ಭಾಗ್ಯದಾ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಬಾರಮ್ಮಾ
ಭಾಗ್ಯದಾ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಬಾರಮ್ಮಾ
Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma
An invocation to Goddess Lakshmi, bestower of good fortune, to grace the devotee’s home.
Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma
Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsaru · devaranama · 22 verses
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Verse 2 — ಭಾಗ್ಯದಾ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಬಾರಮ್ಮಾ
ಭಾಗ್ಯದಾ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಬಾರಮ್ಮಾ
bhāgyadā lakṣmī bārammā
Come, O Lakshmi, bestower of good fortune.
Verse 3 — ನಮ್ಮಮ್ಮ ನೀ ಸೌ-ಭಾಗ್ಯದಾ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಬಾರಮ್ಮಾ ॥
ನಮ್ಮಮ್ಮ ನೀ ಸೌ-ಭಾಗ್ಯದಾ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಬಾರಮ್ಮಾ ॥
nammamma nī sau-bhāgyadā lakṣmī bārammā ॥
You are our Mother; come, O Lakshmi of auspicious fortune.
Verse 4 — ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಯೆ ಮೇಲೇ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಯ ನಿಕ್ಕುತ
ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಯೆ ಮೇಲೇ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಯ ನಿಕ್ಕುತ
hejjeye mēlē hejjeya nikkuta
Placing step upon graceful step (as you enter),
Verse 5 — ಗೆಜ್ಜೆ ಕಾಲ್ಗಳಾ ಧ್ವನಿಯ ತೋರುತ (ಮಾಡುತ)
ಗೆಜ್ಜೆ ಕಾಲ್ಗಳಾ ಧ್ವನಿಯ ತೋರುತ (ಮಾಡುತ)
gejje kālgaḻā dhvaniya tōruta (māḍuta)
letting the anklets on your feet ring out their sweet sound,
Verse 6 — ಸಜ್ಜನ ಸಾಧೂ ಪೂಜೆಯ ವೇಳೆಗೆ
ಸಜ್ಜನ ಸಾಧೂ ಪೂಜೆಯ ವೇಳೆಗೆ
sajjana sādhū pūjeya vēḻege
at the hour of worship by the good and the saintly,
Verse 7 — ಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆಯೊಳಗಿನ ಬೆಣ್ಣೆಯಂತೆ ॥
ಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆಯೊಳಗಿನ ಬೆಣ್ಣೆಯಂತೆ ॥
majjigeyoḻagina beṇṇeyante ॥
come gently, like butter rising from within the buttermilk.
Verse 8 — ಕನಕಾವೃಷ್ಟಿಯ ಕರೆಯುತ ಬಾರೇ
ಕನಕಾವೃಷ್ಟಿಯ ಕರೆಯುತ ಬಾರೇ
kanakāvṛṣṭiya kareyuta bārē
Come, calling forth a shower of gold,
Verse 9 — ಮನಕಾಮನೆಯಾ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಯ ತೋರೆ ।
ಮನಕಾಮನೆಯಾ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಯ ತೋರೆ ।
manakāmaneyā siddhiya tōre ।
granting the fulfillment of our heart’s desires,
Verse 10 — ದಿನಕರಕೋಟೀ ತೇಜದಿ ಹೊಳೆಯುವ
ದಿನಕರಕೋಟೀ ತೇಜದಿ ಹೊಳೆಯುವ
dinakarakōṭī tējadi hoḻeyuva
you who shine with the splendour of a crore suns —
Verse 11 — ಜನಕರಾಯನಾ ಕುಮಾರಿ ಬೇಗ ॥
ಜನಕರಾಯನಾ ಕುಮಾರಿ ಬೇಗ ॥
janakarāyanā kumāri bēga ॥
O daughter of King Janaka, come swiftly.
Verse 12 — ಅತ್ತಿತ್ತಗಳದೆ ಭಕ್ತರ ಮನೆಯಲಿ
ಅತ್ತಿತ್ತಗಳದೆ ಭಕ್ತರ ಮನೆಯಲಿ
attittagaḻade bhaktara maneyali
Without straying elsewhere, in the homes of your devotees
Verse 13 — ನಿತ್ಯ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವ ನಿತ್ಯ ಸುಮಂಗಲ ।
ನಿತ್ಯ ಮಹೋತ್ಸವ ನಿತ್ಯ ಸುಮಂಗಲ ।
nitya mahōtsava nitya sumaṅgala ।
there is daily festival and unending auspiciousness;
Verse 14 — ಸತ್ಯವ ತೋರುವ ಸಾಧು ಸಜ್ಜನರ
ಸತ್ಯವ ತೋರುವ ಸಾಧು ಸಜ್ಜನರ
satyava tōruva sādhu sajjanara
and in the hearts of the truthful and the virtuous
Verse 15 — ಚಿತ್ತದಿ ಹೊಳೆಯುವ ಪುತ್ಥಳಿ ಬೊಂಬೆ ॥
ಚಿತ್ತದಿ ಹೊಳೆಯುವ ಪುತ್ಥಳಿ ಬೊಂಬೆ ॥
chittadi hoḻeyuva putthaḻi bombe ॥
you shine like a golden figurine.
Verse 16 — ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಭಾಗ್ಯವ ಕೊಟ್ಟು
ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಭಾಗ್ಯವ ಕೊಟ್ಟು
saṅkhyē illada bhāgyava koṭṭu
Bestowing fortune beyond all counting,
Verse 17 — ಕಂಕಣ ಕೈಯಾ ತಿರುವುತ ಬಾರೆ ।
ಕಂಕಣ ಕೈಯಾ ತಿರುವುತ ಬಾರೆ ।
kaṅkaṇa kaiyā tiruvuta bāre ।
come, turning the bangles upon your hands,
Verse 18 — ಕುಂಕುಮಾಂಕಿತೆ ಪಂಕಜ ಲೋಚನೆ
ಕುಂಕುಮಾಂಕಿತೆ ಪಂಕಜ ಲೋಚನೆ
kuṅkumāṅkite paṅkaja lōchane
O one adorned with kumkuma, O lotus-eyed one,
Verse 19 — ವೇಂಕಟ ರಮಣನ ಬಿಂಕದರಾಣೀ ॥
ವೇಂಕಟ ರಮಣನ ಬಿಂಕದರಾಣೀ ॥
vēṅkaṭa ramaṇana biṅkadarāṇī ॥
proud queen of the Lord of Venkata.
Verse 20 — ಸಕ್ಕೆರೆ ತುಪ್ಪದ ಕಾಲುವೆಹರಿಸಿ
ಸಕ್ಕೆರೆ ತುಪ್ಪದ ಕಾಲುವೆಹರಿಸಿ
sakkere tuppada kāluveharisi
Making streams of sugar and ghee flow,
Verse 21 — ಶುಕ್ರವಾರದಾ ಪೂಜೆಯ ವೇಳೆಗೆ ।
ಶುಕ್ರವಾರದಾ ಪೂಜೆಯ ವೇಳೆಗೆ ।
śukravāradā pūjeya vēḻege ।
at the hour of the Friday worship,
Verse 22 — ಅಕ್ಕೆರೆಯುಳ್ಳ ಅಳಗಿರಿ ರಂಗನ
ಅಕ್ಕೆರೆಯುಳ್ಳ ಅಳಗಿರಿ ರಂಗನ
akkereyuḻḻa aḻagiri raṅgana
O cherished consort of the beautiful Ranga of Alagiri,
Verse 23 — ಚೊಕ್ಕ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲನ ರಾಣೀ ॥
ಚೊಕ್ಕ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲನ ರಾಣೀ ॥
chokka purandara viṭhṭhalana rāṇī ॥
O queen of the pure Purandara Vitthala.
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About Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma
Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsaru, addressed to Lakshmi — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Gurmukhi (Punjabi), each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Purandara Dāsaru — Kannada devaranama (public domain).
Revered as the "Pitamaha" (grandfather) of Carnatic music and a foremost Haridasa saint of Karnataka. A disciple of Vyasatirtha, he composed a vast number of devaranamas (devotional songs) in Kannada under the signature "Purandara Viṭhala".
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