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Venkatachala Nilayam

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 3 verses

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वॆंकटाचल निलयं

वॆंकटाचल निलयं
venkatachala nilayam

Verse 1 — वॆंकटाचल निलयं वैकुंठ पुरवासं | पंकज नेत्रं परम…

वॆंकटाचल निलयं वैकुंठ पुरवासं |
पंकज नेत्रं परम पवित्रं |
शंख चक्रधर चिन्मय रूपं
vèṃkaṭācala nilayaṃ vaikuṃṭha puravāsaṃ |
paṃkaja netraṃ parama pavitraṃ |
śaṃkha cakradhara cinmaya rūpaṃ
He who dwells upon the Venkaṭa hill and abides in the city of Vaikuṇṭha; he whose eyes are lotus petals, who is supremely holy; bearing the conch and discus, of form that is pure consciousness.

Verse 2 — अंभुजोद्भव विनुतं अगणित गुण नामं | तुंबुरु नारद…

अंभुजोद्भव विनुतं अगणित गुण नामं |
तुंबुरु नारद गान विलोलं
aṃbhujodbhava vinutaṃ agaṇita guṇa nāmaṃ |
tuṃburu nārada gāna vilolaṃ
Praised by the lotus-born Brahmā, of countless virtues and names; delighting in the song of Tumburu and Nārada.

Verse 3 — सकल वेद विचारं सर्व जीव निकरं | मकर कुंडलधर मदन…

सकल वेद विचारं सर्व जीव निकरं |
मकर कुंडलधर मदन गोपालं |
भक्त पोषक श्री पुरंदर विठ्ठलं
sakala veda vicāraṃ sarva jīva nikaraṃ |
makara kuṃḍaladhara madana gopālaṃ |
bhakta poṣaka śrī puraṃdara viṭhṭhalaṃ
The very essence of all the Vedas and the life of every being; adorning makara earrings, the bewitching cowherd Gopāla; the sustainer of his devotees — Śrī Purandara Viṭṭhala.

About Venkatachala Nilayam

Venkatachala Nilayam is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Venkateshwara — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: purandaradasa.co.in.

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 Venkatachala Nilayam and what does it mean?

Venkatachala Nilayam is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Venkateshwara, of 3 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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Who composed Venkatachala Nilayam?

Venkatachala Nilayam is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.

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