This song describes some of naughty activities of a child and finally reveals that the child is none other than Krishna. चोयाय यशोदि गायक धार काडता, खोल्लो घेवनु एकु तें चेरडूं रडता, दूध मागून पिवंचाक आशा काडता, यशोदी गालाक उम्मो दिता । coyāya yaśodi gāyaka dhāra kāḍatā, khollo ghevanu eku teṁ ceraḍūṁ raḍatā, dūdha māgūna … Read more
श्री गणेशाय नम:।। अथ मडकईवासिनी श्रीनवदुर्गास्तोत्र प्रारंभ: ।। जय जय दुर्गे मडकईवासिनी ।। तुज नमितों गे भवानी ।। दारिद्र्यद:ख लया नेवोनी ।। सांभाळ करीं अंबिके ।।१।। śrī gaṇeśāya nama:।। atha maḍakaīvāsinī śrīnavadurgāstotra prāraṁbha: ।। jaya jaya durge maḍakaīvāsinī ।। tuja namitoṁ ge bhavānī ।। dāridryada:kha layā nevonī ।। sāṁbhāla karīṁ aṁbike ।।1।। प्रथम गांवासी ग्रामीं … Read more
Many times it is difficult for us to trace our historical records. We do however are able to bring together a view using the scriptures or literature from that era. The composition Venkateshayanam is one such piece of literature containing 74 shlokas composed 400 years ago which traces the history behind how the current vigraha … Read more
‘Venkatesh Kalyan’ is a beautiful composition from the 17th century from an unknown author that emerged in the Cochin GSB circles and was published a few times in Malayalam script. Prof R.K. Rao first published it in Devanagari script in the 1980s along with a detail research behind its origin and meaning. The book is … Read more
This relatively new composition “Shri Shanteri Ashtak” is a very calming eight stanza composition written by Vedamurthy Keshav Upendra Bhat, Kumta and sung in the beautiful voice of Pandit Shankar Shanbhogue.
A few days back I watched a Hindi Movie ‘Do Dooni Chaar’ (def watch)- a superb film bringing together Rishi and Neetu Kapoor on one screen. It is about a middle class family that is trying to live within its budget. Things seems difficult but not too bad until one day the man’s sister comes … Read more
यो काक्या यो रे काक्या गोय़ां वचाक । कको मेण्डो काऴो कक्या एक दोऴो आम्गेले धुवे निडलारी अस सिंदुराचो तीऴो । कको मेण्डो चोरू कक्याक मारलो मारू मारूक कळो वीर वीरू जाल्लो थोरू । कक्याक मारलो पकारि कक्को धावली पक्यारि धावनु धावनु धावनु गो धुवे । बसलो तांगेल रूखारि कको मेण्डो गांवचो गावांन गांव भोंवचो … Read more
दोन्दोन दोन्दोन चिरापुटुळं चिरापुटुळ कोणाले मञ्चारी गडगडावंची गडगडावंची माम्माल मञ्चारी गडगडावंची गडगडावंची मामु गेल्लो सांतेक सांतेक सांते आंबो पिकोलो पिकोलो घाली मामा पेशी पेशी मामान् हाळ्ळी म्हशीचो डेंकारो डेंकारो आम्चो मामु पेंकारो पेंकारो दसा बासा वोन्नियो वोन्नियो एकि वोन्नि निबटी निबटी तिग्गेल चेरडूं पुवरा पुवरा फूल गांथून माळुयां माळुयां एक फूल जडत गेल्लें जडत गेल्लें … Read more
सूर्यवंशभूपरन्न भद्रपीठसंस्थितम् । जानकीसमेतमब्जपत्रनेत्रशोभितम् ।। कैकयीजलक्ष्मणांजनेयमुख्यसंस्तुतम् । रामचंद्रमाश्रयेऽमरेन्द्रवृन्दवंदितम् ।।१।। sūryavaṁśabhūparanna bhadrapīṭhasaṁsthitam । jānakīsametamabjapatranetraśobhitam ।। kaikayījalakṣmaṇāṁjaneyamukhyasaṁstutam । rāmacaṁdramāśraye’marendravr̥ndavaṁditam ।।1।। The one who is seated on the grand pedestal of the Suryavanshi dynasty. मंदहाससुंदरास्यपुंडरीकमीश्वरं । चंडभानुगोत्रसिंधुचंद्रमिंदिरावरम् ।। वंद्यपादयुग्मदासचंद्रमौलिसंस्मृतम् । रामचंद्रमाश्रयेऽमरेन्द्रवृन्दवंदितम् ।।२।। maṁdahāsasuṁdarāsyapuṁḍarīkamīśvaraṁ । caṁḍabhānugotrasiṁdhucaṁdramiṁdirāvaram ।। vaṁdyapādayugmadāsacaṁdramaulisaṁsmr̥tam । rāmacaṁdramāśraye’marendravr̥ndavaṁditam ।।2।।
विधीशमुखगीर्वाणयाचनाफलमद्भुतम् । दिव्यभासं भजे व्यासं शिशुं शशिमुखंसदा ।।१।। vidhīśamukhagīrvāṇayācanāphalamadbhutam । divyabhāsaṁ bhaje vyāsaṁ śiśuṁ śaśimukhaṁsadā ।।1।। दर्शनं केवलं यस्य सुखं दिव्य़ं प्रयच्छति । अर्वणनीयलावण्यं व्यासं वन्दे रविप्रभम् ।।२।। darśanaṁ kevalaṁ yasya sukhaṁ divय़ṁ prayacchati । arvaṇanīyalāvaṇyaṁ vyāsaṁ vande raviprabham ।।2।।