Sripadaraja Virachita - Sri MadhwanAma.

Translated by shrI Hunsur Sriprasad.

ಜಯಜಯ ಜಗಟ್ರಾನ ಜಗಡೊಳಗೆ ಸುಟ್ರಾನ
ಅಖಿಳಗುಣ ಸಧ್ಧಾಮ ಮದ್ವನಾಮ!

Jayajaya jagatraaNa jagadoLage sutraaNa
akhiLaguNa saDhaama maDhwanaama!

Summarized meaning

May he grant us good fortune, the one who provides sustenance to the world, who is the most powerful amongst all jIvas, the abode of all (good) qualities, the one having the name of Madhwa. Alternatively, victory (or Hail) to the one who provides sustenance to the world, who is the most powerful amongst all jIvas, the abode of all (good) qualities, the one having the name of Madhwa.

Detailed meaning

jaya

shrIpAdarAjaru begins his poem with a quick prayer to vAyu to bring about mangaLa (auspiciousness) to all of us. This is very appropriate because scriptures describe vAyu as "parama mangaLa svarUpa" (the embodiment of auspiciousness), "pradhAna anga" (primary arm) of Hari.

"jaya" also means victory. The biggest victory that any jIva (sentient being) can hope for is mOksha or mukti (liberation from the cycle of birth and death). vAyu helps deserving souls reach this goal in a variety of ways - by providing correct jnyana (knowledge) about the Lord, inspiring correct thoughts and actions, and finally recommending the soul's case to the Lord. After Hari and lakShmI, vAyu (and brahmA) have the power to propel a soul towards liberation.

"jaya" also means supreme or the highest. This too is appropriate since vAyu is considered jIvOttama (the highest amongst all jIvas).

jagatrANa

The shAstrAs tell us that vAyu keeps reciting the haMsa mantra "hamsaH sO&ham svAha" 21600 times every day in all souls, offering this to hamsanAmaka paramAtma (Hari). As long as vAyu is in the body, it is considered alive; once he departs, it is termed dead. That is why he is regarded as "jagatrANa" - the one who provides sustenance to the world.

trANa can also be interpreted as "to protect" or "to shelter". That is very appropriate as well, since he protects all worthy jIvas (and punishes bad ones). His power extends to even gods that others worship.