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Tūgire Rāyara Tūgire Gurugal̤a

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Guru Jagannātha Dāsa · devaranama · 7 verses

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तूगिरॆ रायर तूगिरॆ गुरुगळ

तूगिरॆ रायर तूगिरॆ गुरुगळ
tūgire rāyara tūgire gurugal̤a

Verse 1 — तूगिरॆ रायर तूगिरॆ गुरुगळ | तूगिरॆ यतिकुल तिलकर…

तूगिरॆ रायर तूगिरॆ गुरुगळ |
तूगिरॆ यतिकुल तिलकर ||
tūgirè rāyara tūgirè gurugal̤a |
tūgirè yatikula tilakara ||
Thoogire, of the lords, Thoogire, of the gurus; Thoogire, the crest-jewel of the order of ascetics.

Verse 2 — तूगिरॆ योगेंद्र करकमल पूज्यर | तूगिरॆ…

तूगिरॆ योगेंद्र करकमल पूज्यर |
तूगिरॆ गुरुराघवेंद्रर ||
tūgirè yogeṃdra karakamala pūjyara |
tūgirè gururāghaveṃdrara ||
Thoogire, worshipped by the lotus-hands of the lord of yogis; Thoogire, Guru Raghavendra.

Verse 3 — कुंदणमयवाद चंददि तॊट्टिलदॊळु | आनंददि मलग्यारॆ…

कुंदणमयवाद चंददि तॊट्टिलदॊळु |
आनंददि मलग्यारॆ तूगिरॆ |
नंदन कंद मुकुंदन गोविंद |
नंददि भाजिपर तूगिरॆ
kuṃdaṇamayavāda caṃdadi tòṭṭiladòl̤u |
ānaṃdadi malagyārè tūgirè |
naṃdana kaṃda mukuṃdana goviṃda |
naṃdadi bhājipara tūgirè
In a cradle of moonstone-blossoms, sleeping in bliss, lay Thoogire; the very Nanda's child, Mukunda, Govinda — Thoogire was attained in joy. (1)

Verse 4 — योगनिद्रॆयने बेगनॆ माडुव | योगीशवंद्यार तूगिरॆ…

योगनिद्रॆयने बेगनॆ माडुव |
योगीशवंद्यार तूगिरॆ |
भोगिशयननवाद योगदि भजिपर |
भागवतारनु तूगिरॆ
yoganidrèyane beganè māḍuva |
yogīśavaṃdyāra tūgirè |
bhogiśayananavāda yogadi bhajipara |
bhāgavatāranu tūgirè
Thoogire, worshipped by the lord of yoga who quickly brings on the yogic sleep; Thoogire, the very bhāgavata-incarnate, who worshipped the Lord in the posture of the sleeper on the serpent. (2)

Verse 5 — नेमदि तन्नन्नु काणुव जनरिगॆ | कामित फल कॊडुववर…

नेमदि तन्नन्नु काणुव जनरिगॆ |
कामित फल कॊडुववर तूगिरॆ |
प्रेमदि निजजनर आमयवनुकूल |
धूमकेतुवॆनिपर तूगिरॆ
nemadi tannannu kāṇuva janarigè |
kāmita phala kòḍuvavara tūgirè |
premadi nijajanara āmayavanukūla |
dhūmaketuvènipara tūgirè
Thoogire, the giver of the desired fruit to those who behold him with love; called Dhumaketu (Siva), the easily accessible refuge of the true devotees' troubles. (3)

Verse 6 — अद्वैत मतद विद्वंस माडिद | मध्वमतोद्धरर तूगिरॆ…

अद्वैत मतद विद्वंस माडिद |
मध्वमतोद्धरर तूगिरॆ |
सिद्धसंकल्पदि बद्ध निजभक्तर |
उद्धारमाळ्पर तूगिरॆ
advaita matada vidvaṃsa māḍida |
madhvamatoddharara tūgirè |
siddhasaṃkalpadi baddha nijabhaktara |
uddhāramāl̤para tūgirè
Thoogire, the destroyer of the Advaita doctrine, the savior of the Madhva doctrine; Thoogire, the liberator of his own devotees bound by firm resolve. (4)

Verse 7 — भजक जनरु तम्म भजजॆय माडलु | निजगतियिप्पर तूगिरॆ…

भजक जनरु तम्म भजजॆय माडलु |
निजगतियिप्पर तूगिरॆ |
निज गुरुजगन्नाथविठलन पाद |
भजनॆय माळ्पर तूगिरॆ
bhajaka janaru tamma bhajajèya māḍalu |
nijagatiyippara tūgirè |
nija gurujagannāthaviṭhalana pāda |
bhajanèya māl̤para tūgirè
Thoogire, who has fashioned the devotion of his devotees for their sake; the feet of the true Guru-Jagannātha-Viṭhala — Thoogire holds them in worship. (5)

About Tūgire Rāyara Tūgire Gurugal̤a

Tūgire Rāyara Tūgire Gurugal̤a is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Guru Jagannātha Dāsa, addressed to Raghavendra — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Kannada Wikisource.

A Haridasa saint of the nineteenth century, distinct from the eighteenth-century Jagannātha Dāsa of the Dāsakūṭa; a devotee of Śrī Rāghavendra and composer of devaranamas under the signature "Guru-Jagannātha-Viṭhala".

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