When we were in Bijapur, I used to prepare Junka when my Mom used to be tired of cooking and had no vegetables at home to prepare anything else. Believe me, we used to stay in Sainik School Campus, and we couldn’t even get green chillies if it was over. We were so far away [...]
Archive for January, 2008
30 Jan
Deva Banda Namma Lyrics
This song sung by Dr.Bheemsen Joshi is my all time favorite. dEva banda namma swaami bandanO dEvara dEva shikaamaNi bandanO uraga shayana banda garuda gamana banda nara golidava banda naaraayaNa banda |1| mandarodhara banda garuda gamana banda brindavana pathi govinda bandanO |2| nakraharanu banda chakradharanu banda aakruragolida tivikrama bandanO |3| pakshivaahana banda lakshmanagraja banda akshaya [...]
18 Jan
Lyrics for Ashtotra for all Gods
The web site Pujyaya.org has the Ashtotra for all the Gods. You can click on the link, and you will be able to download a Word Document containing the Ashtotra in English. Here is a link for the page which has all the Ashtotra’s. Pujyaya.org P.S: I think the Pujyaya.org web site is down. I [...]
16 Jan
Thoogire Rayara Lyrics
As requested by Seetha, here comes the lyrics for the famous song which is being sung every single Thursday evening in every Rayara Matta all over the world. tUgire rAyara tUgire gurugaLa tUgire yathikula thilakara tUgire yogeendra karakamala poojayara tUgire guru Raghavendrara || ku0dana mayavada chaMdada tOTiladolu naMdadi malagyara tUgire naMdanakaMda govinda mukundana nandadi Bhajipara [...]
14 Jan
Dal me Dill or Dill Thove
Dill which is also called as Sabsige Soppu in B’lore, Pundi Palya in Bijapur is my all time favorite. Dill is a very good source of calcium, and a good source of the minerals manganese and iron. We make just 2 dishes out of Dill. One is to add it to Ambode as I mentioned [...]
13 Jan
Gojju Avalakki or Huli Avalakki
This tangy, sweet dish made of Poha and Tamarind is a favorite to anybody in Madhwa houses. My grandmother( Father’s Mom) who lived in B’Lore, (we used to call her Bangalore Ajji) used to make this in the evenings. She used to of course powder the Poha by hand. Thanks for all the wonderful gadgets [...]
10 Jan
Lyrics for Sharanara Surabhoja
Sharanara Surabhoja GuruRaja || Vara Mantralaya Pura Mandira Tava Sundara Munindra Bhaskara Samateja||1|| Kamitharthagala Kamadhenuvina Nema Miri Koduva Maharaja ||2|| Bhesha Koti Sankarshanada Kamalesha Vittalana Dasane Sahaja ||3|| As always, here are the lyrics in Kannada.
9 Jan
Lyrics for Roga Harane Krupa Sagara Shri Guru
Thursday is very auspicious for any Rayara devotee. So, here comes an amazing piece of song. Roga Harane Krupa Sagara Shri Guru Raghavendra PariPaaleeso || Santhata Durmatha Dwanda Diwakara Santhavinutha Matha Laleeso ||1|| Pavana Gathrasu Deva varane Thava Sevaka Janarolagadeeso ||2|| Ghanna Mahima Jaganatha Vittala Priya Ninna Aradhane Madeeso ||3|| Here are the lyrics in [...]
8 Jan
Lyrics for Hanuma Namma Thayi Thande
Yet another song my Mom used to sing when we used to go to Hanuman or Anjaneya Temple. Hanuma Namma Thayi Thande Bheema Namma Bhandu Bhalaga Ananda Thirthare Namma GathiGothravayya|| ThayiThande Hasulegagi SahayaMadi Sakuvanthe Ayasavillade Sanjivanava Thande Ghayagonda Kapigalanu Sayadanthe Poreda Raghu Rayanangrigale Sakshi Threetayugadi||1|| Bandhubalagadanthe Aapadbandhavanagi Parthanige bahdha bandha Durithagala Pariharisi AndhakaJhathara Kondu NadaKandarpanendu [...]
7 Jan
Lyrics for Yenu Dhanyalo Lakumi
My Mom does Lakshmi pooje every Friday in the evening. This song was my Mom’s favorite. I do sing this song myself every Friday, and so does my sister. While browsing the web, I found an awesome website. To quote them “This Web site contains thumbnail sketches of different Haridasas, who originated in Karnataka, a [...]
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