The king of birds came and stood at the door, opening his eyes and asking to behold; all the bird-kinds chirped and twittered — is it not in subtle form that they remember you, O Kṛṣṇa? (1)
Sanaka, Sanandana, Sanatsujāta and the other sage-children came, humbly folding their hands and bowing; the noble Śunaka, Śaunaka, Vyāsa and Vālmīki remember and extol you again and again, O Hari. (2)
The gods, the kinnaras, the kimpuruṣas, the serpents — in their varied ways they remember you; Aruṇa came and stood on the eastern mountain, and the Sun revealed his rays — that Sun is Śrī Hari himself. (3)
O Padmanābha, the lotus-eyed women of the house rise early at dawn to taste and sing of the nectar of your name — O Madhusūdana, will you not come to our side at the churning of the curd? (4)
O Muramathana (slayer of Mura), the young women long for the service of your feet; remembering you in their varied ways they cry out — are you not Śrī Hari, our Purandara Viṭhala? (5)
About Ranga Nayaka Rajeeva Lochana
Ranga Nayaka Rajeeva Lochana is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Krishna — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: haridasaseva.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".
What is Ranga Nayaka Rajeeva Lochana and what does it mean?
Ranga Nayaka Rajeeva Lochana is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Krishna, of 5 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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Who composed Ranga Nayaka Rajeeva Lochana?
Ranga Nayaka Rajeeva Lochana is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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