Candracūḍa Śivaśaṅkara

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 14 verses

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चंद्रचूड शिव शंकर

चंद्रचूड शिव शंकर

candracūḍa śivaśaṅkara

Verse 1 — चंद्रचूड शिव शंकर पार्वति रमणनॆ निनगॆ नमो नमो

चंद्रचूड शिव शंकर पार्वति रमणनॆ निनगॆ नमो नमो

caṃdracūḍa śiva śaṃkara pārvati ramaṇanè ninagè namo namo

O Śiva who wears the moon, Śiva-Śaṅkara, beloved of Pārvatī — salutations, salutations to You.

Verse 2 — सुंदर मृगदर पिनाकधरहर गंगाधर शिर गज चर्मांबरधर

सुंदर मृगदर पिनाकधरहर गंगाधर शिर गज चर्मांबरधर

suṃdara mṛgadara pinākadharahara gaṃgādhara śira gaja carmāṃbaradhara

Beautiful one with the deer, wielder of the Pināka bow, Gaṅgādhara, wearer of the elephant hide.

Verse 3 — नंदि वाहनानंदिंद मूर्जगदि मॆरॆवनु नीनॆ

नंदि वाहनानंदिंद मूर्जगदि मॆरॆवनु नीनॆ

naṃdi vāhanānaṃdiṃda mūrjagadi mèrèvanu nīnè

You who rejoice with Nandi as Your mount;

Verse 4 — अंदु अमृत घटदिंदुदिसिद विष तंदु भुजिसिदवनु नीनॆ

अंदु अमृत घटदिंदुदिसिद विष तंदु भुजिसिदवनु नीनॆ

aṃdu amṛta ghaṭadiṃdudisida viṣa taṃdu bhujisidavanu nīnè

You who swallowed the poison from the nectar pot;

Verse 5 — कंदर्पन क्रोधदिंद कण्तॆरदु कॊंद उग्रनु नीनॆ

कंदर्पन क्रोधदिंद कण्तॆरदु कॊंद उग्रनु नीनॆ

kaṃdarpana krodhadiṃda kaṇtèradu kòṃda ugranu nīnè

You who burned Kāmadeva to ashes in anger;

Verse 6 — इंदिरेश श्री रामन पादव चंददि पोगलुवनु नीनॆ

इंदिरेश श्री रामन पादव चंददि पोगलुवनु नीनॆ

iṃdireśa śrī rāmana pādava caṃdadi pogaluvanu nīnè

You at whose feet Indra's lord Śrī Rāma's lotus feet shine — You are all these.

Verse 7 — बाल मृकंडन कालनु ऎळॆवाग पलिसिदवनु नीनॆ

बाल मृकंडन कालनु ऎळॆवाग पलिसिदवनु नीनॆ

bāla mṛkaṃḍana kālanu èl̤èvāga palisidavanu nīnè

You protected young Mṛkaṇḍu from Death;

Verse 8 — कालकूट विषव पान माडिद नीलकंठ नीनॆ

कालकूट विषव पान माडिद नीलकंठ नीनॆ

kālakūṭa viṣava pāna māḍida nīlakaṃṭha nīnè

You who drank the kālakūṭa poison and became Nīlakaṇṭha;

Verse 9 — वालयदि कपालव पिडिदु भिक्षॆ बेडो दिगंबरनु नीनॆ

वालयदि कपालव पिडिदु भिक्षॆ बेडो दिगंबरनु नीनॆ

vālayadi kapālava piḍidu bhikṣè beḍo digaṃbaranu nīnè

You who hold the skull as a begging bowl, the sky-clad digambara;

Verse 10 — जाल माडुव गोपालनॆंब पॆण्णिगॆ मरुळादवनु नीनॆ

जाल माडुव गोपालनॆंब पॆण्णिगॆ मरुळादवनु नीनॆ

jāla māḍuva gopālanèṃba pèṇṇigè मरul̤ādavanu nīnè

You who are bewildered by the cowherd maiden Gopāla (a name for Kṛṣṇa's beloved).

Verse 11 — धरॆगॆ दक्षिण कावेरि तीर कुंभापुर निवासनु नीनॆ

धरॆगॆ दक्षिण कावेरि तीर कुंभापुर निवासनु नीनॆ

dharègè dakṣiṇa kāveri tīra kuṃbhāpura nivāsanu nīnè

You who dwell in Kumbhapura on the southern Kāverī bank;

Verse 12 — करदलि वीणॆय गानव माडुव नम्म उरग भूषणनु

करदलि वीणॆय गानव माडुव नम्म उरग भूषणनु

karadali vīṇèya gānava māḍuva namma uraga bhūṣaṇanu

You who play the vīṇā, our serpent-ornamented Lord;

Verse 13 — कॊरळलि भस्म रुद्राक्षि धरिसिद परम वैष्णवनु नीनॆ

कॊरळलि भस्म रुद्राक्षि धरिसिद परम वैष्णवनु नीनॆ

kòral̤ali bhasma rudrākṣi dharisida parama vaiṣṇavanu nīnè

You who wear ash and rudrākṣa, the supreme Vaiṣṇava;

Verse 14 — गरुड गमन श्री पुरंदर विठलगॆ प्राण प्रियनु नीनॆ

गरुड गमन श्री पुरंदर विठलगॆ प्राण प्रियनु नीनॆ

garuḍa gamana śrī puraṃdara viṭhalagè prāṇa priyanu nīnè

You who are dear to Śrī Purandara Viṭhala who rides on Garuḍa.

About Candracūḍa Śivaśaṅkara

Candracūḍa Śivaśaṅkara is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Shiva — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: madhwafestivals.com.

Revered as the Pitāmaha (grandfather) of Carnatic music and a foremost Haridasa saint of Karnataka; a disciple of Vyāsatīrtha who composed a vast number of Kannada devaranamas under the signature "Purandara Viṭhala".

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Candracūḍa Śivaśaṅkara is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Shiva, of 14 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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