Hey, Madhava, hail, Krishna, the great!
Ragam:
Rhythm:
Story Play (Attakkatha):
Characters:
Sloka:
At that time, The weapon that adorns the right hand of Lord Vishnu and the one like an iron rod and the one who is immersed in blood of proud demons and hence red, and the one who shone like a million suns at the end of the world, and by name “chakram” approached Krishna and praised.
Hey, madhava, hail, Krishna, the great!
Hey Madhava, the killer of demon Mura, the one who incarnated as a whale,
the one who lifted Mount Mandara, the one who lifted the earth,
the one who incarnated as the Boar, the respected hail!
Hey the who incarnated as Lion-Man, The ever-so beautiful Brahmin Child – Vamana –
the valorous son of Brigu – Parashurama – hey, valorous king of Surya lineage - Sree Rama,
the one with plough in hand – Balarama – The heroic Yadava- Krishna, and who would incarnate as Kalkki – the embodiment!!
Should I be having your instructions,
what is impossible, hey eternal one,
why is that you remembered me?
Hey the one finds happiness in oneself
Oh! The destroyer of demons, the merciful, the vast, tell me, the killer of Naraka demon,the Lord of humand and gods,
the one who resides in the ocean, the protector of Maharshis, the ultimate salvager , Madhava, Hail, Krishna
I can make the ocean a desert now,
shall break the entire world, respectable one– (this me) who belongs to you
Should you be having mercy in me, the one who shines like the morning sun,
I bow you at your lotus-like feat,
the one who wears Kausthubham pearl as ornamend, hey Madhava, Krishna
[ With the completion of the sloka version, Sudarshanam roars from behind the screen and appears with torch in either hands. Performs quadra-swift culmination and steps to the tune of padam set fo Nattakkurinji Ragam and Muriyatantha beats.]
Stage Features:
With the completion of the sloka version, Sudarshanam roars from behind the screen and appears with torch in either hands. Performs quadra-swift culmination and steps to the tune of padam set fo Nattakkurinji Ragam and Muriyatantha cycle of 3.5 beats per cycle. Dharmaputra, terrified, hides behind Krishna.