthunna velayil
(Navu kuzhayadhe……. )

When my body feels,
As if driven by red-hot irons ,
Made hot by fire driven by bellows,
And my soul is being pulled ,
From this dirty body of mine
(Hey Narayana ………….)

Ellam vedinjittu pogendathay oru,
Vallatha gattathil ellarkkum bayangaram,
Nattu kar, veetu kar kootu kar okkeyum,
Vittu piriyunnoraa dukha velayil.
(Navu kuzhayadhe………_)

When at last the horrid time comes,
To bid farewell for all,
When the people of the town,.
Those relations near ,
And friends dear,
Are beating the chest for me,
(Hey Narayana …………….)

Ethrayum dur vruthanayoru Ajamilan,
Puthane orthu than peronnurakkave,
Sathamanakkiya dehiye kai kondu,
Katha Narayana , kathu kollename.
(Navu kuzhayadhe………….)

You who saved the sinner Ajamila of yore,
By taking him to heaven,
When he called out the name his son to save him,
As My Narayana , My Narayana,
Please save m e , Oh Narayana
(Hey Narayana ……………..)