Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: pop-film
Song Meaning of “Sabarinatha Charanam” by Unnikrishnan
Sabarinatha Charanam is a devotional song composed by K.S.Chitra which revolves around a doting devotee’s deep love and admiration for Lord Sabarinatha -an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. As an ‘asthana sangeetham’ (music commissioned by many temples), the main theme of the song is about the all-encompassing benevolence of LordSabarinatha.
The song begins with the devotee pleading to Lord Sabarinatha to bestow his blessings in order to stay forever in his divine feet. The singer brilliantly uses powerful metaphors such as problems being tossed away like gravel and all sorrows being destroyed like a castle made of sand, to illustrate the destructive power of Lord Sabarinatha’s divine grace and love.
The devotee’s sincerity shines throughout the verse as he continuously begs the lord to shower his compassion on the faithful. He beseeches Sabarinatha to be benevolent enough to destroy ignorance and to purify the impure mind of his devotees in order to access the divine wisdom.
The singer frames his plea for divine protection and absolution with the conviction that Lord Sabarinatha’s divine presence is everywhere. He believes that Sabarinatha’s love and grace will make him reach new heights in his spiritual journey towards enlightenment.