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tAvaka namAmi (keertanam) - kEdAragowLa - rupaka

Introduction : Swati Tirunal composed Krutis on nine kinds of worship i.e. Nava Vidha Archana . This Kruti is about "Keertanam" (singing the glory of the Lord).

P tAvaka namAmi SubhadAni prajApAni Oh Lord Padmanabha, Your sacred name deserves to be chanted incessantly.
A.P. dEva dEva patitOpi divyatamAni yAni
kEvala mAsvAdya yAti kESava paramAmrutam||
Oh Lord of Devatas, even sinners attain salvation by tasting your nectar-like name "Kesava"
C 1 vacham yamamouLirapi noonam yatOhi param
vAlmeekiravApa mahimAnam
Sri chakOra sudhAkarASrita kOmalapadajAtA
sAcha krutirapi tadeeya jayati bhuvana punanti ||
When Valmiki uttered Rama's name unabatingly, he was bestowed with the gift of authoring " Srimadramayana". He is elated to chant your name like a chakora bird yearns for moon.
C 2 alaghu sarva nindya charitEna sadaiva hanta
kulaTAsamsakta hrudayEna
jalajAksha satvaram ajAmiLa bhusurEnApi
pralApatA yadEkamihakila mukti rAsAdita ||
Ajamila was of notorious character. He indulged with unchaste women. But when he uttered your sacred name inadvertently, you bestowed him salvation.
C 3 bAlachandraSEkharOpi kAmam yanyEva sadA
padmanAbha japati gatakAmam
SailarAja tanubhavayA sakamati vimala ruchA
kailAsachalE mahati kalita vasati raniSam ||
Lord Siva who adorns crescent moon dwells in Kailasa with Parvati the daughter of King of Himalayas. Though he conquered all disires, Siva chants your sacred name.