രാഗം - ആരഭി  

താളം - ആദി  

ദേവത - കൃഷ്ണൻ (ചിറ്റൂരപ്പൻ)

രചന - എം.  ബാലചന്ദ്ര  മേനോൻ

Ragam - Aarabhi

Thalam - Aadi

Deity - Krishna (Chittoor)

Lyrics - M. Balachandra Menon

|പല്ലവി|

കാർമുകിൽ വര്ണാ ഹരേ വന്ദേ

ചാരു കളേവര ചിത്പുരി വാസാ

|ചരണം-1|

കരുണാകര ജയ കാമിത ദായക

കഥന നിഖില ഹര കമലാകാന്താ

കരിവര ദർപ്പ വിനാശന വന്ദേ

കംസ നിഷൂദന വന്ദേ ഭഗവൻ

(കാർമുകിൽ വര്ണാ)

|ചരണം-2|

ജനന മരണ ദുരിതാഖില  മോചന

ജഗദാ ഖില പരിപാലന ലോല

ജഗദോധാരണ കര്‍മ്മ നിരത

ജഗദീശ്വര ജയ വന്ദേ  ഭഗവൻ

(കാർമുകിൽ വര്ണാ)

|Pallavi|

Kaarmukil varnna hare vandhe

Chaaru kalevara chithpuri vaasaa

|Charanam-1|

Karunaakara jaya kaamitha daayaka

Kathana nikhila hara kamalaakaanthaa

Karivara dharppa vinaashana vandhe

Kamsa nishoodhana vandhe bhagavan

(Kaarmukil varnna...)

|Charanam-2|

Janana marana durithaakhila mochana

Jagadaakhila paripaalana lola

Jagadhodhaarana karmma niratha

Jagadeeshwara jaya vandhe bhagavan

(Kaarmukil varnna...)

Singer : Balakrishnan Madakkappillil  

Audio reference :  

Summary :       This song is a heartfelt hymn praising Lord Krishna as the beautiful, dark-complexioned deity residing in Chitpuri (Chittoor Sree Krishnaswamy Temple). It exalts Him as the compassionate slayer of Kamsa and the destroyer of all grief. The lyrics celebrate His role as the loving protector of the cosmos who liberates devotees from the painful cycle of birth and death. Ultimately, it stands as a prayer of complete surrender to the supreme Lord of the universe.

Pallavi: I bow to You, Oh Hari, whose complexion is the color of dark rain clouds! I bow to You, Oh Lord with the beautiful form, who resides in Chitpuri (Chittoor).

Charanam 1: Glory to You, the source of all compassion and the granter of all desired boons! You are the beloved of Lakshmi (Kamala-kantha) and the destroyer of all grief and worldly miseries. I bow to You, who shattered the pride of the mighty elephant (Kuvalayapeeda), and I bow to You, Oh Lord, the slayer of Kamsa.

Charanam 2: You are the liberator from all the agonizing cycles of birth and death. You take supreme delight in protecting and nurturing the entire universe, and You are constantly intent on the upliftment and salvation of the world. Victory to You, Oh Lord of the universe, I bow to You, Oh Supreme Divine.