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Vēṇunāda Bārō Śrī Veṅkaṭaramaṇa Bārō

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 12 verses

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वेणुनाद बारो श्री वेंकटरमण बारो

वेणुनाद बारो श्री वेंकटरमण बारो
vēṇunāda bārō śrī veṅkaṭaramaṇa bārō

Verse 1 — वेणुनाद बारो श्री वेंकटरमण बारो

वेणुनाद बारो श्री वेंकटरमण बारो
veṇunāda bāro śrī veṃkaṭaramaṇa bāro
Come to the music of the flute, O Śrī Veṅkaṭaramaṇa — come!

Verse 2 — बाणन भंगिसिदंथ भावजनय्यनॆ बारो

बाणन भंगिसिदंथ भावजनय्यनॆ बारो
bāṇana bhaṃgisidaṃtha bhāvajanayyanè bāro
You who humbled Bāṇāsura, O father of the love-god himself — come!

Verse 3 — पूतनिय मॊलॆयुंड नवनीत चोरनॆ बारो

पूतनिय मॊलॆयुंड नवनीत चोरनॆ बारो
pūtaniya mòlèyuṃḍa navanīta coranè bāro
You who drank Pūtanā's milk from her breast, O stealer of butter — come!

Verse 4 — भीत रावणन संहरिसिद सीतानायक बारो

भीत रावणन संहरिसिद सीतानायक बारो
bhīta rāvaṇana saṃharisida sītānāyaka bāro
You who destroyed the dreaded Rāvaṇa, O lord of Sītā — come!

Verse 5 — बिल्ल मुरिदु मल्लर गॆद्द फुल्लनाभनॆ बारो

बिल्ल मुरिदु मल्लर गॆद्द फुल्लनाभनॆ बारो
billa muridu mallara gèdda phullanābhanè bāro
You who broke Śiva's bow and defeated the wrestlers, O lotus-navelled one — come!

Verse 6 — गॊल्लतेरॊडनॆ नलिव चॆलुव मूरुति बारो

गॊल्लतेरॊडनॆ नलिव चॆलुव मूरुति बारो
gòllateròḍanè naliva cèluva mūruti bāro
O beautiful form who plays joyfully with the cowherd women — come!

Verse 7 — मंदरगिरि ऎत्तिदंथ इंदिरॆ रमणनॆ बारो

मंदरगिरि ऎत्तिदंथ इंदिरॆ रमणनॆ बारो
maṃdaragiri èttidaṃtha iṃdirè ramaṇanè bāro
You who lifted Mount Mandara, O beloved of Lakṣmī — come!

Verse 8 — कुंददॆ गोवुगळ काय्द पुंडरीकाक्षनॆ बारो

कुंददॆ गोवुगळ काय्द पुंडरीकाक्षनॆ बारो
kuṃdadè govugal̤a kāyda puṃḍarīkākṣanè bāro
You who unfailingly protected the cows, O lotus-eyed one — come!

Verse 9 — नारियर मनॆगॆ पोगुव वारिजनाभनॆ बारो

नारियर मनॆगॆ पोगुव वारिजनाभनॆ बारो
nāriyara manègè poguva vārijanābhanè bāro
You who visit the homes of the women of Gokula, O lotus-navelled Lord — come!

Verse 10 — ईरेळु भुवनव कायुव मारनय्यनॆ बारो

ईरेळु भुवनव कायुव मारनय्यनॆ बारो
īrel̤u bhuvanava kāyuva māranayyanè bāro
You who guard all fourteen worlds, O father of Manmatha — come!

Verse 11 — शेषशयन मूरुतियाद वासुदेवनॆ बारो

शेषशयन मूरुतियाद वासुदेवनॆ बारो
śeṣaśayana mūrutiyāda vāsudevanè bāro
O Vāsudeva, whose form reclines on the serpent Śeṣa — come!

Verse 12 — दासरॊळु दासनाद पुरंदरविठलनॆ बारो

दासरॊळु दासनाद पुरंदरविठलनॆ बारो
dāsaròl̤u dāsanāda puraṃdaraviṭhalanè bāro
O Purandara Viṭhala, servant of Your servants — come!

About Vēṇunāda Bārō Śrī Veṅkaṭaramaṇa Bārō

Vēṇunāda Bārō Śrī Veṅkaṭaramaṇa Bārō is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Venkateshwara — a Kirthana. 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: Venunada Baro, Venu Nada Baro Venkataramanane Baro.

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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