raagam: sowraashTram

17 sooryakaantam janya
Aa: S R1 G3 M1 P M1 D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 N2 D2 P M1 G3 R1 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Purandara Daasa
Language: KannaDa

pallavi

amma nimma manegaLalli namma rangana kaNDirEnamma

anupallavi

brahma mUruti namma krSNanu nimma kERyoLillave

caraNam 1

kAshi pItAmbara kaiyalli koLalu pUsida shrI
gandha maiyoLagamma
lEsAgi tulasiya mAleya dharisida vAsudEvanu banda kANirEne

caraNam 2

karadalli kankaNa beraLalli ungura koraLalli
hAkida huliyuguramma
araLele kanaka kuNDala kAlalanuge uraga shayana banda kaNDirEne

caraNam 3

kumkuma kastUri kari nAma tiddi shankha
cakragaLa dharisihanamma
binkadindali koLalUdutta pADutta pankajAkSanu banda kANirEne

caraNam 4

mAvana maDuhida shakaTana keDahida gOvardhana
giri ettidanamma
Ava tAyige IrELu jaga tOrida kAvanayya banda kANirEne

caraNam 5

kAlali kiru gejje nIlada bAvuli nIla varNanu
nATyavADutali
mElAgi bAyalli jagavannu tOrida mUkOkadoDeyana kaNDirEne

caraNam 6

hadinAru sAvira gOpiyara kUDi caturanga
pagaDeyanADuvanamma
madana mOhana rUpa edeyalli kaustubha madhusUdana banda kANirEne

caraNam 7

tettEsa kOTi dEvargaLa oDa gUDi
hattAvatAravanettittadamma
satyabhAmA priya purandara viTTala nityOtsava banda kANirEne

Meaning: contributed by KV Ramaprasad
pallavi: Have you seen our ranga in your homes ??

anupallavi: Is Krishna who is none other than brahma in your lane ?

caraNam 1: Haven't you seen Vasudeva wearing silk robes holding flute in his hand with a tuLasi garland around his neck and wearing delicate perfumes ?

caraNam 2: Haven't you seen the one who rests on a serpent (= vishnu) wearing a bracelet onhis wrist and a ring on his finger, shining ear rings and pendent made of tiger's nails ?

caraNam 3: Haven't seen the lotus eyed one, with a delicate nAMa on the forehead and with the shanka-chakra-gada in hands (Vishnu's signature!) singing and playing the flute magestically coming along ?

caraNam 4: Did you see the father of manmatha who killed his maternal uncle, killed shakaTa asura, lifted the gOvardhana hill and showed fourteen worlds to his mother ?

caraNam 5: Didn't you see the blue-hued king of three worlds who showed the world in his mouth dancing with gejje in his legs and bright arm-decorations ?

caraNam 6: Haven't you seen the handsome Madhusudana (vishnu) wearing koustubha (a precious stone) on his chest who plays a game of dice with sixteen thousand gopikas

caraNam 7: Haven't you seen the nityotsava of Purandara vithala, beloved of Satyabhama who took 10 avatAras sorrounded by thirty three crore [330 million] gods and goddesses ?