Narayaniyam Dashaka 55 - Grantha

Meaning
𑌅𑌥 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 - then in the water; 𑌘𑍋𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌨𑌂 - very fierce that serpent; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌯𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌂 - to drive away; 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌧𑍀𑌃 - having decided; 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌨𑍍 - O Lord; 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍍-𑌆𑌰𑌿𑌥 - quickly (Thou) approached; 𑌤𑍀𑌰𑌗-𑌨𑍀𑌪-𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌂 - the bank situated Kadamba tree; 𑌵𑌿𑌷-𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌤-𑌶𑍋𑌷𑌿𑌤- - the poisoned breeze had dried up; 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌣-𑌚𑌯𑌮𑍍 - the cluster of leaves;

Translation
O Lord! Thou then made up Thy mind to drive away the fierce serpent from the waters. Thou quickly approached and got up on a Kadamba tree standing on the bank of the river, with its leaves withered due to the poisonous breeze.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌂𑌬𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌹𑍇𑌣 𑌚 𑌤𑌂
𑌨𑌵𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌾 ।
𑌹𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌤𑌃
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌘𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌿𑌤𑌘𑍋𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑍍𑌗𑌣𑍇 ॥2॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯 - climbing with; 𑌪𑌦-𑌅𑌂𑌬𑍁-𑌰𑍁𑌹𑍇𑌣 - feet tender lotus like; 𑌚 𑌤𑌂 - and that (tree); 𑌨𑌵-𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵-𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯- - like tender new leaves; 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌞-𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌾 - charming and splendorous; 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑌦-𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 - into the deep water; 𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌤𑌃 - far out (Thou) jumped; 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌘𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌿𑌤- - with swirling; 𑌘𑍋𑌰-𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗-𑌗𑌣𑍇 - fierce waves of water;

Translation
Thou climbed that tree with Thy lotus like splendorous charming feet resembling tender leaves, and with a long leap jumped far out into the deep waters with swirling fierce waves.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌭𑍃𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍋
𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌂𑌪𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍃𑌂𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌲𑌾 ।
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌮 𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌤𑌕𑌂
𑌤𑌟𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌝𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌟𑌘𑍋𑌷𑌵𑌤𑍀 ॥3॥

Meaning
𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨-𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯-𑌭𑌾𑌰-𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌃 - of the three worlds the weight bearing; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌃 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁-𑌭𑌾𑌰- - of Thee the immense weight (causing); 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌂𑌪𑌿-𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍃𑌂𑌭𑌿-𑌜𑌲𑌾 - swirling and swelling with its waters; 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌮 - started to submerge; 𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌃-𑌶𑌤𑌕𑌂 - the area of a hundred bows (in measurement); 𑌤𑌟𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌝𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌿 - on the river bed, and suddenly; 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌟-𑌘𑍋𑌷𑌵𑌤𑍀 - (the river) made an intense roar;

Translation
When, Thou the bearer of the weight of the three worlds, jumped, Thy immense weight caused the waters to swirl and swell. On the river bed an area of a hundred bows (yards) submerged, as a sudden roar arose from the river.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌥 𑌦𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌤-
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌦𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌭𑌰𑍈𑌃 ।
𑌉𑌦𑌕𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌦𑌗𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌗𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿-
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌽𑌂𑌧𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌃 ॥4॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌥 𑌦𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁 - then, in all the directions and the intermediary directions; 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌤-𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌤- - turbulent swirling; 𑌉𑌦𑌰-𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿-𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌦-𑌭𑌰𑍈𑌃 - from the middle of the waters roaring aloud; 𑌉𑌦𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍍-𑌉𑌦𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍- - from (that) water came out; 𑌉𑌰𑌗𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃- - the king of serpents; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍- - near Thee; 𑌅𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤-𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌾- - disturbed and angered; 𑌅𑌂𑌧𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌃 - and so blinded (with rage);

Translation
The loud roar from the middle of the waters which extended to all the directions and the intermediary directions, disturbed and angered the serpent king Kaaliya. He came out of the water and rushed up to Thee in a fit of blinded anger.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌫𑌣𑌶𑍃𑌂𑌗𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌸𑍃𑌮𑌰-
𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌣𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌂𑌬𑍁𑌧𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌤𑌃 𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌯𑌥𑌾
𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌶𑍃𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌣𑌮𑌂𑌜𑌨𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌮𑌿𑌵 ॥5॥

Meaning
𑌫𑌣-𑌶𑍃𑌂𑌗- - (with) hoods , peak (like); 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰-𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍃𑌮𑌰- - thousands of them emitting; 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌤𑍍-𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿-𑌕𑌣- - burning like fire flakes; 𑌉𑌗𑍍𑌰-𑌵𑌿𑌷-𑌅𑌂𑌬𑍁𑌧𑌰𑌮𑍍 - fierce poison fluid bearing; 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌤𑌃 𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌨𑌂 - in front the serpent; 𑌸𑌮𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌃 - (Thou) saw; 𑌬𑌹𑍁-𑌶𑍃𑌂𑌗𑌿-𑌗𑌣𑌮𑍍- - many peaked; 𑌅𑌂𑌜𑌨-𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌮𑍍-𑌇𑌵 - black mountain, as if;

Translation
Thou saw the serpent in front with his thousands of peak like hoods emitting burning fire flakes and fierce poison fluid, looking like a many peaked black mountain.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌦𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌷-
𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌭𑌰𑌃 𑌸 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌗𑌃 ।
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌦𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌬𑌲𑌂
𑌸𑌮𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌯𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌟𑌚𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑌹𑍋 ॥6॥

Meaning
𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌤𑍍-𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿 - with flaming eyes; 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌤𑍍-𑌉𑌗𑍍𑌰-𑌵𑌿𑌷- - emitting deadly poison; 𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍-𑌊𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌭𑌰𑌃 - breathing out intense heat; 𑌸 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌗𑌃 - that huge serpent; 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌦𑌶𑍍𑌯 - biting; 𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍-𑌅𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌬𑌲𑌂 - Thee of limitless strength; 𑌸𑌮𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌯𑌤𑍍- - coiled (around Thee); 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌟-𑌚𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑍍- - making invisible Thy movements; 𑌅𑌹𑍋 - Alas;

Translation
Alas! That huge serpent emitting deadly poison and breathing out intense heat, bit Thee of limitless strength, all over Thy body. Then it coiled around Thee making Thy body and Thy movements invisible.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌥𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌤𑍇
𑌤𑌟𑌗𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌧𑍇𑌨𑍁𑌗𑌣𑍇 ।
𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌗𑍇𑌹𑌤𑌲𑍇𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌤𑌂
𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌗𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌃 ॥𑍭॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍- - not seeing Thee; 𑌅𑌥-𑌆𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌤𑍇 - then distressed; 𑌤𑌟-𑌗𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑌿 - (who) to the bank (of river Yamunaa) had come; 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌕-𑌧𑍇𑌨𑍁-𑌗𑌣𑍇 - the children and the cows all; 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜-𑌗𑍇𑌹-𑌤𑌲𑍇-𑌅𑌪𑌿- - in Gokula houses also; 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤-𑌶𑌤𑌂 - evil omens innumerable; 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌗𑌤𑌾 - seeing went; 𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌃 - towards Yamunaa the Gopas;

Translation
The Gopa boys and the cows were distressed when they did not see Thee, and went to the bank of the river Yamunaa. In the houses in Gokula also the Gopas saw hundreds of evil omens and they also rushed towards Yamunaa.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌖𑌿𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌦𑍀𑌯 𑌦𑌶𑌾-
𑌮𑌵𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌷𑍁 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌭𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌵𑌾-
𑌦𑍁𑌦𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌤 𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌜𑍁𑌷𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌾 ॥𑍮॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌖𑌿𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍁 - (as) all of them; 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍋 - O Lord; 𑌭𑌵𑌦𑍀𑌯-𑌦𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍 - Thy plight; 𑌅𑌵𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯 - seeing; 𑌜𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌷𑍁 - ready to give up their; 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌭𑌰𑌮𑍍 - lives; 𑌫𑌣𑌿-𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌨𑌮𑍍- - the coils of the snake; 𑌆𑌶𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯 - quickly shedding; 𑌜𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍-𑌉𑌦𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌤 - hastily emerged; 𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌜𑍁𑌷𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌾 - with a smile, Thou;

Translation
O Lord! All of them were overwhelmed with grief on seeing Thy plight and were ready to give up their lives in order to save Thee. Just then, Thou quickly shed the coils of the snake and hastily emerged with a smile.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌫𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍍
𑌨𑌨𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌾 ।
𑌕𑌲𑌶𑌿𑌂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌨𑍂𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌮𑌂𑌜𑍁𑌮𑌿𑌲-
𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌕𑌂𑌕𑌣𑌸𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌸𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌣𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍯॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌤𑌃 - climbing upon then; 𑌫𑌣𑌿-𑌰𑌾𑌜-𑌫𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍍 - the serpent king,s hoods; 𑌨𑌨𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌾 - dance was performed by Thee; 𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍁-𑌪𑌾𑌦-𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌾 - with delicate feet beautiful; 𑌕𑌲𑌶𑌿𑌂𑌜𑌿𑌤-𑌨𑍂𑌪𑍁𑌰- - the gentle sound of the anklets; 𑌮𑌂𑌜𑍁-𑌮𑌿𑌲𑌤𑍍- - beautifully mingling with; 𑌕𑌰-𑌕𑌂𑌕𑌣-𑌸𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌲- - the bangles on the wrists'; 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌣𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 - tinkling;

Translation
Then Thou mounted on the hoods of the serpent king and danced with Thy delicate beautiful feet. The gentle sound of the anklets mingled beautifully and rhythmically with the tinkling of the bangles on Thy wrists.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌜𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌶𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌯𑍋
𑌵𑌵𑍃𑌷𑍁𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 𑌨𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌗𑍇𑌹𑌪𑌤𑍇
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌸 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥10॥

Meaning
𑌜𑌹𑍃𑌷𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌶𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌃- - rejoiced the Gopas; 𑌤𑍁𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍁𑌃-𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌯𑌃 - sang hymns the sages; 𑌵𑌵𑍃𑌷𑍁𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿 - showered flowers; 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰-𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌃 - the gods' groups; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 𑌨𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 - when Thou danced; 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌗𑍇𑌹𑌪𑌤𑍇 - O Lord of Guruvaayur; 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 - save; 𑌸 - That (Thou); 𑌮𑌾𑌂 - me; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍- - Thou; 𑌅𑌦𑌾𑌂𑌤-𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍 - (from) severe illness;

Translation
As Thou performed the dance, the Gopas rejoiced, the sages sang hymns, and the gods showered flowers. O Lord of the Guruvaayur temple! Such that Thou are, save me from the severe illness.

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