bhaja bhaja re bhagavantam, harihara putramanantam ।। (Chorus)
O soul! Sing, sing the praises of the Lord; the infinite; the son of Hari (Viṣṇu) and Hara (Śiva).
maṇikaṇṭhahāraṃ keralakumāram, śārdūlavāhaṃ varjitavivāham ।
śabarīgirīśaṃ mahiṣīvināśam, śāstāramevaṃ dhyāyāmi devam ।।
To the one wearing a garland of gems; to the child of Kerala; To the one riding on a tiger; to the unmarried boy; To the Lord of the Śabarī hill, to the killer of Mahiṣī-demon; I pray to the God, called Śāstā.
śivaviṣṇutejassaṃyogabhājam, saṃsārapāraṃ śrutivākyasāram ।
sopānamālā-madhiruhya līlā-saṅkalpalokaṃ kalayantamekam ।।
(I worship) The divine power born to the divine couple, Śiva and Viṣṇu (Mohinī); The other shore of the world-sea (the God who is beyond the world-sea); the essence of the Veda; The one who has ascended the series of eighteen steps and is sitting there, viewing His creation for entertainment.
ekaikavīraṃ saundaryamāram, yogīndradhīraṃ hṛtabhūmibhāram ।
pampāvihāraṃ hṛdayaikacoram, dattāvatāraṃ municittacāram ।।
(I worship) The only hero, who is beautiful like Cupid; the mighty king of yogis;
The one who eradicated demons from the earth;
The one walking on the banks of Pampā lake;
The stealer of hearts; the incarnated Datta; the one who plays around in the minds of sages.
ālīḍhakāntaṃ niśśreṇikāntam, vedāntaśāntaṃ cinmudrayāntam ।
anādyanantaṃ makarāṃśumantam, jyotissphurantaṃ śikhivajjvalantam ।।
(I worship) the one sitting in the ālīḍha style on the last step (18th step);
The spiritually peaceful one, showing the cinmudrā hand-gesture;
The one who is beginningless and endless;
The light of the Capricorn zodiac sign;
The one who is seen in the light of a flame (jyoti); the one burning like fire.