Mantra Raja Pada Stotram Shloka 9

sAkshAt – in person, himself

svakAle – at the right time

samprAptam – reaching, arriving

mrtyum – death

shatrugaNanvitam – hordes of enemy

bhaktanam – the devotees

nashayed – destroys which

yastu – lets happen

mrtyu-mrtyum – death to death i.e. who overloards even Death i.e. Lord Yama

namami – salute

aham – I

Who, for the sake of devotees, reaching at the right time,

in person destroys the death and hordes of enemies – That “Death to Death”, I salute

Mantra Raja Pada Stotram Shlokas 7 and 8

Yah – which

nAma – name

smaraNAd – remembering

bheetAh – fearful

bhuta – ghosts

vetALa – spirits

rAkshasah – demons

rogAdhyAshcha – all types of diseases

praNashyanti – get destroyed

bheeShaNam – terrifying, dreadful

tam – Yourself

namAmyaham – I salute

By remembering whose name, all the ghosts, spirits and demons become fearful

Who destroys all types of diseases, I salute that terrifying form of Yourself

Sarvo – All, entire

Api – even

Yam – in whom

samAshrityam – is assembled; collectively present

sakalam – in total

bhadram – auspisciousness

ashnute – is filled with

The One who is completely filled with the collection of all auspiciousness

Shriya – Prosperity, Happiness

Bhadraya – Happily, joyfully

juSTo – worshipping

yastam – deposited

bhadram – Auspicious one

namami – salute

aham – I

Worshipping Whom one gets all prosperity and happiness, I salute That Auspicious One

The One who is full of all auspiciousness things, and worshipping Whom, one gets all prosperity and happiness, I salute that Auspicious One

Ek Onkar

Mula Mantra of Sikhism:

Ek Onkar - The One Om - which is the Ultimate
Satnaam - Everlasting Strong and Virtuous Name (Existence)
Karta Purakh - The Creator Purusha
Akaal Murat - Eternal Form
Ajuni - without yoni (juni) - meaning without birth and death
Saibhan - sweh+bhang - sweh - self-illuminating; bhang - understanding
Gur Parsaad - Understood by the Grace of a True Guru

The One, who is Everlasting, Pure and Strong
The Creator of Everything, with Eternal Form
He is Unborn, Deathless and Self-illuminating
Only the true Guru provides his Understanding

Trying my hand at a Sanskrit rendering of this:

omkaram advitiyam sat purusham
avyayam ajam nityam shashvatam
svayambhu svayam jyoti
guru anugraha prasadam

(ajah nityah shashvatah is given in Bhagavad Gita 2.20)


My understanding of these words is thanks to Shri Jagadish Sharma who contributed the following on Quora. Thanks to Quora as well for giving the medium to provide this valuable knowledge. 

Word by Word given below is copied from: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-Sikh-phrase-%E2%80%9CIk-Onkar%E2%80%9D

ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ੴ सति नामु करता पुरखु निरभउ निरवैरु अकाल मूरति अजूनी सैभं गुर प्रसादि ॥
ik-oNkaar sat naam kartaa purakh nirbha-o nirvair akaal moorat ajoonee saibhaN gur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self-Existent. By Guru’s Grace ~

॥ ਜਪੁ ॥
॥ जपु ॥
jap.
Chant And Meditate:

ਆਦਿ ਸਚੁ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਚੁ ॥
आदि सचु जुगादि सचु ॥
aad sach jugaad sach.
True In The Primal Beginning. True Throughout The Ages.

ਹੈ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹੋਸੀ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ॥੧॥
है भी सचु नानक होसी भी सचु ॥१॥

hai bhee sach naanak hosee bhee sach. ||1||
True Here And Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True. ||1||

ਸੋਚੈ ਸੋਚਿ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਜੇ ਸੋਚੀ ਲਖ ਵਾਰ ॥

सोचै सोचि न होवई जे सोची लख वार ॥
sochai soch na hova-ee jay sochee lakh vaar.
By thinking, He cannot be reduced to thought, even by thinking hundreds of thousands of times.

ਚੁਪੈ ਚੁਪ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਜੇ ਲਾਇ ਰਹਾ ਲਿਵ ਤਾਰ ॥
चुपै चुप न होवई जे लाइ रहा लिव तार ॥
chupai chup na hova-ee jay laa-ay rahaa liv taar.
By remaining silent, inner silence is not obtained, even by remaining lovingly absorbed deep within.

ਭੁਖਿਆ ਭੁਖ ਨ ਉਤਰੀ ਜੇ ਬੰਨਾ ਪੁਰੀਆ ਭਾਰ ॥
भुखिआ भुख न उतरी जे बंना पुरीआ भार ॥
bhukhi-aa bhukh na utree jay bannaa puree-aa bhaar.
The hunger of the hungry is not appeased, even by piling up loads of worldly goods.

ਸਹਸ ਸਿਆਣਪਾ ਲਖ ਹੋਹਿ ਤ ਇਕ ਨ ਚਲੈ ਨਾਲਿ ॥
सहस सिआणपा लख होहि त इक न चलै नालि ॥
sahas si-aanpaa lakh hohi ta ik na chalai naal.
Hundreds of thousands of clever tricks, but not even one of them will go along with you in the end.

ਕਿਵ ਸਚਿਆਰਾ ਹੋਈਐ ਕਿਵ ਕੂੜੈ ਤੁਟੈ ਪਾਲਿ ॥
किव सचिआरा होईऐ किव कूड़ै तुटै पालि ॥
kiv sachi-aaraa ho-ee-ai kiv koorhai tutai paal.
So how can you become truthful? And how can the veil of illusion be torn away?

ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ਚਲਣਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਲਿਖਿਆ ਨਾਲਿ ॥੧॥
हुकमि रजाई चलणा नानक लिखिआ नालि ॥१॥
hukam rajaa-ee chalnaa naanak likhi-aa naal. ||1||
O Nanak, it is written that you shall obey the Hukam of His Command, and walk in the Way of His Will. ||1||

Ek onkaar

The methodology which I have followed is like this....

First I am giving the true meanings of individual words ....followed by the combined meanings which do evolve thereafter based on those meanings I have given the felt interpretations which are close to the true meanings but are limited by the true meanings of these words itself....

Ek....means..one... alone.

'O'.....You

(simultaneously also means)

Aum.....is a third Sambodhan..has no equivalent in English...nearest is.. Address....Like. .. first two Sambodhan (address) types are 'I' n 'You' and all other related words used for these. Third Sambodhan is when one as 'I' addresses oneself/himself as 'You'.

Aakaar.....meaning shape, body physical being/entity having physical dimensions like length, breadth, height, volume, area, solidity, density,visibility etc etc.

So ..

'Onkaar'......you the physical being with/having a body/shape.

Or

'Aumkaar'.....is made of Aum + Aakaar. It really means is, that one/you as 'I' are looking at oneself/himself/yourself from outside as a separate body/Aakaar and then addressing oneself/himself/ yourself as 'You'.....meaning one is addressing to himself/to withinself n not any outside person/body.

Sat.....Pure.....without impurities of any kind.....Your True self..... means what you with your true capabilities which actually are there in you and not what you yourself or others feel/think about you or the capabilities they think you have.

Naam....... अस्तित्व.....name.. means assigning naming ..finding knowing...recognising...accepting ....understanding ... to an existence...etc For example water exists by itself but when it has turned into a flow we name it as Gaga. So one exists as a person but is called by a name.

Karta.....responder....actioner. ....worker...doer... करने कमाने वाला

Purukh....purush. .. . Person..

Nirbhaey. .....without/beyond /without hesitation or fear....

Nirvaeh...... going around doing self social n personal/self life functions of survival.....as well as....peaceful, tolerant, helpful, care, supporting etc etc interaction with others etc

Akaal....meaning.....having or judging ability of finding or becoming aware of the time/period of existence of (your) life span you'll have or are going to have.

Moorat. .....means imaginative statue/ view/ construct. मूरत मन के विचार से, दर्शन से उत्पन्न होती है, बनाई जाती है इमैजिनेशन से l

Ajuuni......without juuni (another life)...meaning you will not pass thru another Yoni (juuni) or take birth. and even if you do you have no means to know n establish that fact fully ie you will take rebirth.

Sweh/swaha....means both self n also disintegration/death/ destruction n then spreading out into the environment/universe.

Bhung/Bhanj.....Understand ....samajh (verb)....maan (accept)

Gur..aya..guru.se.... from teacher another meaning is of being enlightened/knowledgeable /aware of things (positive) related to environment, relationships, health (body) n mind (peaceful n stressless)

Prasad....gains like happiness n things you/one receive n enjoys in this world...

Jap/Jup....means contemplate....plan...make effort to achieve.

Now the combined meaning of this above mentioned portion of Mantar is....

Hey man(Purush - human being,not differentiated by Male or Female or transmission forms) You (Onkaar) understand (this clearly) the truth that you must understand is that, you are alone n only one by yourself (ek) in existence (name) n have one (ek) life (not get another life/birth - ajuuni) lifespan (period) of which you don't/will not/can not know (akaal) nor should you (try waste effort/time) be/by imagining (the period n then living in fear for it or worrying due to it ie death or dying) after which/that you will die n disintegrate (sweh/swaha); so contemplate, plan n make effort (Jap), and respond (live your whatever life/living moments) in/with knowledge n awareness, to achieve in your life all fruitful n enjoyable moments (Gurprasaad) while conducting day to day or moment to moment transactions of life with self n with fellow-beings (Nirveh) without fear (Nirbhaey ho kar). (only then you will live a true enjoyable and happy life).

NEXT.....

Aadi/Aadh....The event of/signifying the Beginning

Jugaadi/jugaadh.....The Time/Period since The Event Beginning.

Sach.....is a Fact

Hai Ve....the present is also there....it is there happening...

Nanak....

Hosi.....the happening to take place in future.

This Mantar means that the fact is 'The beginning' happened n since then 'the Time-a Period' has passed (with many happennungs) also 'The Present' is happening n so will 'the happennungs' will take place in future and all this is a fact....and will remain such....so accept that n there is no need to think much about these specially when it leads you to imagine or create my fears in n around you which will hinder your happiness n good life.

Sochiey. . By thinking (just by)

Soch.....na hoviey.....what you think does not happen. (Doesn't materialise) .

Jo......if

Sochey. .....just by thinking

Lakh vaar....100000 times.

Just by thinking 100000 times...whatever one may be thinking does not happen or materialise. You have to work to make it happen.

Chupiey ...by keeping quiet (silent)

Chup .... Peace, silence or Meditation.

na hoviey ... not possible, doesn't happen.

Jo lagey rahey ........continue to try

liv taar. ..... for very long n deep

By just endless n deep thinking or meditation peace or peace of mind / happiness is not/can not be attained.

Bhukhi-aa. .....hungry person

Bhukh......hunger

Na utree.....not satiated.

Jay.......if

Banney/bane. .....are made or by making

Puree...... Roti

Abhaar/apaaar..... unlimited..

A hungry man's hunger will not be satiated by simply making unlimited purees (unless he eats)

Sahas Siaanpaa.....over smart or shortcut ideas or tricks

Lakh.......100000

Hoiee.....try

Ta.... even then

Ek.....even one

Na chalai naal....will not succeed,will not work

(In life's dealings with self and others) ideas with shortcuts n over smartness will not/can not work/succeed. (will ultimately bring pain n unhappiness).

Kiv/Kivein..... how to

Sachiyara. .... the real thing, fact, the truth, the right n the correct

Hoviey......To know/achieve/ gain/reach/to do

Koorhai/khud-hai . ...self made

Tutai. ... get removed or get broken

Paal...... illusion, cover of fear

(Then) how to remove the self made illusions n reach the truthful reality n right thing?

Hukam..... order, demand

Rajah hi..... Rular king...here it is you, your body……….. survival of self you body n living of whose/which is of concern and is in focus.

Chalnaa. ..... have to agree to (your body’s demand if you want to live peacefully n survive), fulfill, accept or obey.

Nanak likhi-aa naal...

So the crux is

you alone as one being (body) with a name must live your own life, an enlightened aware life, in awareness, truely, peacefully, with caring, with compassion, helping other beings n thus honestly interacting with fellow beings and that too enjoying it while helping n getting helped, without fear of all that unknown as well as the physical n imaginary fears you may and/or likely to generate for yourself alone or collectively with other fellow-beings including the fear of your own lifespan. Avoid making and ignoring those fears by awareness n knowledge n listening to n following the demands of your body in a just simple, adequate, real manner. This will alone give you a happy n satisfied life. Real Happiness n Inner Peace.

This interpretation is not my/an opinion, but is solely based on the true meanings which evolve from the words itself, n not on any assumptions of God n related aspects. Somehow most of us have fallen prey to the persons who play religious politics to further their own selfish ends by fooling innocent n gullible masses by exploiting their fear of unknown, other fears, simplicity, lack of knowledge, blind faiths, etc etc....

My understanding of the words in the translation given at the beginning is thanks to Shri Jagadish Sharma who contributed the above article on Quora. Thanks to Quora as well for giving the medium to provide this valuable knowledge. 

Word by Word given below is copied from: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-meaning-of-Sikh-phrase-%E2%80%9CIk-Onkar%E2%80%9D

Asynchronisms in Purana explained

Hari Vamsa Purana - 2nd chapter.
Courtesy: translation in Hindi from Gita Press Publications

Janmejaya asks Vaisampayana: You had earlier said that Daksa and wife were born from Brahma's thumbs. Then how come Daksa again was born from Prachetas. How can Daksa, who is grandson of Moon, be also his father in law.

Vaisampayana replies:

Birth and Death are natural for every being. So those who are knowledgeable (Rishis) are not obsessed (moha) by this. Daksa and others are born and die in every yuga (basically this is a cycle). (55)

Earlier they didnt have such notions of seniority and inferiority based on age. Only tapas i.e. battery power was considered of importance and prabhava i.e. ability or impact was the reason for relationships between them. (56)
Note: Normally tapas is translated as austerity, which is not the right word. Tapas is like power bank which you have accumulated by a life of sadAchAr i.e. living by right principles.

The one who understands the root essence (tattva) of this srsti i.e. creation full of creatures that are progeny of Daksa can be santAnavAn i.e. have progeny (can further creation) and after conquering all obstacles establish himself in swarga with reputation.

So the focus of Rsis is on creation (srsti). Vaisampayana replies in 3 steps. First he establishes that age is related to birth and death, which happens in every yuga. Secondly that ability, impact, battery power were what established superiority or inferiority i.e. it was a heirarchy of merit, not age. Thirdly those who understand creation can further creation. This shows the importance of creation.

Bantureethi Kolu - Service of Rama

Banthu reeti by Thyagaraja

Pallavi:

baNTu rIti koluv(i)yya(v)ayya rAma

Anupallavi:

tuNTa viNTi vAni modalaina mad(A)dula

goTTi nEla gUla jEyu nija (baNTu)

Charanam:

rOmAncam(a)nu ghana kancukamu

rAma bhaktuD(a)nu mudra biLLayu

rAma nAmam(a)nu vara khaDgamivi

rAjillun(a)yya tyAgarAjunikE (baNTu)

O Rama take me as Thy servant, Desire Anger etc the six dire enemies

May I smash to the ground empowered as a guard by thee

Let devotion to Rama be my shield

Let name of Rama be my sword

Let the emblem of Rama be my blessing

So that Thyagaraja succeeds in service of Rama

Thanks to the following link to help understand the meaning of this song:

http://www.shivkumar.org/music/bantureethi.htm

And do listen to this excellent rendition by Nithyasri Madhavan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-oOiswLILg

Janani Ninuvina

jananī ninnu vinā amba
trilōka dikkevarammā jagamulōna gāna

O Goddess, the mother (“janani” or “amba”) of the three (“tri”) worlds (“loka”)! Who else is there (“dik evvaramma?”) to take care for me on this earth (“jagamulona gaana”)?

I shed such tears on listening to the renditions of this song, that I can never remember ever. I am not even in a frame of mind to translate. I have verbatim copied a translation from here
http://www.shivkumar.org/music/janani.pdf
Thanks to shivkumar.org for this.

You can find the translation of all shlokas of this wonderful composition of the saint musician Subbaraya Sastry.

The rendition that brought copious tears (though others were equally powerful) was that of Maharajapuram Santhanam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqYwptoCqGA

Needless to say that such a song can only be composed in that peerless raga Reetigowla. This raga can melt even ice cold hearts.

And if you want a violin rendition that will play the strings of your heart, listen to this rendition by Shri Chembai K Venkitaraman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIz15veIzBg

O Mother take care of Me, who else is there but You to protect me in this samsara
I yearn to be a baby in your arms, feeling the kindness of your heart, through the warmth in your hands
In that limitless ocean of your womb, I was floating - just a small speck in the vastness - yet you fed me, took care of me. Even today take care of me in such manner, listen to my entreaties and protect me - O Mother.

Well there is one thing I would like to contribute to the translation though.
the first part of anupallavi is: Manasija Maanasa Sammodhini
In this "Manasija" is usually translated as "Cupid" or "Love God" i.e. Kamadeva by most translators. But I think the matter is a bit deeper. "Manasija" literally means "born of manasa" and "manas" can be translated as "mind' or "heart". In our philosophy there is a pretty good idea what "manas" is. Manas is the sheath on the atma, which makes it experience karma. Manas is wherein there is vrittis and samskaras. I think Shri Subbaraya Sastry (who would have composed this in some deep meditation or trance) would have meant that the Divine Mother is One who can entrap the mind - the mind is fast - it is never under control - but if one has Bhakti Bhava to the Divine Mother, then She is so strong, that She will hold the restless, unstable mind by enrapturing it with Her Divine Leela.

Interestingly in Jyotisa i.e. Vedic astrology - the 4H concerns both Mother and Manas and also Moon which is the karaka for 4H and thereby signifies both Mind and Mother. 

Nrsimha Mantra Dhyana

Refer: "Nrsimha mantra", Page 373, Brihat Tantra Sara Part 1, Translation by Kapildev Narayan, Chaukhamba Publications

माणिक्याद्रिसमप्रभं निजरुचा सन्त्रस्तरक्शोगणं
जानुन्यस्तकराम्बुजं त्रिनयनं रत्नोल्लसद्भुषणम् ।
बाहुभ्यां धृतचक्रशङ्खमनिशं दंष्ट्रोग्रवक्त्रोल्लस
ज्ज्वालाजिह्वमुदग्रकेशनिचयं वन्दे नृसिंहं विभुम् ॥

māṇikyādrisamaprabhaṃ nijarucā santrastarakśogaṇaṃ
jānunyastakarāmbujaṃ trinayanaṃ ratnollasadbhuṣaṇam ।
bāhubhyāṃ dhṛtacakraśaṅkhamaniśaṃ daṃṣṭrogravaktrollasa
jjvālājihvamudagrakeśanicayaṃ vande nṛsiṃhaṃ vibhum ॥

māṇikyādri - mountain of rubies
samaprabhaṃ - shining equal to

nijarucā - by whose personal lustre
santrasta - tremble with fear
rakśogaṇaṃ - the demonic class

jānunyastakarāmbujaṃ - whose two hands rest on his thighs
trinayanaṃ - three-eyed
ratnollasadbhuṣaṇam - who is glittering in ornaments full of gems

bāhubhyāṃ - in his two (other) arms
dhṛtacakraśaṅkhamaniśaṃ - who holds the "cakra" i.e. discus weapon and the bejeweled conch

daṃṣṭrogravaktrollasa - whose jaws (daṃṣṭra), fierce visage (ugra-vaktra) are shining brilliantly (lasa)

jjvālājihvamudagrakeśanicayaṃ - blazing flame-like (jjvālā) whose long (udagra) tongue (jihvam), whose mane (keśa) heaped upwards (nicayaṃ)

vande nṛsiṃhaṃ vibhum - Salutations (vande) to that Lord Nrsimha, who is great and all pervading (vibhum)

Whose brilliance is like mountains of rubies
Whose luster makes demons tremble with fear

The Three-eyed Who is glittering in ornaments of gems
Resting two of His hands on His thighs

And in the other two arms carries the discus and conch
Whose jaws and fierce visage shine brilliantly

Whose long tongue is like a blazing flame and mane heaped upwards, 
I salute That Lord Nrsimha who is great and all pervading