Raṅganāyaka Rājīva Lōcana

Tamil lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 6 verses

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ரங்கநாயக ராஜீவ ல்ōசந

ரங்கநாயக ராஜீவ ல்ōசந

raṅganāyaka rājīva lōcana

Verse 1 — ரம்கநாயக ராஜீவ லோசந । ரமணநே̀ பே̀ளகாயிது…

ரம்கநாயக ராஜீவ லோசந ।
ரமணநே̀ பே̀ளகாயிது ஏளே̀ந்நுத ।
அம்கநே̀ லகுமி தா பதியநே̀ப்பிஸிதளு ।
ஶ்ரு'ம்காரத நித்தே̀ ஸாகே̀ந்நுத ।

raṃganāyaka rājīva locana |
ramaṇanè bèl̤agāyitu el̤ènnuta |
aṃganè lakumi tā patiyanèbbisidal̤u |
śṛṃgārada niddè sākènnuta |

O Ranga, lotus-eyed Lord — dawn has broken; wake up, says Lakṣmī, rousing her lord from his slumber of love. (the pallavi)

Verse 2 — பக்ஷிராஜநு பம்து பாகிலல்லி நிம்து । அக்ஷி…

பக்ஷிராஜநு பம்து பாகிலல்லி நிம்து ।
அக்ஷி தே̀ரே̀து பேக ஈக்ஷிஸே̀ம்து ।
பக்ஷி ஜாதிகளே̀ல்ல சிலிபிலி குட்டுத்த ।
ஸூக்ஷ்மதலி நிந்ந ஸ்மரிஸுவவோ க்ரு'ஷ்ண ॥ ௧ ।

pakṣirājanu baṃdu bāgilalli niṃdu |
akṣi tèrèdu bega īkṣisèṃdu |
pakṣi jātigal̤èlla cilipili guṭṭutta |
sūkṣmadali ninna smarisuvavo kṛṣṇa || 1 |

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)

Verse 3 — ஸநக ஸநம்தந ஸநத்ஸுஜாதரு பம்து । விநயதிம் கர…

ஸநக ஸநம்தந ஸநத்ஸுஜாதரு பம்து ।
விநயதிம் கர முகிது ஓலைபரு ।
கந ஶுநக ஶௌநக வ்யாஸ வால்மீகரு ।
நே̀நே̀து நே̀நே̀து கோ̀ம்டாடுவரு ஹரியே ॥ ௨ ।

sanaka sanaṃdana sanatsujātaru baṃdu |
vinayadiṃ kara mugidu olaiparu |
ghana śunaka śaunaka vyāsa vālmīkaru |
nènèdu nènèdu kòṃḍāḍuvaru hariye || 2 |

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)

Verse 4 — ஸுரரு கிந்நரரு கிம்புருஷரு । உரகரு பரிபரியலி…

ஸுரரு கிந்நரரு கிம்புருஷரு ।
உரகரு பரிபரியலி நிந்ந ஸ்மரிஸுவரு ।
அருணநு பம்து உதயாசலதலி நிம்து ।
கிரண தோருவநு பாஸ்கரநு ஶ்ரீஹரியே̀ ॥ ௩ ।

suraru kinnararu kiṃpuruṣaru |
uragaru paripariyali ninna smarisuvaru |
aruṇanu baṃdu udayācaladali niṃdu |
kiraṇa toruvanu bhāskaranu śrīhariyè || 3 |

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)

Verse 5 — பதுமநாபநே̀ நிந்ந நாமாம்ரு'தவந்நு । பதுமாக்ஷியரு…

பதுமநாபநே̀ நிந்ந நாமாம்ரு'தவந்நு ।
பதுமாக்ஷியரு தம்ம க்ரு'ஹதோ̀ளகே̀ ।
உதயதோ̀ளே̀த்து ஸவிதாடுத்த பாடுத்த ।
ததிய கடே̀வரேளோ மதுஸூதந க்ரு'ஷ்ண ॥ ௪ ।

padumanābhanè ninna nāmāmṛtavannu |
padumākṣiyaru tamma gṛhadòl̤agè |
udayadòl̤èddu savidāḍutta pāḍutta |
dadhiya kaḍèvarel̤o madhusūdana kṛṣṇa || 4 |

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)

Verse 6 — முரமதநநே̀ நிந்ந சரணத ஸேவே̀ய । கருணிஸ பேகே̀ம்து…

முரமதநநே̀ நிந்ந சரணத ஸேவே̀ய ।
கருணிஸ பேகே̀ம்து தருணியரு ।
பரிபரியிம்தலே̀ ஸ்மரிஸி ஹாரைபரு ।
புரம்தரவிடல நீநேளோ ஶ்ரீஹரியே̀ ॥ ௫ ।

muramathananè ninna caraṇada sevèya |
karuṇisa bekèṃdu taruṇiyaru |
paripariyiṃdalè smarisi hāraiparu |
puraṃdaraviṭhala nīnel̤o śrīhariyè || 5 |

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 Raṅganāyaka Rājīva Lōcana

Raṅganāyaka Rājīva Lōcana is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Krishna — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, 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".

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