Lyrics & Meaning "nandakadhara" (rAga: rAgEshVari)

[HariKrishna]

Annamaachaarya kriti sung by Malladi Brothers on their CD Annamayya Gaanaamritham

[Lakshman]

nandakadhara. rAgA: asAvEri.

P: nandakadhara nanda gOpanandana kandarpa janaka karuNAtman
C1: mukunda kEshava murahara sakalAdhipa paramEshvara dEvEsha
shuka varada savitru sudhAmshu lOcana prakaTa vibhava namO paramAtman
n2: dhruva pAncAlI stuti vatsala mAdhava madhusUdana dharaNIdharA
bhuvanatraya paripOSaNa tatpara navanIta priya nAdAtman
3: shrImAn vEnkaTa shikhira nivAsa mahA mahimAn nikhilANDapatEkAmita
phala bhOgapradatE namO svAmin bhUman sarvAtman

[Rajani]

Hari Krishna : here is my attempt

nandakadhara - O wielder of the Nandaka (sword)!
nanda gOpanandana - Son of Nandagopa!
kandarpa janaka - Father of Manmatha!
karuNAtman - O mercy personified!

mukunda - O granter of liberation!
kEshava - Killer of Keshi!
murahara - Destroyer of Mura!
sakalAdhipa - Lord of all!
paramEshvara - Supreme God!
dEvEsha - God of gods!
shuka varada - O giver of boons to Shuka!
savitru sudhAmshu lOcana - O one with sun and moon as eyes!
prakaTa vibhava - O one with manifest glory!
paramAtman - O Supreme being!
namO - Salutations!

dhruva pAncAlI stuti vatsala - O one moved by the praises of Dhruva and Draupadi!
mAdhava - Lord of Lakshmi!
madhusUdana - Killer of Madhu!
dharaNIdharA - One bearing the earth (as Varaha)!
bhuvanatraya paripOSaNa tatpara navanIta priya nAdAtman

shrImAn - O auspicious one, always with Lakshmi!
vEnkaTa shikhira nivAsa - O resident of the peak of Venkata!
mahA mahimAn - O one of great powers!
nikhilANDapatE - Lord of the entire universe!
kAmita phala bhOgaprada - O giver of desired ends and enjoyment!
svAmin bhUman - O Master, powerful one!
sarvAtman - O one immanent in everything!
tE namO - Salutations to you!

[keerthi]

It should be dhruva-pAncAlI-stuta-vatsala.

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bhuvanatraya paripOsAnA tatpara navanita priya nAdAtman.means,
one who is immersed in protecting the three worlds,[swarga martya pAtAla ]
one who is fond of freshly churned butter,[navanIta]
the soul of nAda [omkAra]
bhUman is the infinite
stuti is praise and stuta is one who is praised
So both stuti and stuta are valid

[HariKrishna]

Thank you!

Quick question: does the word "nandaka" refer to any sword or specifically to Lord Vishnu's sword? In other words, does it just mean "sword" or is it the proper name of Vishnu's sword?

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Yes.It is the sword of Lord Vishnu."kHadga" is sword in general

[ksrimech]

Peyazhwar and Annamacharya are both considered the Avataram or Amsham of the Nandaka.