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Varagaḷanu Koḍuvudu

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

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वरगळनु कॊडुवुदु

वरगळनु कॊडुवुदु
varagaḷanu koḍuvudu
Varagaḷanu Koḍuvudu — Vijayadasa's hymn to Lord Subrahmanya, the serpent-lord's beloved and granter of boons.

Verse 1 — वरगळनु कॊडुवुदु वासुकिय प्रिया ।

वरगळनु कॊडुवुदु वासुकिय प्रिया ।
varagal̤anu kòḍuvudu vāsukiya priyā |
He grants boons — the beloved of Vasuki, lord of serpents.

Verse 2 — करुणदिंदलि ऒलिदु कंडमातुरदलि ।। प ।।

करुणदिंदलि ऒलिदु कंडमातुरदलि ।
।
प ।
।
karuṇadiṃdali òlidu kaṃḍamāturadali || pa ||
Out of compassion He is pleased, and eagerly grants His vision.

Verse 3 — इंद्रसमान देवतॆयॆ रतिपतिये । इंदिरेशन निजकुमार…

इंद्रसमान देवतॆयॆ रतिपतिये ।
इंदिरेशन निजकुमार मार ।
iṃdrasamāna devatèyè ratipatiye |
iṃdireśana nijakumāra māra |
O god equal to Indra, O husband of Rati, O true son of Vishnu, O Mara —

Verse 4 — ऒंदु कालदलि सुंदरनॆनिसिकॊंडिर्द । बंधुवे अहंकार…

ऒंदु कालदलि सुंदरनॆनिसिकॊंडिर्द ।
बंधुवे अहंकार प्राणगिंदधिकने ।
।
१ ।
।
òṃdu kāladali suṃdaranènisikòṃḍirda |
baṃdhuve ahaṃkāra prāṇagiṃdadhikane || 1 ||
once celebrated as the beautiful one — O kinsman, dearer to me than pride, dearer than life itself!

Verse 5 — वनज संभवनु सृष्टि सृजिपगोसुग । मनदल्लि पुट्टिसॆ…

वनज संभवनु सृष्टि सृजिपगोसुग ।
मनदल्लि पुट्टिसॆ चतुर जनर ।
vanaja saṃbhavanu sṛṣṭi sṛjipagosuga |
manadalli puṭṭisè catura janara |
When the lotus-born Brahma brought forth the four wise ones from His mind to create the world —

Verse 6 — मुनिगळॊळगॆ सनत्कुमारनागि । जनिसि योग मार्गदल्लि…

मुनिगळॊळगॆ सनत्कुमारनागि ।
जनिसि योग मार्गदल्लि चरिसिद कामा ।
।
२ ।
।
munigal̤òl̤agè sanatkumāranāgi |
janisi yoga mārgadalli carisida kāmā || 2 ||
You were born among the sages as Sanatkumara, O Kama, and walked the path of yoga.

Verse 7 — तारकासुरनॆंब बहु दुरुळतनदल्लि । गारुमाडुत्तिरलु…

तारकासुरनॆंब बहु दुरुळतनदल्लि ।
गारुमाडुत्तिरलु सुरगणवनु ।
tārakāsuranèṃba bahu durul̤atanadalli |
gārumāḍuttiralu suragaṇavanu |
When the exceedingly wicked Tarakasura tormented the hosts of gods —

Verse 8 — गौरि महेश्वररिगॆ मगनागि पुट्टि । धारुणियॊळगॆ…

गौरि महेश्वररिगॆ मगनागि पुट्टि ।
धारुणियॊळगॆ स्कंदनॆनिसिदॆ ।
।
३ ।
।
gauri maheśvararigè maganāgi puṭṭi |
dhāruṇiyòl̤agè skaṃdanènisidè || 3 ||
You were born as the son of Gauri and Maheshwara, and were hailed on earth as Skanda.

Verse 9 — रुक्मिणियलि जनिसि मत्स्य उदरदलि । पॊक्कु…

रुक्मिणियलि जनिसि मत्स्य उदरदलि ।
पॊक्कु शिशुवागि सतियिंद बॆळॆदु ।
rukmiṇiyali janisi matsya udaradali |
pòkku śiśuvāgi satiyiṃda bèl̤èdu |
Born to Rukmini, You entered a fish's belly and grew from infancy under a virtuous woman's care —

Verse 10 — रक्कस शंबरनॊडनॆ कादु गॆद्दु मरळि । चक्कनॆ…

रक्कस शंबरनॊडनॆ कादु गॆद्दु मरळि ।
चक्कनॆ सांबनॆनिसिदॆ जांबवतियल्लि ।
।
४ ।
।
rakkasa śaṃbaranòḍanè kādu gèddu maral̤i |
cakkanè sāṃbanènisidè jāṃbavatiyalli || 4 ||
You fought and defeated the demon Shambara, then returned — swiftly hailed as Samba, Jambavati's son.

Verse 11 — जनप दशरथनल्लि भरतनागि पुट्टिदॆ । मनो वैराग्य…

जनप दशरथनल्लि भरतनागि पुट्टिदॆ ।
मनो वैराग्य चक्राभिमानि ।
janapa daśarathanalli bharatanāgi puṭṭidè |
mano vairāgya cakrābhimāni |
Born as Bharata to King Dasharatha, detached in mind, devoted to the discus-bearing Lord —

Verse 12 — यॆनगॊलिद विजयविठ्ठलरेयनंघ्रि । अर्चनॆ माडुव…

यॆनगॊलिद विजयविठ्ठलरेयनंघ्रि ।
अर्चनॆ माडुव सुब्रह्मण्य बलु धन्य ।
।
५ ।
।
yènagòlida vijayaviṭhṭhalareyanaṃghri |
arcanè māḍuva subrahmaṇya balu dhanya || 5 ||
greatly blessed is Subrahmanya, who worships the feet of Vijayavitthala, who has graced me.

About Varagaḷanu Koḍuvudu

Varagaḷanu Koḍuvudu is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Vijaya Dāsa, addressed to Subrahmanya — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: raocollectionssongs.blogspot.com.

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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Varagaḷanu Koḍuvudu is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Śrī Vijaya Dāsa, addressed to Subrahmanya, 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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