Lambodara Lakumikara

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 9 verses

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ಲಂಬೋದರ ಲಕುಮಿಕರ

lambodara lakumikara

Verse 1 — ಲಂಬೋದರ ಲಕುಮಿಕರ ಅಂಬಾಸುತ ಅಮರ ವಿನುತ

ಲಂಬೋದರ ಲಕುಮಿಕರ ಅಂಬಾಸುತ ಅಮರ ವಿನುತ

laṃbodara lakumikara ambāsuta amara vinuta

O Lambodara, O Lakumikara, O beloved son of Ambā (Pārvatī), worshipped by the immortals.

Verse 2 — ಶ್ರೀ ಗಣನಾಥ ಸಿಂಧುರ ವರ್ಣ ಕರುಣ ಸಾಗರ ಕರಿವದನ

ಶ್ರೀ ಗಣನಾಥ ಸಿಂಧುರ ವರ್ಣ ಕರುಣ ಸಾಗರ ಕರಿವದನ

śrī gaṇanātha siṃdhura varṇa karuṇā sāgara karivadana

O Lord of the Gaṇas, of vermillion hue, ocean of compassion, O elephant-faced one.

Verse 3 — ಸಿದ್ಧ ಚಾರಣ ಗಣ ಸೇವಿತ ಸಿದ್ಧಿ ವಿನಾಯಕ ತೇ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ

ಸಿದ್ಧ ಚಾರಣ ಗಣ ಸೇವಿತ ಸಿದ್ಧಿ ವಿನಾಯಕ ತೇ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ

siddha cāraṇa gaṇa sevita siddhi vināyaka te namo namo

Served by hosts of perfected beings and divine attendants, O Vināyaka bestower of success — salutations again and again.

Verse 4 — ಲಂಬೋದರ ಲಕುಮಿಕರ ಅಂಬಾಸುತ ಅಮರ ವಿನುತ

ಲಂಬೋದರ ಲಕುಮಿಕರ ಅಂಬಾಸುತ ಅಮರ ವಿನುತ

laṃbodara lakumikara ambāsuta amara vinuta

O Lambodara, O Lakumikara, O beloved son of Ambā, worshipped by the immortals.

Verse 5 — ಸಕಲ ವಿದ್ಯಾ ಆದಿ ಪೂಜಿತ ಸರ್ವೋತ್ತಮ ತೇ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ

ಸಕಲ ವಿದ್ಯಾ ಆದಿ ಪೂಜಿತ ಸರ್ವೋತ್ತಮ ತೇ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ

sakala vidyā ādi pūjita sarvottama te namo namo

Worshipped at the beginning of all learning, O Supreme Lord — salutations again and again.

Verse 6 — ಲಂಬೋದರ ಲಕುಮಿಕರ ಅಂಬಾಸುತ ಅಮರ ವಿನುತ

ಲಂಬೋದರ ಲಕುಮಿಕರ ಅಂಬಾಸುತ ಅಮರ ವಿನುತ

laṃbodara lakumikara ambāsuta amara vinuta

O Lambodara, O Lakumikara, O beloved son of Ambā, worshipped by the immortals.

Verse 7 — ಶ್ರೀ ಗಣನಾಥ ಸಿಂಧುರ ವರ್ಣ ಕರುಣ ಸಾಗರ ಕರಿವದನ

ಶ್ರೀ ಗಣನಾಥ ಸಿಂಧುರ ವರ್ಣ ಕರುಣ ಸಾಗರ ಕರಿವದನ

śrī gaṇanātha siṃdhura varṇa karuṇā sāgara karivadana

O Lord of the Gaṇas, of vermillion hue, ocean of compassion, O elephant-faced one.

Verse 8 — ಸಿದ್ಧ ಚಾರಣ ಗಣ ಸೇವಿತ ಸಿದ್ಧಿ ವಿನಾಯಕ ತೇ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ

ಸಿದ್ಧ ಚಾರಣ ಗಣ ಸೇವಿತ ಸಿದ್ಧಿ ವಿನಾಯಕ ತೇ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ

siddha cāraṇa gaṇa sevita siddhi vināyaka te namo namo

Served by hosts of perfected beings and divine attendants, O Vināyaka bestower of success — salutations again and again.

Verse 9 — ಸಕಲ ವಿದ್ಯಾ ಆದಿ ಪೂಜಿತ ಸರ್ವೋತ್ತಮ ತೇ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ

ಸಕಲ ವಿದ್ಯಾ ಆದಿ ಪೂಜಿತ ಸರ್ವೋತ್ತಮ ತೇ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ

sakala vidyā ādi pūjita sarvottama te namo namo

Worshipped at the beginning of all learning, O Supreme Lord — salutations again and again.

About Lambodara Lakumikara

Lambodara Lakumikara is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Ganesha — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Kalpavriksha Kamadhenu.

Also known as: Lambodara Lakumikara, Lambodara Lakumikara Ambaa Suta.

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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