Garuda Gamana Tava Charana – Swami Bharati Tirtha

Verse 1

गरुडगमन तव चरणकमलमिह

मनसि लसतु मम नित्यम् | मनसि लसतु मम नित्यम् ॥

मम तापमपाकुरु देव |  मम पापमपाकुरु देव ॥

garuḍagamana tava caraṇakamalamiha

manasi lasatu mama nityam | manasi lasatu mama nityam ॥

mama tāpamapākuru deva | mama pāpamapākuru deva ॥

Meaning :

• garuḍa-gamana = Oh (God), who travels on Garuda;
• tava = your; caraṇa-kamalam = lotus feet; lasatu = let (it) shine; nityam = always; iha = here; mama manasi = in my mind;
• deva = O God; apākuru = remove; mama = my; tāpam = sufferings;
• deva = O God; apākuru = remove; mama = my; pāpam = sins;

अन्वयः

हे गरुडगमन | तव चरणकमलम् इह मम मनसि नित्यं लसतु | मम मनसि नित्यम् लसतु | हे देव | मम तापम् अपाकुरु | हे देव | मम पापम् अपाकुरु ॥

Verse 2

जलजनयन विधिनमुचिहरणमुख-

विबुधविनुतपदपद्म | विबुधविनुतपदपद्म

मम तापमपाकुरु देव | मम पापमपाकुरु देव ॥

jalajanayana vidhinamuciharaṇamukha

vibudhavinutapadapadma | vibudhavinutapadapadma

mama tāpamapākuru deva | mama pāpamapākuru deva ॥

Meaning:

• jalaja-nayana = O (God), whose eyes are like lotus
• pada-padma = O (God), who has lotus feet; vinuta = that is worshipped by; vibudha = numerous learned ones ; mukha = starting with; vidhi = Brahma (and); namuci-haraṇa = Indra, the killer of Namuci
• deva = O God; apākuru = remove; mama = my; tāpam = sufferings;
• deva = O God; apākuru = remove; mama = my; pāpam = sins;

अन्वयः

हे जलजनयन | हे विधिनमुचिहरणमुखविबुधविनुतपदपद्म | हे विबुधविनुतपदपद्म | हे देव | मम तापम् अपाकुरु | हे देव | मम पापम् अपाकुरु ॥

Verse 3

भुजगशयन भव मदनजनक मम

जननमरण-भयहारी | जननमरण-भयहारी

मम तापमपाकुरु देव | मम पापमपाकुरु देव ॥

bhujagaśayana bhava madanajanaka mama

jananamaraṇa-bhayahārī | jananamaraṇa-bhayahārī

mama tāpamapākuru deva | mama pāpamapākuru deva ॥

English Meaning

• bhujaga-śayana = O (God), whose bed is the serpent;
• madana-janaka = O (God), the father of Kaama;
• bhava = Become; mama = my; bhaya-hārī = dispeller of the fear; janana-maraṇa = of life and death;
• deva = O God; apākuru = remove; mama = my; tāpam = sufferings;
• deva = O God; apākuru = remove; mama = my; pāpam = sins;

अन्वयः

हे भुजगशयन | हे मदनजनक | मम जननमरणभयहारी भव | जननमरणभयहारी (भव) | हे देव | मम तापम् अपाकुरु | हे देव | मम पापम् अपाकुरु ॥

Verse 4

शङ्खचक्रधर दुष्टदैत्यहर

सर्वलोक-शरण | सर्वलोक-शरण |

मम तापमपाकुरु देव | मम पापमपाकुरु देव ॥

śaṅkhacakradhara duṣṭadaityahara

sarvaloka-śaraṇa | sarvaloka-śaraṇa

mama tāpamapākuru deva | mama pāpamapākuru deva ॥

English Meaning:

• śaṅkha-cakra-dhara = O (God), who adorns the conch and the disc;
• duṣṭa-daitya-hara = O (God), the destroyer of the wicked Asuras;
• sarva-loka-śaraṇa = O (God), the sole refuge for the entire world;
• deva = O God; apākuru = remove; mama = my; tāpam = sufferings;
• deva = O God; apākuru = remove; mama = my; pāpam = sins;

अन्वयः

हे शङ्खचक्रधर |  हे दुष्टदैत्यहर | हे सर्वलोकशरण | हे सर्वलोकशरण | हे देव | मम तापम् अपाकुरु | हे देव | मम पापम् अपाकुरु ॥

Verse 5

अगणित-गुणगण अशरणशरणद

विदलित-सुररिपुजाल | विदलित-सुररिपुजाल

मम तापमपाकुरु देव | मम पापमपाकुरु देव ॥

agaṇita-guṇagaṇa aśaraṇaśaraṇada

vidalita-suraripujāla | vidalita-suraripujāla

mama tāpamapākuru deva | mama pāpamapākuru deva ॥

English Meaning:

• agaṇita-guṇa-gaṇa = O (God), who possesses a collection of innumerable good qualities
• aśaraṇa-śaraṇada = O (God), who is the giver of protection, to those without any refuge
• vidalita-sura-ripu-jāla = O (God), who destroyed the collection of Asuras, the enemies of the Devas
• deva = O God; apākuru = remove; mama = my; tāpam = sufferings;
• deva = O God; apākuru = remove; mama = my; pāpam = sins;

अन्वयः

हे अगणितगुणगण | हे अशरणशरणद |  हे विदलितसुररिपुजाल | हे देव | मम तापम् अपाकुरु | हे देव | मम पापम् अपाकुरु ॥

Verse 6

भक्तवर्यमिह भूरिकरुणया

पाहि भारतीतीर्थम् | पाहि भारतीतीर्थम् |

मम तापमपाकुरु देव | मम पापमपाकुरु देव ॥

bhaktavaryamiha bhūrikaruṇayā

pāhi bhāratītīrtham | pāhi bhāratītīrtham

mama tāpamapākuru deva | mama pāpamapākuru deva ॥

English Meaning:

• pāhi = You protect; iha = here; bhūri-karuṇayā = with overwhelming compassion; bhāratītīrtham = Sri Bharati Tirtha Swami; bhakta-varyam = who is a principal devotee;
• deva = O God; apākuru = remove; mama = my; tāpam = sufferings;
• deva = O God; apākuru = remove; mama = my; pāpam = sins;

अन्वयः

(त्वम्) इह भूरिकरुणया भक्तवर्यं भारतीतीर्थं पाहि | हे देव | मम तापम् अपाकुरु | हे देव | मम पापम् अपाकुरु ॥

Music Notations:
NSS SSS RS NSS SSS RS
RGG GGP MGR , R,
NNN RRR GP GR S,
SRRG GG GPMG R, R,
SND NNR, GPGR S,;
SND NNR, GP nrgr srgr S,

Thanks to Sri Surya Subrahmanyam for the notation.

References:

1. Dance Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVxB1xde5lg
2. Sanskrit Text –   https://meerasubbarao.wordpress.com/2017/04/26/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B9-garudagamana-tava-charanakamalami/
3. English Meaning – http://www.speakingtree.in/blog/maha-vishnu-stotra
4. Veena recital by Sri Surya Subrahmanyam – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBrpNDzOQdk