This is the ornament of all ornaments — Śrī Vara-Veṅkaṭeśa, who dwells upon the Śeṣa hill (Tirupati).
Verse 2 — ನಾಲಿಗೆಗೆ ಭೂಷಣ ನಾರಾಯಣ ನಾಮ
ನಾಲಿಗೆಗೆ ಭೂಷಣ ನಾರಾಯಣ ನಾಮ
nāligègè bhūṣaṇa nārāyaṇa nāma
To the tongue, the ornament is the name of Nārāyaṇa;
Verse 3 — ಕಾಲಿಗೆ ಭೂಷಣ ಹರಿಯಾತ್ರೆಯು
ಕಾಲಿಗೆ ಭೂಷಣ ಹರಿಯಾತ್ರೆಯು
kāligè bhūṣaṇa hariyātrèyu
to the feet, the ornament is pilgrimage to Hari;
Verse 4 — ಆಲಯಕೆ ಭೂಷಣ ತುಲಸಿ ವೃಂದಾವನ
ಆಲಯಕೆ ಭೂಷಣ ತುಲಸಿ ವೃಂದಾವನ
ālayakè bhūṣaṇa tulasi vṛṃdāvana
to the home, the ornament is the tulasī and its sacred bower;
Verse 5 — ವಿಶಾಲ ಕರ್ಣಕೆ ಭೂಷಣ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಕಥೆಯು
ವಿಶಾಲ ಕರ್ಣಕೆ ಭೂಷಣ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಕಥೆಯು
viśāla karṇakè bhūṣaṇa viṣṇu kathèyu
to the wide ear, the ornament is the story of Viṣṇu.
Verse 6 — ದಾನವೇ ಭೂಷಣ ಎರೆಡು ಹಸ್ತಂಗಳಿಗೆ
ದಾನವೇ ಭೂಷಣ ಎರೆಡು ಹಸ್ತಂಗಳಿಗೆ
dānave bhūṣaṇa èrèḍu hastaṃgal̤igè
To the two hands, the ornament is giving (charity);
Verse 7 — ಮಾನವೇ ಭೂಷಣ ಮನುಜರಿಗೆ
ಮಾನವೇ ಭೂಷಣ ಮನುಜರಿಗೆ
mānave bhūṣaṇa manujarigè
to human beings, the ornament is honour and dignity;
Verse 8 — ಜ್ಞಾನವೇ ಭೂಷಣ ಮುನಿ-ಯೋಗಿವರ್ಯರಿಗೆ
ಜ್ಞಾನವೇ ಭೂಷಣ ಮುನಿ-ಯೋಗಿವರ್ಯರಿಗೆ
jñānave bhūṣaṇa muni-yogivaryarigè
to the foremost sages and yogis, the ornament is knowledge;
Verse 9 — ಮಾನಿನಿಗೆ ಭೂಷಣ ಪತಿ ಭಕ್ತಿಯು
ಮಾನಿನಿಗೆ ಭೂಷಣ ಪತಿ ಭಕ್ತಿಯು
māninigè bhūṣaṇa pati bhaktiyu
to a devoted wife, the ornament is devotion to her husband.
Verse 10 — ರಂಗನ್ನ ನೋಡುವುದು ಕಂಗಳಿಗೆ ಭೂಷಣ
ರಂಗನ್ನ ನೋಡುವುದು ಕಂಗಳಿಗೆ ಭೂಷಣ
raṃganna noḍuvudu kaṃgal̤igè bhūṣaṇa
To the eyes, the ornament is the sight of Ranga;
Verse 11 — ಮಂಗಳಾಂಗಗೆ ಮಣಿವ ಶಿರ ಭೂಷಣ
ಮಂಗಳಾಂಗಗೆ ಮಣಿವ ಶಿರ ಭೂಷಣ
maṃgal̤āṃgagè maṇiva śira bhūṣaṇa
to the auspicious-limbed Lord, the bowing head is ornament;
Verse 12 — ಶೃಂಗಾರ ತುಳಸಿಮಣಿ ಕೊರಳಿಗೆ ಭೂಷಣ
ಶೃಂಗಾರ ತುಳಸಿಮಣಿ ಕೊರಳಿಗೆ ಭೂಷಣ
śṛṃgāra tul̤asimaṇi kòral̤igè bhūṣaṇa
to the neck, the ornament is the lovely tulasī-bead necklace;
Verse 13 — ರಂಗ ವಿಠಲನ ನಾಮ ಅತಿ ಭೂಷಣ
ರಂಗ ವಿಠಲನ ನಾಮ ಅತಿ ಭೂಷಣ
raṃga viṭhalana nāma ati bhūṣaṇa
above all, the supreme ornament is the name of Ranga Viṭhala.
About Bhūṣaṇake Bhūṣaṇa
Bhūṣaṇake Bhūṣaṇa is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Śrīpādarāja (Śrīpādarāya), addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Kannada Wikisource.
An early Mādhwa pontiff of Mulbagal and a pioneer of the Haridāsa movement, guru of Vyāsatīrtha; among the first to compose Kannada devaranamas, suḷādis and ugābhogas, under the signature "Raṅga Viṭhala".
Bhūṣaṇake Bhūṣaṇa is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Śrī Śrīpādarāja (Śrīpādarāya), addressed to Vishnu, of 12 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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