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Baro Raghavendra Baro

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Jagannātha Dāsaru · devaranama · 8 verses

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ಬಾರೋ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ ಬಾರೋ

ಬಾರೋ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ ಬಾರೋ
baro raghavendra baro

Verse 1 — ಬಾರೋ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ ಬಾರೋ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯವಾರಿಧಿ ಬಾರೋ

ಬಾರೋ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ ಬಾರೋ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯವಾರಿಧಿ ಬಾರೋ
bāro rāghaveṃdra bāro kāruṇyavāridhi bāro
Come, O Rāghavendra, come — O ocean of compassion, come!

Verse 2 — ಆರಾಧಿಪ ಭಕ್ತರ ಇಷ್ಟವ ಪೂರೈಸುವ ಪ್ರಭುವೇ ಬಾರೋ

ಆರಾಧಿಪ ಭಕ್ತರ ಇಷ್ಟವ ಪೂರೈಸುವ ಪ್ರಭುವೇ ಬಾರೋ
ārādhipa bhaktara iṣṭava pūraisuva prabhuve bāro
Come, O Lord who fulfils the cherished wishes of his adoring devotees.

Verse 3 — ರಾಜ್ಯವಂಶೋದ್ಭವನ ಪದ ರಾಜೀವ ಭೃಂಗನೇ ಬಾರೋ

ರಾಜ್ಯವಂಶೋದ್ಭವನ ಪದ ರಾಜೀವ ಭೃಂಗನೇ ಬಾರೋ
rājyavaṃśodbhavana pada rājīva bhṛṃgane bāro
O bee that hovers on the lotus-feet of the one born of the royal line, come!

Verse 4 — ರಾಜಾಧಿ ರಾಜರೊಳು ವಿರಾಜಿಸುವ ಚೆಲುವ ಬಾರೋ

ರಾಜಾಧಿ ರಾಜರೊಳು ವಿರಾಜಿಸುವ ಚೆಲುವ ಬಾರೋ
rājādhi rājaròl̤u virājisuva cèluva bāro
O beauteous one shining among the kings of kings, come!

Verse 5 — ವ್ಯಾಸರಾಯನೆನಿಸಿ ನೃಪನ ಕ್ಲೇಶ ಕಳೆದವನೇ ಬಾರೋ

ವ್ಯಾಸರಾಯನೆನಿಸಿ ನೃಪನ ಕ್ಲೇಶ ಕಳೆದವನೇ ಬಾರೋ
vyāsarāyanènisi nṛpana kleśa kal̤èdavane bāro
O you who, appearing as Vyāsarāja, dispelled the king's grief, come!

Verse 6 — ಶ್ರೀ ಸುಧೀಂದ್ರ ಕರ ಸಂಜಾತ ವಾಸುದೇವಾರ್ಚಕನೇ ಬಾರೋ

ಶ್ರೀ ಸುಧೀಂದ್ರ ಕರ ಸಂಜಾತ ವಾಸುದೇವಾರ್ಚಕನೇ ಬಾರೋ
śrī sudhīṃdra kara saṃjāta vāsudevārcakane bāro
O worshipper of Vāsudeva, born of the hand of Śrī Sudhīndra, come!

Verse 7 — ಸನ್ಯಾಸ ಕುಲದೀಪ ಬಾರೋ ಸನ್ನುತ ಮಹಿಮನೇ ಬಾರೋ

ಸನ್ಯಾಸ ಕುಲದೀಪ ಬಾರೋ ಸನ್ನುತ ಮಹಿಮನೇ ಬಾರೋ
sanyāsa kuladīpa bāro sannuta mahimane bāro
O lamp of the order of renunciants, O one of renowned glory, come!

Verse 8 — ಮಾನ್ಯ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ವಿಠಲ ಪ್ರಪನ್ನ ಜನರ ಪ್ರಿಯನೇ ಬಾರೋ

ಮಾನ್ಯ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ವಿಠಲ ಪ್ರಪನ್ನ ಜನರ ಪ್ರಿಯನೇ ಬಾರೋ
mānya jagannātha viṭhala prapanna janara priyane bāro
O honoured Jagannātha-Viṭhala, beloved of the surrendered, come!
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About Baro Raghavendra Baro

Baro Raghavendra Baro is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Jagannātha Dāsaru, addressed to Raghavendra — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: meerasubbarao.wordpress.com.

A leading Haridāsa saint of the eighteenth century, disciple of Gopāla Dāsa, and author of the celebrated Harikathāmṛtasāra; composer of many padas and suḷādis under the signature "Jagannātha Viṭhala".

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Baro Raghavendra Baro is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Śrī Jagannātha Dāsaru, addressed to Raghavendra, of 8 verses. On Avabodhak every verse is shown with its English meaning, so you can understand the text line by line as you read.

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