രാഗം - നളത്ത

താളം - രൂപകം

ധ്യാനി - പന്തീരടി പൂജ

ദേവത - കൃഷ്ണൻ

Raagam - Nalanda

Thaalam - Rupaka

Dhyani - Pantheeradi Puja

Deity - Krishna

മുരളീരവ തരളീകൃത

മുനി മാനസ മമലം

മുര ദാനവ നരകാസുര

കുല നാശന മമലം |

ചിരമംബര തടിനീകൃത

നിലയം ചിലവലയം

പുരുഷോത്തമ അനിശം

പരിപാലയേ സതത വിലയം ||

Muralīrava taraḷīkr̥ta

Muni mānasa mamalam

Mura dānava Narakāsura

Kula nāśana mamalam

Chiramambara taṭinīkr̥ta

Nilayam chila valayam

Purushōttama aniśam

PariPālayē satata vilayam

Singer :  Achyuth Ajith

Audio reference : Personal recording

Summary :     This majestic hymn uses exquisite alliteration and rhythmic cadences to praise the dual nature of Lord Krishna—as both the enchanting divine musician and the supreme destroyer of evil. The first part highlights the mesmerizing power of His flute, which is so profound that it captivates and melts even the highly detached, meditative minds of great sages. It simultaneously extols His valor as the savior of the universe who wiped out tyrannical forces like Mura and Narakasura. The second part visualizes Him in His eternal playground along the pristine banks of the Yamuna River, dancing with jingling anklets. It concludes as a deep, heartfelt prayer of complete surrender, where the devotee begs Purushottama (the Ultimate Soul) for continuous lifelong protection while striving to dissolve their own ego completely into His divine presence.

മുരളീരവ തരളീകൃത (Muralīrava taraḷīkr̥ta)

Whose divine flute music (muralee-rava) melts and deeply stirs (tharaleekritha)...

മുനി മാനസ മമലം (Muni mānasa mamalam)

...the pure, blemishless (amalam) minds of the silent sages and saints (muni-maanasa).

മുര ദാനവ നരകാസുര (Mura dānava Narakāsura)

O Destroyer of the demons Mura and Narakasura

കുല നാശന മമലം (Kula nāśana mamalam)

...You who eradicated their entire wicked lineage and influence

ചിരമംബര തടിനീകൃത (Chiramambara taṭinīkr̥ta)

Who has for a long time (chiram) made the banks of the river that mirrors the sky (referring to the sacred Yamuna river, ambara thadinee)...

നിലയം ചിലവലയം (Nilayam chila valayam)

...His divine abode (nilayam) and the playground for His anklet-tinkling dances (chila-valayam).

പുരുഷോത്തമ അനിശം (Purushōttama aniśam)

Oh Purushottama (the Supreme Being), at all times

പരിപാലയേ സതത വിലയം (PariPālayē satata vilayam)

...protect me as I constantly merge (sathatha vilayam) my mind in absolute surrender unto You.