May there be victory and auspiciousness — eternal well-being and good fortune!
Verse 2 — ವಸುದೇವ ತನಯನಿಗೆ ವೈಕುಂಠ ನಿಲಯನಿಗೆ
ವಸುದೇವ ತನಯನಿಗೆ ವೈಕುಂಠ ನಿಲಯನಿಗೆ
vasudeva tanayanigè vaikuṃṭha nilayanigè
To the son of Vāsudeva, to him who dwells in Vaikuṇṭha,
Verse 3 — ಕುಸುಮನಾಭನಿಗೆ ಕೋಮಲರೂಪಗೆ
ಕುಸುಮನಾಭನಿಗೆ ಕೋಮಲರೂಪಗೆ
kusumanābhanigè komalarūpagè
to the lotus-navelled one, to him of tender form,
Verse 4 — ಯಶೋದೆ ನಂದನಗೆ ವಸುಧೆಯ ರಮಣನಿಗೆ
ಯಶೋದೆ ನಂದನಗೆ ವಸುಧೆಯ ರಮಣನಿಗೆ
yaśodè naṃdanagè vasudhèya ramaṇanigè
to the child of Yaśodā, to the consort of the earth,
Verse 5 — ನಸುನಗೆಯೊಳೊಪ್ಪುವ ನರಸಿಂಹಗೆ
ನಸುನಗೆಯೊಳೊಪ್ಪುವ ನರಸಿಂಹಗೆ
nasunagèyòl̤òppuva narasiṃhagè
to Nṛsiṁha, lovely in his gentle smile — all hail!
Verse 6 — ಕನಕಕಿರೀಟನಿಗೆ ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ತಿಲಕನಿಗೆ
ಕನಕಕಿರೀಟನಿಗೆ ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ತಿಲಕನಿಗೆ
kanakakirīṭanigè kastūri tilakanigè
To him with a crown of gold, to him with a musk-marked brow,
Verse 7 — ಕನಕಕುಂಡಲನಿಗೆ ಕೌಸ್ತುಭಹಾರಗೆ
ಕನಕಕುಂಡಲನಿಗೆ ಕೌಸ್ತುಭಹಾರಗೆ
kanakakuṃḍalanigè kaustubhahāragè
to him with golden earrings, to him wearing the Kaustubha on his neck,
Verse 8 — ಕನಕಾಂಬರನಿಗೆ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯರೂಪನಿಗೆ
ಕನಕಾಂಬರನಿಗೆ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯರೂಪನಿಗೆ
kanakāṃbaranigè kāruṇyarūpanigè
to him robed in gold, to him of compassionate form,
Verse 9 — ಸನಕಾದಿವಂದ್ಯನಿಗೆ ನರಸಿಂಹಗೆ
ಸನಕಾದಿವಂದ್ಯನಿಗೆ ನರಸಿಂಹಗೆ
sanakādivaṃdyanigè narasiṃhagè
to him worshipped by Sanaka and the sages — to Nṛsiṁha, all hail!
Verse 10 — ಪಂಕಜನಾಭನಿಗೆ ಪಾಂಚಾಲಿ ರಕ್ಷಕಗೆ
ಪಂಕಜನಾಭನಿಗೆ ಪಾಂಚಾಲಿ ರಕ್ಷಕಗೆ
paṃkajanābhanigè pāṃcāli rakṣakagè
To the lotus-navelled one, to the protector of Pāñcālī,
Verse 11 — ಲಂಕೆಯನು ವಿಭೀಷಣ ನಿಗಿತ್ತವಗೆ
ಲಂಕೆಯನು ವಿಭೀಷಣ ನಿಗಿತ್ತವಗೆ
laṃkèyanu vibhīṣaṇa nigittavagè
to him who gave Laṅkā to Vibhīṣaṇa,
Verse 12 — ಕುಂಕುಮಾಂಕಿತನಿಗೆ ಕುವಲಯನೇತ್ರನಿಗೆ
ಕುಂಕುಮಾಂಕಿತನಿಗೆ ಕುವಲಯನೇತ್ರನಿಗೆ
kuṃkumāṃkitanigè kuvalayanetranigè
to him marked with vermilion, to the lotus-eyed one,
Verse 13 — ಬಿಂಕದಿಂದಲಿ ಮೆರೆವ ನರಸಿಂಹಗೆ
ಬಿಂಕದಿಂದಲಿ ಮೆರೆವ ನರಸಿಂಹಗೆ
biṃkadiṃdali mèrèva narasiṃhagè
to Nṛsiṁha who shines with splendour — all hail!
Verse 14 — ಪಕ್ಷಿವಾಹನನಿಗೆ ಪರಮಪಾವನನಿಗೆ
ಪಕ್ಷಿವಾಹನನಿಗೆ ಪರಮಪಾವನನಿಗೆ
pakṣivāhananigè paramapāvananigè
To him whose mount is the eagle, to the supremely pure one,
Verse 15 — ಕುಕ್ಷಿಯೊಳು ಜಗವನಿಂಬಿಟ್ಟವನಿಗೆ
ಕುಕ್ಷಿಯೊಳು ಜಗವನಿಂಬಿಟ್ಟವನಿಗೆ
kukṣiyòl̤u jagavaniṃbiṭṭavanigè
to him who holds the whole world within his womb,
Verse 16 — ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಕಾಂತನಿಗೆ ಲಕ್ಷಣವಂತನಿಗೆ
ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಕಾಂತನಿಗೆ ಲಕ್ಷಣವಂತನಿಗೆ
lakṣmī kāṃtanigè lakṣaṇavaṃtanigè
to the beloved of Lakṣmī, to the one of auspicious marks,
Verse 17 — ಲಕ್ಷಣದೊಳೊಪ್ಪುವ ನರಸಿಂಹಗೆ
ಲಕ್ಷಣದೊಳೊಪ್ಪುವ ನರಸಿಂಹಗೆ
lakṣaṇadòl̤òppuva narasiṃhagè
to Nṛsiṁha, comely in every auspicious attribute — all hail!
Verse 18 — ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲನಿಗೆ ಭವದುಃಖದೂರನಿಗೆ
ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲನಿಗೆ ಭವದುಃಖದೂರನಿಗೆ
bhaktavatsalanigè bhavaduḥkhadūranigè
To him tender towards his devotees, to the remover of worldly sorrow,
Verse 19 — ಮುಕ್ತಿದಾಯಕಗೆ ಚಿನ್ಮಯ ರೂಪಗೆ
ಮುಕ್ತಿದಾಯಕಗೆ ಚಿನ್ಮಯ ರೂಪಗೆ
muktidāyakagè cinmaya rūpagè
to the giver of liberation, to him of pure, blissful form,
Verse 20 — ಮಿತ್ರೆ ರುಕ್ಮಿಣಿಗೆ ಸತ್ಯಭಾಮೆ ಯರಸನಿಗೆ
ಮಿತ್ರೆ ರುಕ್ಮಿಣಿಗೆ ಸತ್ಯಭಾಮೆ ಯರಸನಿಗೆ
mitrè rukmiṇigè satyabhāmè yarasanigè
to the lord of fair Rukmiṇī and of Satyabhāmā,
Verse 21 — ನಿತ್ಯ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ಶ್ರೀಹಯವದನಗೆ
ನಿತ್ಯ ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ಶ್ರೀಹಯವದನಗೆ
nitya kalyāṇa śrīhayavadanagè
to the ever-auspicious Śrī Hayavadana — all hail!
About Jaya Mangalam Nitya Shubha Mangalam
Jaya Mangalam Nitya Shubha Mangalam is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Vādirāja Tīrtha, addressed to Narasimha — 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 revered Mādhwa saint and pontiff of Sode, and a prolific poet-scholar renowned for works such as the Daśāvatāra Stuti and Lakṣmī Śobhāne.
What is Jaya Mangalam Nitya Shubha Mangalam and what does it mean?
Jaya Mangalam Nitya Shubha Mangalam is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Śrī Vādirāja Tīrtha, addressed to Narasimha, of 21 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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Jaya Mangalam Nitya Shubha Mangalam is attributed to Śrī Vādirāja Tīrtha.
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