Mukunda mala 5 & 6/40

5. Nastha dharmenavasu nichaye naiva kamopabhoghe,

    Yadyath bhavyam bhavathu bhagawan poorva karmanuroopam,

    Ethath prarthyam mama bahumatham janma janamatharepi,

   twatpadambhoruha yuga gatha nischala bhakthirasthu

Shadguna Roopa Narayana                     

 Nishchala – un shakable bhakthi

           1.       Hey Bhgavan – Sriman Narayana with the six qualities Shad Guna Roopam – Gnanam - knowledge), balam - strength    aishwaryam - wealth, veeryam - valor, shathi - power and tejas - splendor

          2.       Mama – my,me

          3.       Dharme – the dharma as doing, yagna, and good deeds providing water, planting trees etc.

          4.       Astha na – have no liking

          5.       Vasunichaye – money, wealth

          6.       Kamopabhoghe – sensual pleasures

          7.       Aastha na iva – do not have any liking at all

          8.       poorva karmanuroopam – in accordance to my previous deeds

          9.       Yadyath bhavyam – whatever should happen

        10.   Bhavathu – let it happen (but)

        11.   Twat pada ambhoruha yuga gatha – The one that the impressions of you lotus feet

        12.   Bhakthi – devotion

        13.   janma janamanthare api – birth after birth

        14.   nishchala – firm, undoubted

        15.   asthu – should be present

        16.   ethath – ithi+ath – this only

        17.   prarthyam – request, worthy of request

        18.   mama bahumatham – my liking, I would like to

Hey Bhagawan I am not interested in good deeds (dharma karyam) as doing yagnas, helping other people etc. that is supposed to take me to heaven, I also do not have lust for wealth. I never ever have any involvement or liking for sensual pleasures. Let everything happen in accordance to my past deeds. I feel the only thing worthy of requesting you is to bless me with firm, unshaken faith in you in all my brth after birth. “Twatpadambhoruha yuga gatha nischala bhakthirasthu” can also be interpreted as I should reach your lotus feet and be there forever.

6. Divi va bhuvi va mamastu vaso

   Narake va narakantaka prakramam

   Avadhirita-sarada  aravindau

   Charanau the marane api chintayami       

              Twat Charana aravindau sada  chinthayami

         1.       Narakantaka – one who ends life in hell

         2.       Mama – for me

         3.       Divi va – either in heaven (Swarga lokam)

         4.       Bhuvi va – either on earth – bhoo lokam

         5.       Narake va – or in hell

         6.       Prakramam – in accordance to your wish

         7.       Vasa: - life

         8.       Asthu – happen

         9.       Avadhirita-sarada  aravindau – beauty of the lotus that blooms in the autumn season

       10.   Charanam – feet

       11.   Marane api – at the time of death when all my sense do not function also

       12.   Chinthayami – I should think

Oh Bhagavan, Let it be your decision whether I happen to live in heaven the place where we enjoy the fruits of our good deeds or hell the place where we experience the results of my bad deeds or on earth where one experiences the results of both good and bad deeds . I am not happy or sad over that choice made by you. All I request is that even at my death bed when all my senses including my sight and muscular actions seize to function please bless me to think of your feet that is as beautiful as the lotus that blooms in the autumn season.

Narakantaka – (as referred from vyakyanam by Kanchipuram P.B.Annangaracharaiar Swamy) can mean as the one who can prevent going to hell or the one who killed Narakasura

Narakasura being killed by Sriman Narayana who came on his garuda with Sathyabhama an incarnation of Bhooma Devi

 Narakasura was born during perumals Varaha avataram when perumal pricked Bhoomi Devi with his boar. As he was born at an inauspicious time he had the qualities of an asura or a rakshasa. Living in his kingdom of  Pragjyotisha he captivated the daughters of the devas, gandharvas and many princesses with the intention of marrying them. Narakasura also carried away Lord varunas umbrella,  mandhakinis cliff rathaparvatham and Athithi Devis’s earings. He was also waiting for an opportunity to carry away Indras Iravatham elephant. Indra out of fear came to Lord Krishna requesting for be help. Lord Krishna summoned his Garuda and came along with his consert Sathyabhama who is the incarnation of mother earth Bhooma Devi to the town of Prakjothisha and his ministers and others in his army and eventually killed Narakasura himself with his Chakrayudham or the Sudarshana Chakram. Lord Krishna also released all the 10,100 women, took them to Dwaraka and married them.