17. AMBARAME THANNEERE

ambaramE thaNNeerE sORE aRam seyyum

emberumaan nandhagOpaalaa ezhundhiraay

kombanaarkku ellaam kozhundhE kula viLakkE

emberumaatti yasOdhaay aRivuRaay

ambaram ooda aRuththu Ongi ulagu aLandha

umbar kOmaanE uRangaadhu ezhundhiraay

sem poR kazhaladi chelvaa baladhEvaa

umbiyum neeyun uRangElOr embaavaay.

MEANING:

Oh King Nandagopa, reputed in charity for who donates many clothes, abundant water and large quantity of food, please wake up. Oh queen Yashodha, who is the head of our ladies group, who shines like a light among our cow-herd community, whom I adore, please wake up. Oh Lord, who took a gigantic form and pierced the space to scale all the worlds, please wake up Oh Lord Balarama, whose feet are adorned by anklets made of gold, please wake up along with your younger brother.