Twameva Sharanam

P
twamEva SaraNam twamEva SaraNam
kamalOdara Sri jagannAdha ||

Oh Jagannadha the lord of the universe with lotus on navel, I seek refuge in you only.

C 1
vAsudEva krishNa vAmana narasimha
Sri sateeSa sarasija nEtra
bhushaNa vallabha purushOttama peeta
kousEya vasana jagannAdha ||

Oh Jagannadha, you are Vasudeva, Krishna, Vamana and Narasimha. Lakshmi is your consort.Your eyes are beautiful like lotus. You are the lord of learned. You are the supreme person wearing yellow costume.

C 2
balabhadrAnuja paramapurusha dugdha
jaladhi vihAra kunjara varada
sulabha subhadrAsumukha surESwara
kalidOsha haraNa jagannAdha ||

Oh Jagannadha, Balarama is your brother. You are the supreme god reclining on milk-ocean. You are savior of Gajendra. You are easily pleased. You are dear to Subhadra. You are the lord of Devatas. You eradicate evils of Kali age.

C 3
vaTapatra Sayana bhuvana pAlana jantu
ghaTakAra karaNa SrungArAdhipA
paTutara nitya vaibhava rAya tiru vEn
kaTagiri nilaya jagannAdha ||

Oh Jagannadha, you recline on banyan leaf. You are the ruler of worlds. You are embodiment of beauty. Your eternal glory is full of splendour. Your holy abode is Venkatagiri.