Krishnaleela

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

Venkateshayanam – The Story of Gosripuresha

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 Kalyanam

‘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

Valaru

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

Draupadi Vastrayan

 Print This Post द्रौपदी वस्त्रायण आय्क दीव्नु कान करा देवाले स्मरण सर्व करा देवाले स्मरण ।।१।। draupadī vastrāyaṇa āyka dīvnu kāna karā devāle smaraṇa sarva karā devāle smaraṇa ।।1।। हस्तीनगरांतु विस्ताराजुगरांतु सोल्वले कुन्तिपुत्र पूर्ण सोल्वले कुन्तिपुत्र ।।२।। hastīnagarāṃtu vistārājugarāṃtu solvale kuntiputra pūrṇa solvale kuntiputra ।।2।। दुष्ट दुष्षासन श्रेष्ठ द्रौपदी वर्ल ताण्डले सभे येदुर धोर्नु ताण्डले … Read more

Seeta Suddhi

 Print This Post हनुमन्तु गेल्लो सीते सुद्धि-रामचन्द्रान् दिल्ली मुद्दी समुद्र उलंखन कोर्नु-हनुमन्तु पावलो लंकेरि ।।१।। hanumantu gello sīte suddhi-rāmacandrān dillī muddī samudra ulaṃkhana kornu-hanumantu pāvalo laṃkeri ।।1।। घेत्ता सीते सुद्धि-दिकीली मण्डोदरी पावला अशोक वृक्षारि बेसूनु चोयता चारि दिकारि ।।२।। ghettā sīte suddhi-dikīlī maṇḍodarī pāvalā aśoka vṛkṣāri besūnu coyatā cāri dikāri ।।2।। रामाल दूतु बेसला रुखारिर्यो … Read more

Yashoda gayek dhar kadta

यशोदा एक गायेक धार काडता । खोल्लो धोर्नु एक चेर्डु रडता ।। दूध मागूनु पिवचाक् आशा काडता । यशोदा गाल्लाक् उम्मदित्ता ।।१।। yaśodā eka gāyeka dhāra kāḍatā । khollo dhornu eka cerḍu raḍatā ।। dūdha māgūnu pivacāk āśā kāḍatā । yaśodā gāllāk ummadittā ।। धार काडलेले दूध अाम्मा दित्ता । तेंवय पीव्नु चेर्डु दिस्ता ।। … Read more

Yashoda sundari

यशोदा सुंदरी कृष्ण लूटी भारी । कर्तगो मुरारी सांग ताका । अशी म्हणु गोप्यो सांगता यशोदेक । व्रत करी एक बुद्धि चांगी ।।१।। yaśodā suṁdarī kr̥ṣṇa lūṭī bhārī । kartago murārī sāṁga tākā । aśī mhaṇu gopyo sāṁgatā yaśodeka । vrata karī eka buddhi cāṁgī ।। वायट ते गुण वत्तले तेजान । करी तू पूजन … Read more