Archive for January, 2008

Quick and Easy Jhunka

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 [...]

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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 phala da
Sree lakshmiRamana bandaO |4|
nigama gochara banda
nitya truptanu banda
nagemukha purandara
viThala bandanO |5|

You can listen to the song here

KannadaAudio.com

P.S: If [...]

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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 found out after looking [...]

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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 tUgire ||1||
yauganidreyanu bEgane mADuva
Yoghisha Vandyara tUgire
Bhogishayanana pada yogadi [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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.

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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 Kannada.

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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
Govindanangrigale Sakshi Dwaparayugadi||2||
GathiGotraranthe Sadhuthathigalige Mathiya Thori
Mathigetta IpathaOndu(21) Mathava Khandisi
Gathigetta SadhVaishnavarige Sadgathiya [...]

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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 brief [...]

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