Song:
gajavadana bEDuve
gajavadana bEDuve
raagam: dhanyAsi,hamsadhvani
Aa:S G2 M1 P N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S
Aa:S R2 G3 P N3 S
Av: S N3 P G3 R2 S
taaLam: Adi
Composer: Purandara Daasar
Language:
pallavi
gajavadana bEDuve gaurI tanaya trijaga vanditanEe sujanara pOrevane
anupallavi
pAshAnkushadhara prama pavitra mUSika vAhana munijana prEma
caraNam
mOdadi ninnaya pAdava tOrO sAdhu vanditanE Adaradindala
sarasija nAbha shrI purandara viTTalana niruta nenayuvante dayamADO
Meaning: I pray (bEDuve) you gajavadana (gaja-elephant, vadana-face)
son of Gowri (tanaya-son) Protector (porevane) of good people(sujanara) and also worshipped (vaMditane) by three worlds (trijaga-dEvaloka (svarga), martyaloka (earth), pAtALalOka (below the earth)
Wearing/having (dhara) rope (pAsha) restraining hook (aMkusha)
immaculate/supreme (paramapavitra)
Lovable (prEma) by sages/ordinary people (muni-jana)
travelling on mouse/rat (mUshika vAhana)
show (tOrO) your (ninnaya) feet(pAdava) with affection (mOdadi)
respectfully (AdaradiMdali) worshipped (vaMditane) by holy men (sAdhu)
Make me to remember (neneyuvaMte) always (niruta) shri Purandaravittala/sarasijanAbha (father of Brahma)
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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde.