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Sāri Bhajisirō

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Vijaya Dāsa · devaranama · 12 verses

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ಸಾರಿ ಭಜಿಸಿರೋ

ಸಾರಿ ಭಜಿಸಿರೋ
sāri bhajisirō

Verse 1 — ಸಾರಿ ಭಜಿಸಿರೋ ಟೀಕಾರಾಯರಂಘ್ರಿಯಾ

ಸಾರಿ ಭಜಿಸಿರೋ ಟೀಕಾರಾಯರಂಘ್ರಿಯಾ
sāri bhajisiro ṭīkārāyaraṃghriyā
O those who truly worship the feet of Teekacharya,

Verse 2 — ಘೋರಪಾತಕಾಂಭುದಿಯ ದೂರ ಮಾಳ್ಪರಾ

ಘೋರಪಾತಕಾಂಭುದಿಯ ದೂರ ಮಾಳ್ಪರಾ
ghorapātakāṃbhudiya dūra māl̤parā
who keep far the terrible ocean of sin!

Verse 3 — ಮೋದತೀರ್ಥರ-ಮತವ ಸಾಧಿಸುವರ

ಮೋದತೀರ್ಥರ-ಮತವ ಸಾಧಿಸುವರ
modatīrthara-matava sādhisuvara
Those who establish the Dvaita philosophy,

Verse 4 — ಪಾದಸೇವ್ಯರ-ದುರ್ಭೋಧ ಕಳೆವರ

ಪಾದಸೇವ್ಯರ-ದುರ್ಭೋಧ ಕಳೆವರ
pādasevyara-durbhodha kal̤èvara
who serve the Guru's feet and destroy false teachings,

Verse 5 — ಭಾಷ್ಯತತ್ವವ-ಸುವಿಶೇಷ ಮಾಳ್ಪಾರ

ಭಾಷ್ಯತತ್ವವ-ಸುವಿಶೇಷ ಮಾಳ್ಪಾರ
bhāṣyatatvava-suviśeṣa māl̤pāra
who expound the essence of the commentaries with great distinction,

Verse 6 — ದೋಷದೂರಾರ-ವಾಸವಾದಿ ರೂಪರ

ದೋಷದೂರಾರ-ವಾಸವಾದಿ ರೂಪರ
doṣadūrāra-vāsavādi rūpara
who remove all faults and manifest in divine forms,

Verse 7 — ಶ್ಯಾಮಸುಂದರ-ಹರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರೇಮಪೂರ್ಣರ

ಶ್ಯಾಮಸುಂದರ-ಹರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರೇಮಪೂರ್ಣರ
śyāmasuṃdara-harigè premapūrṇara
Beautiful like Krishna, filled with love for Hari,

Verse 8 — ನೇಮನಿತ್ಯರ-ನಿಷ್ಕಾಮನಾಪರ

ನೇಮನಿತ್ಯರ-ನಿಷ್ಕಾಮನಾಪರ
nemanityara-niṣkāmanāpara
ever devoted, constant, and free from desire,

Verse 9 — ಮೋಕ್ಷದಾತರಾ ಅಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯತೀರ್ಥರ

ಮೋಕ್ಷದಾತರಾ ಅಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯತೀರ್ಥರ
mokṣadātarā akṣobhyatīrthara
Givers of liberation, disciples of Akshobhya Teertha,

Verse 10 — ಶಿಕ್ಷಿತಾದರ-ಅಪೇಕ್ಷರಹಿತರ

ಶಿಕ್ಷಿತಾದರ-ಅಪೇಕ್ಷರಹಿತರ
śikṣitādara-apekṣarahitara
well-instructed, humble, and free from worldly attachment,

Verse 11 — ವಿಜಯವಿಠಲನ-ಅಂಘ್ರಿ ಭಜನೆಮಾಳ್ಪರ

ವಿಜಯವಿಠಲನ-ಅಂಘ್ರಿ ಭಜನೆಮಾಳ್ಪರ
vijayaviṭhalana-aṃghri bhajanèmāl̤para
who worship the feet of Vijaya Vitthala,

Verse 12 — ಕುಜನಭಂಜರ-ದಿಗ್ವಿಜಯರಾಯಾರ

ಕುಜನಭಂಜರ-ದಿಗ್ವಿಜಯರಾಯಾರ
kujanabhaṃjara-digvijayarāyāra
destroyers of the wicked, kings of universal conquest!

About Sāri Bhajisirō

Sāri Bhajisirō is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Vijaya Dāsa, addressed to Jaya Teertharu — a Stotra. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: meerasubbarao.wordpress.com.

Also known as: ಸಾರಿ ಭಜಿಸಿರೊ, Saari Bhajisiro.

A leading Haridāsa saint who revived the Dāsakūṭa in the eighteenth century and initiated a lineage that included Gopāla Dāsa and Jagannātha Dāsa; composer of a vast body of padas, suḷādis and ugābhogas under the signature "Vijaya Viṭhala".

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What is Sāri Bhajisirō and what does it mean?

Sāri Bhajisirō is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Śrī Vijaya Dāsa, addressed to Jaya Teertharu, of 12 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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