durgā sulādi
durgā sulādi
Durgā Sulādi
Roman (IAST) lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Vijaya Dāsaru · devaranama · 6 verses
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Verse 1 — durgā durgèyè mahaduṣṭajana saṃhārè…
durgā durgèyè mahaduṣṭajana saṃhārè durgāṃtargata durgè durlabhè sulabhè durgamavāgidè ninna mahimè bòmma bhargādigal̤igèlla guṇisidarū svarga bhūmi pātāl̤a vyāputa devi vargakkè mīrida balu suṃdarī durgaṇadavara bādhè bahal̤avāgidè tāyi durgatihārè nānu pel̤uvudenu durgaṃdhavāgidè saṃsṛti noḍidarè nirgama nā kāṇènamma maṃgal̤āṃgè durgè hè durgè mahā durgè bhūdurgè viṣṇu durgè durjaya durdhakṣè śakti durgakānana gahana parvataghora sarpa gargara śabda vyāghra karaḍi mṛtyu varga bhūta preta paiśāci mòdalāda durgaṇa saṃkaṭa prāptavāgè durgādurgè èṃdu uccasvaradiṃda nirgal̤itavāgi òmmè kūgidarū svargāpavargadalli hariyòḍanè iddarū surgaṇa jaya jayavèṃdu pògal̤utirè kargal̤iṃdali ètti sākuva sākṣi bhūtè nirguḍidaṃtè loka līlè ninagè svargaṃgājanaka namma vijaya viṭhṭhalanaṃghri durgāśrama māḍi badukuvaṃtè māḍu
An invocation to Durga — destroyer of the wicked, dwelling within as the fortress, hard to attain yet easy to the devoted. Her glory is beyond Brahma and Rudra; she pervades heaven, earth and the nether world. Call out her names — Durga, Mahadurga, Bhudurga, Vishnu-Durga — against forests, mountains, snakes, tigers, ghosts and all afflictions, and take refuge at Vijaya Vittala's feet.
Verse 2 — aridarāṃkuśa śakti paraśu negalikhaḍga sarasija…
aridarāṃkuśa śakti paraśu negalikhaḍga sarasija gadè mudgara cāpa mārgaṇa vara abhaya musala pari pari āyudhava dharisi mèrèva lakumi sarasija bhava rudra saruva devatègal̤a karuṇāpāṃgadalli nirīkṣisi avaravara svarūpa sukhakòḍuva siribhūmi durgā sarvottama namma vijaya viṭhṭhalanaṃghri parama bhakutiyiṃda smarisuva jagajjanani
She shines bearing many weapons — goad, axe, sword, bow, mace and club — watched with compassion by Lakshmi, Brahma, Rudra and all the gods, granting each their own blissful nature. Remember with deep devotion the world's mother, supreme over all.
Verse 3 — stuti māḍuvè ninna kāl̤i mahākāl̤i unnata bāhu…
stuti māḍuvè ninna kāl̤i mahākāl̤i unnata bāhu karāl̤avadanè caṃdirè mukhè dhṛti śāṃti bahurūpè rātri rātri caraṇè sthitiyè nidrābhadrè bhaktavatsale bhavye caturaṣṭa dvihastè hasti hasti gamanè adbhuta prabalè pravāsè durgāraṇyavāsè kṣitibhāraharaṇè kṣīrābdhi tanayè sadgati pradātè māyā śrīyè iṃdirè ramè diti jātè nigrahè nirdhūta kalmaṣè pratikūla bhedè pūrṇabodhè raudre atiśaya rakta jihvālolè māṇikyamālè jitakāmè janana maraṇa rahita khyātè ghṛta pātra paramānna tāṃbūla hastè suvratè pativratè trinetrè raktāṃbarè śatapatra nayanè nirutakanye udayārka śatakoṭi sannibhè hariyāṃkasaṃsthè śrutitatinutè śukla śoṇita rahitè apratihatè sarvadā saṃcāriṇi caturè catura kapardiyè aṃbharaṇi hrī utpatti sthitilaya kartè śubhraśobhana mūrtè patitapāvanè rannè sarvoṣadhiyaliddu hatamāḍu kāḍuva rogagal̤iṃda kṣitiyòl̤u sukhadalli bāl̤uva matiyittu satata kāyali beku durge durge cyutadūra vijaya viṭhṭhalareyana prīyè kṛtāṃjaliyiṃdali talèbāgi namisuvè
I praise you — Kali, Mahakali, moon-faced, many-formed, auspicious, two-armed, wondrously mighty, dweller of the forest, daughter of the milk-ocean, Lakshmi, Indira, Rama, the fierce one with blood-red tongue and jewel garlands, three-eyed, lotus-eyed. Destroy the diseases that torment, grant the wisdom to live in joy, and guard us ever, O Durga.
Verse 4 — śrīlakṣmīkamalā padmāpadmini kamalālayè ramā…
śrīlakṣmīkamalā padmāpadmini kamalālayè ramā vṛṣākapi dhanyāvṛddhiviśālā yajñā iṃdirè hiraṇya hariṇivālaya satya nityānaṃda trayi sudhā śīlè sugaṃdha suṃdari vidyāsuśīlè sulakṣaṇa devi nānā rūpaṃgal̤iṃda mèrèva mṛtyunāśè vālagakòḍu saṃtara sannidhiyalli kāla kālakè ènna bhāra vahisuva tāyi melu melu ninna śakti kīrti balu kel̤i kel̤i baṃdè kevala ī mana ghāl̤iyaṃtè paradravyakkè pòpudu el̤ala māḍadè uddhāra māḍuva kailāsapuradalli pūjègòṃba devi mūlaprakṛti sarva varṇābhimānini pālasāgaraśāyi vijaya viṭhṭhalanòl̤u līlè māḍuva nānābharaṇè bhūṣaṇè pūrṇè
Lakshmi in myriad forms — Kamala, Rama, Indira, of noble conduct and many names, destroyer of death. Grant audience to the saints, bear my burden time and again, O mother whose fame I heard and came to. Primal nature, worshipped in Kailasa, sporting with Vijaya Vittala, the fully adorned one.
Verse 5 — gopinaṃdanè muktè daitya saṃtatigè saṃtāpava…
gopinaṃdanè muktè daitya saṃtatigè saṃtāpava kòḍutippa mahākaṭhorè ugra rūpa vailakṣaṇè ajñānakkabhimānini tapatraya vināśa oṃkārè hūṃkārè pāpi kaṃsagè bhaya toridè bāla līlè vyāputa dharmamārga preraṇè aprākṛtè svāpadadali ninna nènèsida śaraṇanigè apāravāgidda vāridhiyaṃtè mahā āpattu baṃdiralu hārè pogovu sapta dvīpa nāyikè naraka nirlepè tamoguṇada vyāpāra māḍisi bhakta janakè puṇya sopāna māḍikòḍuva saubhāgyavaṃtè durgè prāputavāgi ènna manadali niṃdu duḥkha kūpadiṃdali ètti kaḍè māḍu janmaṃgal̤a sauparṇi migilāda satiyaru nitya ninna āpāda maul̤itanaka bhajisi bhavyarādaru nā pel̤uvadenu pāṃḍavara manobhiṣṭè ī paṃca bhautikadalli āva sādhanè kāṇe śrīpati nāma òṃde jihvāgradali nènèva aupāsana kòḍu rudrādigal̤a varade tāpasa janaprīya vijayaviṭhṭhala mūrtiya śrīpādārcanè māl̤pā śrībhūdurgā varṇiśrayè
O liberator who strikes fear into demons, destroyer of the three afflictions, who frightened Kamsa as a child. You ferry across the ocean of calamity like a bridge, stepping-stone of merit for devotees. Keep but one name of Śrīpati on the tongue, grant worship, and take refuge at the feet of Vijaya Vittala's form, O Śrī Bhū Durgā.
Verse 6 — durgè hā he ho hāḥ durgè maṃgal̤a durgè durgèti…
durgè hā he ho hāḥ durgè maṃgal̤a durgè durgèti kòḍadiru vijayaviṭhṭhalaprīyè
Durga — auspicious Durga — grant us no misfortune, O beloved of Vijaya Vittala.
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About Durgā Sulādi
Durgā Sulādi is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Vijaya Dāsaru, addressed to Durga — a Suladi. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: madhwafestivals.com.
Also known as: Durga Suladi.
A leading Haridāsa saint who revived the Dāsakūṭa in the eighteenth century and initiated a lineage that included Gopāla Dāsaru and Jagannātha Dāsaru; composer of a vast body of padas, suḷādis and ugābhogas under the signature "Vijaya Viṭhala".
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