raNgapura vihaara - Lyrics

raNgapura vihaara raagam: brindaavana saaranga

22 kharaharapriya janya Aa: S R2 M1 P N3 S Av: S N2 P M1 R2 G2 R2 S

taaLam: roopakam Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

raHNgapura vihAra jaya kOdaNDarAmAvatAra raghuvIra shrI

anupallavi

aHNgaja janaka dEva bRndAvana sAraHNgEndra varada ramAntaraHNga shyAma lAHNga vihaHNga turaHNga sadayApAHNga satsaHNga

caraNam

paHNkajAptakula jalanidhi sOma vara paHNkaja mukha paTTAbhirAma padapaHNkaja jitakAma raghurAma vAmAHNka gata sItAvara vESa shESAHNka shayana bhakta santOSa ENAHNkaravi nayana mRdutarabhASa akaLaHNka darpaNa kapOla vishESa munisankaTa haraNa gOvinda vENkaTa ramaNa mukunda saHNkarSaNa mUla kanda shaHNkara guruguhAnanda

Meaning: pallavi: O resident of the town called Ranga! Victory to you who incarnated as Rama, the famed owner of the bow Kodanda! Brave scion of the Raghu clan! anupallavi: Father of Cupid! One who is as swift as the King of Deers in running to the aid of the Gods to remove their sufferings! Giver of boons! Resident in the heart of Lakshmi! Scarlet hued one! One with Garuda as his mount! Unsurpassed in compassion! Ever present in good company! caraNam: O Moon to the Ocean like Sun clan! Venerated lotus faced Rama, who was crowned as King! One whose feet are like lotus! Vanquisher of Cupid in beauty! Rama, of the clan of Raghu! Bridegroom of Sita who is on the left! Recliner on Sesha the great serpent! Delight of devotees! One with the Sun and Moon as two eyes! Soft spoken one! One with a forehead akin to an unblemished mirror! Destroyer of the sufferings of Sages! Govinda! Venkataramana! Mukunda! Sankarshana! Primordial root! Joy to Subrahmanya, the preceptor of Siva!