Rāghavendra Stuti — Veṅkaṭarāya of the Karanam family's ten-verse hymn to Guru Rāghavendra, every stanza closing 'to Him, the King of Gurus, I bow forever.'
His form shines resplendent in the abode of sacred mantras; it is His nature to awaken those who know the mantras; His life's work shelters frightened souls and does them good — to Him, the King of Gurus, I bow forever.
His body glows as the very home of auspiciousness; He sports on the banks of the Tuṅgā, easy to praise in song; He clings to Lord Raṅganātha's feet with His whole being — to Him, the King of Gurus, I bow forever.
Skilled in giving away His stored-up merit; ever wakeful, dwelling in the hearts of those who contemplate Him; His holy limbs sealed with sandal-paste marks — to Him, the King of Gurus, I bow forever.
His heart meditates on Hari, whom the Vedas reveal; a goad to the rutting elephants of debate, matchless in holy learning; a royal swan gliding in the lake of Modatīrtha's school — to Him, the King of Gurus, I bow forever.
A bee forever at Lord Rāmacandra's lotus feet; full of love, granting devotees their desires without cease; His spotless life a wish-granting divine cow — to Him, the King of Gurus, I bow forever.
Verse 6 — தருணாதித்யவிபாஸிஸுகாயம் அருணாருணவஸநம்…
தருணாதித்யவிபாஸிஸுகாயம் அருணாருணவஸநம் ஸுவிரக்தம் । ஸுருசிரதம்டகமம்டலுஹஸ்தம் தம் ப்ரணமாமி ஸதா குருராஜம் ॥
Fair of body, radiant as the morning sun; robed in deep dawn-red; His lovely hands bearing staff and water-pot — to Him, the King of Gurus, I bow forever.
Vowed to teaching King Madhva's doctrine; deft in expounding Madhva's school; expert in serving its preceptors — to Him, the King of Gurus, I bow forever.
He plays in triumph over lust, greed and pride; guileless, calm, restrained and virtuous; stainless in the blessed merit of worshipping Rāma's feet — to Him, the King of Gurus, I bow forever.
His feet are cherished by ascetics devoted to Rāma; Rāghava's servant, with sin's face far from Him; remover of sins, a fit vessel of devotion to the true King — to Him, the King of Gurus, I bow forever.
This Rāghavendra-stuti — composed by Veṅkaṭarāya, born of the noble Rāghavendra — whoever reads it with devotion attains bliss.
About Rāghavendra Stuti
Rāghavendra Stuti is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Karanam Venkata Rayaru, addressed to Raghavendra — a Stotra. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Source unrecorded.
Also known as: Raghavendra Stuti Venkataraya, Tam Pranamami Sada Gururajam.
A Madhva devotee-scholar of the Karanam family, credited by the providing family with this ten-verse Rāghavendra-stuti whose phala-śloka names its author as Veṅkaṭarāya, "born of the noble Rāghavendra". Life dates are unknown; the verse text was provided directly for this project as a single witness (no second published text has been found) and is presented as received.
Rāghavendra Stuti is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Karanam Venkata Rayaru, addressed to Raghavendra, of 10 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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Rāghavendra Stuti is attributed to Karanam Venkata Rayaru.
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