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Sharanu Siddhivinayaka

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 8 verses

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शरणु सिद्धिविनायक शरणु विद्याप्रदायक

शरणु सिद्धिविनायक शरणु विद्याप्रदायक
śaraṇu siddhivināyaka śaraṇu vidyāpradāyaka
Refuge in Siddhi-Vināyaka, refuge in the bestower of learning and wisdom.

Verse 2 — शरणु पार्वति तनय मूरुति शरणु मूषिक वाहन

शरणु पार्वति तनय मूरुति शरणु मूषिक वाहन
śaraṇu pārvati tanaya mūruti śaraṇu mūṣika vāhana
Refuge in the embodied son of Pārvatī; refuge in the one whose mount is the mouse.

Verse 3 — शरणु शरणु शरणु शरणु शरणु सिद्धिविनायक

शरणु शरणु शरणु शरणु शरणु सिद्धिविनायक
śaraṇu śaraṇu śaraṇu śaraṇu śaraṇu siddhivināyaka
Refuge, refuge, again and again — refuge in Siddhi-Vināyaka.

Verse 4 — निटिल नेत्रनॆ देवि सुतनॆ नागभूषण प्रियनॆ

निटिल नेत्रनॆ देवि सुतनॆ नागभूषण प्रियनॆ
niṭila netranè devi sutanè nāgabhūṣaṇa priyanè
O one with an eye upon the brow, O son of the Goddess, O lover of the serpent-adornment,

Verse 5 — तटिलतांकित कोमलांगनॆ कर्णकुंडलधारनॆ

तटिलतांकित कोमलांगनॆ कर्णकुंडलधारनॆ
taṭilatāṃkita komalāṃganè karṇakuṃḍaladhāranè
O tender-limbed one aglow like lightning, O wearer of the ear-rings —

Verse 6 — बट्ट मुत्तिन पदकहारनॆ बाहुहस्तचतुष्टनॆ

बट्ट मुत्तिन पदकहारनॆ बाहुहस्तचतुष्टनॆ
baṭṭa muttina padakahāranè bāhuhastacatuṣṭanè
O wearer of a pendant-necklace of round pearls, O four-armed one,

Verse 7 — इट्ट तॊडुगॆय हेम कंकण पाश अंकुशधारनॆ

इट्ट तॊडुगॆय हेम कंकण पाश अंकुशधारनॆ
iṭṭa tòḍugèya hema kaṃkaṇa pāśa aṃkuśadhāranè
O one adorned with golden bangles, bearing the noose and the goad —

Verse 8 — कुक्षिमहालंबोदरनॆ इक्षुछापन गॆलिदनॆ

कुक्षिमहालंबोदरनॆ इक्षुछापन गॆलिदनॆ
kukṣimahālaṃbodaranè ikṣuchāpana gèlidanè
O great pot-bellied one, O vanquisher of the sugarcane-bowed Manmatha,

Verse 9 — पक्षिवाहन सिरि पुरंदर विठ्ठलन निज दासनॆ

पक्षिवाहन सिरि पुरंदर विठ्ठलन निज दासनॆ
pakṣivāhana siri puraṃdara viṭhṭhalana nija dāsanè
O true servant of Śrī Purandara Viṭhala, the Lord borne by the bird (Garuḍa). (the poet’s signature)

About Sharanu Siddhivinayaka

Sharanu Siddhivinayaka 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: Kannada Wikisource.

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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What is Sharanu Siddhivinayaka and what does it mean?

Sharanu Siddhivinayaka is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Ganesha, of 8 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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Sharanu Siddhivinayaka is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.

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