antayu nIve haripundarIkAksha - Meaning of this Kriti

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hariharan
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antayu nIve haripundarIkAksha - Meaning of this Kriti

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antayu nIve haripundarIkAksha - Meaning of this Kriti composed by Sri. Annamachariar

I wish to have the word by word meaning of this beautiful song . Priya sisters have sung this song very melodiously
in one of their Albums. The Lyrics are given under.
The Audio Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_q4-_yJv5M
Thanks

Raga: Hindolam
P: antayu nIve haripundarIkAksha
chentanaku nIve sree raGurAmA
C.1: kulamulu nIve govinduDA naa
kalimiyu nIve karuNAnidhi
talapulu nIve dharaNidharA nA
neravulu nIve nIrajanABA [antayu nIve]
C.2: talavulu nIve dAmodara naa
manikiyu nIve madusUdanA
vinikiyu nIve viTTaluDaa naa
venakamundu nIve vishnudevuDA [antayu nIve]
C.3: puttugu nIve purushottamA kona
natta naduvu nIve nArAyaNA
ittE shrI venkateshwaruDA nAku
nettana gati inka nIve nIve [antayu nIve]

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Re: antayu nIve haripundarIkAksha - Meaning of this Kriti

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antayu nive > you are all pervading
hari punDarIkAksha> the shining lotus eyed,
chentanaku nive > you are at my side
sri raGurAma > you are sri rAma of the raGu clan.[p]

kulamulu nIve gOvinduDA > you are the clan the protector of cows,
kalimiyu nIve karuNAnidhi > you are prosperity
the ocean of kindness,
talapulu nIve dHaranIdhara > you are my thought,the bearer of the earth,
nA neravulu nIVE nirajanAbhA > you are my help,the lotus navelled,[c1]
talavulu nIve dAmodarA >you are unexplicable,one with a rope around,
nA manikiyu nIve madhusudanA> you are my existence,
the vanquisher of madhu,
vinikiyu nIve vittaluDA>you are the power of listening,oh!viTTala
nA venakamundu nIve vishnudevuDA> you are at my back and front
oh protector,[c2]
puTTugu nIve,purushottamA>you are the birth, oh the best among men,
kona nattanaDuma nIve>you are the end and the middle.
nArAyaNa>you are the abode of beings
itte sri venkatEshwaruDA>just like that,sri venkatEshwarA,
nAku,nettana gati nIve nive>for me you are the straight path of salvation[c3]

hariharan
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Re: antayu nIve haripundarIkAksha - Meaning of this Kriti

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Thanks for posting the meaning.

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Re: antayu nIve haripundarIkAksha - Meaning of this Kriti

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Very profound meaning of this beautiful song. Thanks.

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Thanks for the response,
hariharanji and priyaji.

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