29 Jul
Another amazing lyrics from the book. Composed by Shree Purandara Dasaru. I had never heard this song ever. Beautiful it is and once again added my own tune. Like my Father says, for God’s Bhajane Raga Tala isn’t key, bhakthi is important.
Happy Friday and Happy Shravana Masa to All.
I have a screenshot of the lyrics in the video, will post it soon.
28 Jul
During this visit to Kamadhenu Kshetra, and in their book store I found an amazing book on Goddess Lakshmi Devi and it has exactly 108 songs composed by Dasaru. I am trying to learn as many as possible and post it here in my blog especially for Shravana Masa Friday’s pooja.
Here is the link for Kamadhenu Kshetra in Bangalor.
https://www.kamadhenu-kshetra.com/
I also learnt another trick to scan and convert lyrics. I used to spend hours and hours during weekends typing lyrics and converting them. With this new technique, lot of time saved. One benefit of being an Engineer right? No matter what, that mindset helps.
Lyrics in Kananda and English.
ನಡೆದು ಬಾರಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಗೆ | ಲಕ್ಷುಮಿ ದೇವಿ
ನಡೆದು ಬಾರಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಗೆ ||ಪ||
ನಡೆದು ಬಾರಮ್ಮ ಜಗದೊಡೆಯನ ಮಡದಿಯೇ
ಅಡಿಗಳಿಗೆರಗಿನಾ ನಡೆಮುಡಿ ಹಾಸುವೆ ||ಅಪ॥
ಗೆಜ್ಜೆನೂಪುರ ಪೆಂಡೆ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಯನಿಕ್ಕುತ
ಮೂರ್ಜಗಜನನಿಯೇ ಅರ್ಜುನನ ಸಖಪ್ರಿಯೆ ll1||
ಹರಿದ್ರ ಕುಂಕುಮವಿಟ್ಟು ಸುರಗಿ ಸಂಪಿಗೆ ಮುಡಿದು
ಸರುವಾಭರಣವಿಟ್ಟು ಅರಳು ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಮೇಲೆ ||2||
ಕಂಕಣ ಕರಿಬಳೆ ಕಿಂಕಿಣಿ ನಾದದಿ
ಕುಂಕುಮಾಂಕಿತೆ ದೇವಿ ಬಿಂಕವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ನೀನು I|3||
ಬೃಗುವಾರ ದಿನದಲಿ ಖಗಧ್ವಜನೊಡಗೂಡಿ |
ನಗುಮೊಗ ತೋರುತ | ಮಗುವಿನ ಮನೆಗೀಗ |4||
ಸಾಗರ ನಂದಿನಿ | ಭೋಗಿಸನ್ನಿಭವೇಣಿ
ನಾಗೇಶಶಯನನ ಭೋಗದ ರಾಣಿ ||5||
Naḍedu bāram’ma manege | lakṣumi dēvi
naḍedu bāram’ma manege ||pa||
naḍedu bāram’ma jagadoḍeyana maḍadiyē
aḍigaḷigeraginā naḍemuḍi hāsuve ||apa॥
gejjenūpura peṇḍe hejjeyanikkuta
mūrjagajananiyē arjunana sakhapriye ll1||
haridra kuṅkumaviṭṭu 1 suragi sampige muḍidu
saruvābharaṇaviṭṭu araḷu mallige mēle ||2||
kaṅkaṇa karibaḷe kiṅkiṇi nādadi
kuṅkumāṅkite dēvi biṅkavillade nīnu I|3||
br̥guvāra dinadali khagadhvajanoḍagūḍi |
nagumoga tōruta | maguvina manegīga |4||
sāgara nandini | bhōgisannibhavēṇi
nāgēśaśayanana bhōgada rāṇi ||5||
27 Jul
I had posted this song on March 28th 2009. I never got to record the tune. Yesterday finally found time in the night to practice 2 to 3 times, and get a tune and also compile the lyrics from my own book, and comments. Hopefully useful for Shravana Masa Friday’s for us all.
Lyrics like I said I have updated in the original post.
26 Jul
As per Shubhakruth Nama Samvatsara Panchanga, this year Shravana Masa starts from July 29th and ends on August 27th 2022.
There are many festivals during this month and as always I will re-post slokas, pooja details and many more details a few days before each of these important dates. Here is a list of important dates and festivals during Shravana Masa 2022.
All details for this festival can be found here:
25 Jul
I learnt this song at the SKV temple, NC as part of the Taratamya Bhajane they are teaching us for Rayara Aaradhane 2022.
I have created a new page as well for the songs and lyrics. You can find them all below:
Composed by Shree Vijaya Dasaru.
Krishna Pictures from SKV, NC temple whatsapp group
Lyrics in Kananda and English.
ಎಂದಿಗಾಹುದೋ ನಿನ್ನ ದರುಶನ || ಪ | |
ಅಂದಿಗಲ್ಲದೇ ಬಂಧ ನೀಗದೋ | | ಅ. ಪ ||
ಗಾನಲೋಲ ಶ್ರೀ ವತ್ಸಲಾಂಛನ |
ದಾನವಾಂತಕ ದೀನ ರಕ್ಷಕ | ೧ |
ಆರಿಗೇ ಮೊರೆ ಇಡಲೊ ದೇವನೇ |
ಸಾರಿ ಬಂದು ನೀ ಕಾಯೋ ಬೇಗನೆ | ೨ |
ಗಜವ ಪೊರೆದೆಯೋ ಗರುಡ ಗಮನನೆ |
ತ್ರಿಜಗ ಭರಿತ ಶ್ರೀ ವಿಜಯ ವಿಠಲ | ೩ |
endigahudo ninna darusana || pa ||
andigallade bandha nigado || a pa||
ganalola sri vatsalancana |
danavantaka dinarakshaka | 1 |
arige more idalo devane |
saribandu ni kayo begane | 2 |
gajava poredeyo garudagamanane |
trijagabarita sri vijaya vithala | 3 ||
24 Jul
Bhimana Amavase or Gandana pooje, is an important pooje performed by unmarried women and newly married women for 9 years after their marriage. It is performed on the new moon day or amavase in the month of Aashada masa.
This year it is on July 28th 2022 Thursday in India and USA. Please check calendars for other countries.
This pooje is also called Bheemeshwarana pooje. This pooje is dedicated to God Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
Mud models of Shiva and Parvathi in the form of a cone with a flat base are made, kept in the sun to dry and decorated with white dots made out of limestone paste, or sometimes with akki hittu(rice flour) mixed with milk. A thread immersed in turmeric paste, a flower and sometimes turmeric root are tied around the model for Parvathi. After the pooje, usually either the girls Mom or Mother-in-Law ties this thread to the girls wrists.
Those who have brothers, later in the evening worship the hosthilu or threshold of their house. They call it “Bhandara vadiyodu“. The girls brother brakes the bhandara and gives money to his sister.
The story for Bhimana Amavase goes like this:
In a city there was a king called Vajrabahu. He had one and only son called Vijayashekara, who dies suddenly while still young. The king and queen decide to perform his marriage; even though he is dead. But, who would marry a corpse, right? No one comes forward to marry him. A Brahmin couple, named Madhava and his wife Sushila have five daughters and nine sons. They are extremely poor and they decide to marry one of their daughters in marriage to the dead prince; in return they would get lot of money and can use it to feed their family.
This girl is left with her dead husband and than she prays to God Shiva and Goddess Parvathi with great devotion. Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi ask her to perform this pooje; since she is in the forest and doesn’t have any money she uses clay or mud and performs the pooje. The dead prince comes back to life. The king, queen and everyone is now happy to see their son come back to life.
Now that you know why and how to do the pooje, tell the significance of this story to your daughter, perform the pooje, tie the thread across her wrist and bless her with all your heart.
Happy Gandana Pooje.
Here below is the step by step procedure to perform Diwasi Gowri pooje as per the book I have now:
1. Clean the place where you are going to perform the pooja, put an elaborate rangoli (ರಂಗವಲ್ಲಿ). Find links to various rangoli (ರಂಗವಲ್ಲಿ) here:
2. Place a wooden plank called Mane(ಮಣೆ).
3. On this Mane, place a silver plate and within the plate, keep the idols of Diwasi Gowri and Managal Gowri( if you are performing Managal Gowri).
4. Also keep 1 dry cocnout (Kobbari Battalu ಕೊಬ್ಬರಿ ಬಟ್ಟಲು) as it is called in Kannada, 10 betel nut (adike ಅಡಿಕೆ), 10 betel leaves (villedele ವಿಳೇದೆಲೆ), 10 rounds of thread ದಾರ.
5. Now, worship the gowri and offer her 10 Kucchida Kadabu (ಕುಚ್ಚಿದ ಕಡಬು).
6. Next, tie 10 knots on the thread immersed in turmeric paste, a flower and sometimes turmeric root. For married ladies, 10 knots and unmarried girls 5 knots, and 5 rounds of thread.
7. Put this on the Gowri idol.
8. Perform Aarthi to Gowri. Offer your prayers, and do namaskaras.
8. Once, you finish all the pooja, usually either the girls Mom or Mother-in-Law ties this thread to the girls wrists or can also put it around her neck.
24 Jul
One more amazing song composed by Shree Jagannatha Dasaru on Lord Vittala. All these songs are sung as part of Harivana Seva to the Lord. My Darasu book also has this as part of the last chapter and has close to 20 songs.
ದಾಸೋಹಂ ತವ ದಾಸೋಹಂ ||ಪ||
ವಾಸುದೇವ ವಿಗತಾಘಸಂಘ ತವ ||ಅ. ಪ||
ಜೀವಾಂತರ್ಗತ ಜೀವನಿಯಾಮಕ ಜೀವವಿಲಕ್ಷಣ ಜೀವನದ
ಜೀವಾಧಾರಕ ಜೀವರೂಪ ರಾಜೀವಭವಜನಕ ಜೀವೇಶ್ವರ ತವ ||೧||
ಕಾಲಾಂತರ್ಗತ ಕಾಲನಿಯಮಕ ಕಾಲಾತೀತ ತ್ರಿಕಾಲಜ್ಞ
ಕಾಲಪ್ರವರ್ತಕ ಕಾಲನಿವರ್ತಕ ಕಾಲೋತ್ಪಾದಕ ಕಾಲಮೂರ್ತಿ ತವ ||೨||
ಕರ್ಮ ಕರ್ಮಕೃತಕರ್ಮಕೃತಾಗಮ ಕರ್ಮಫಲಪ್ರದ ಕರ್ಮಜಿತ
ಕರ್ಮಬಂಧ ಮಹ ಕರ್ಮವಿಮೋಚಕ ಕರ್ಮವಿನಿಗ್ರಹ ವಿಕರ್ಮನಾಶತವ ||೩||
ಧರ್ಮಯೂಪ ಮಹಧರ್ಮವಿವರ್ಧನ ಧರ್ಮವಿದೊತ್ತಮ ಧರ್ಮನಿಧೇ
ಧರ್ಮಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ ಮಹಧರ್ಮಸಂರಕ್ಷಕ ಧರ್ಮಸಾಕ್ಷಿ ಯಮಧರ್ಮ ಪುತ್ರ ತವ || ೪||
ಮಂತ್ರಯಂತ್ರ ಮಹಮಂತ್ರ ಬೀಜ ಮಹಮಂತ್ರರಾಜ ಗುರುಮಂತ್ರಜಿತ
ಮಂತ್ರಮೇಯಮಹ ಮಂತ್ರನಿಯಾಮಕ ಮಂತ್ರದೇವ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ವಿಠಲತವ ||೫||
Dasoham tava dasoham || pa ||
Vasudeva vigatagasangha tava || A. pa||
Jeevanthargatha Jeevaniyamaka Jeevavilakshana Jeevanada
Jeevadaraka Jeevaroopa Rajivabavajanaka Jeeveshwara tava||1||
Kalanthargatha kaalaniyamaka Kaalatheetha thrikaalagnya
Kalapravarthaka kalanivarthaka kaalothpadaka kalamurti tava||2||
Karma karamakrithakarmakrithaagama Karmaphalaprada karmajitha
Karmabaandha maha Karmavimochaka Karmavinigraha vikarmanashatava||3||
Dhramayupa Mahadharmavivardhana dharmavidhotama dharmanidhe
Dharmasookshma Mahadharmasamrakshaka Dharmasakshi Yamadharma Putra tava ||4||
Mantrayantra mahaMantra bheeja MahaMantraraja guruMantrajitha
Mantrameyamaha Mantraniyamaka Mantradeva jaganatha vittalatava||5||
23 Jul
Yet another amazing song composed by Shree Jagannatha Dasaru on Lord Vittala. This song truly brings tears especially after watching the movie on Shree Jagannatha Dasaru. The very first song he composed is this one in Pandarapur.
ವಿಠಲಯ್ಯ ವಿಠಲಯ್ಯ ||ಪ||
ತಟಿತ್ಕೋಟಿ ನಿಭಕಾಯ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ||ಆ.ಪ||
ಭಜಿಸುವೆ ನಿನ್ನನು ಅಜಭವ ಸುರನುತ
ಭಜಕಾಮರತರು ಕುಜನ ಕುಠಾರಾ ||1||
ನೀ ಕರುಣಿಸದೆ ನಿರಾಕರಿಸಲು ಎನ್ನ
ಸಾಕುವರಾರು ದಯಾಕರ ಮೂರುತಿ ||2||
ಶರಣಾಗತರನು ಪೊರೆವನೆಂಬ ತವ
ಬಿರಿದು ಕಾಯೋ ಕರಿವರದ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ||3||
Vithalayya vithalayya ||pa||
Tatitkoti nibakaya jagannatha ||a.pa||
Bajisuve ninnanu ajabava suranuta
Bajakamarataru kujana kuthara ||1||
Nee karunisade nirakarisalu enna
sakuvararo dayapara muruti ||2||
Sharanagataranu porevenemba tava
birudu kayo karivada jagannatha ||3||
https://kzhome.info/crone/tGl7ZIaofoiToXk/sree-jagannatha-dasaru-movie-vithalayya-vithalayya-song
22 Jul
Here in the United States, we have 2 Ekadashi’s tomorrow and day after. I was searching through my blog for songs on Lord Panduranga. Found this one posted December 13, 2013. How time flies. And it was contributed by Mr. Lakshman and Ms. Damle.
I heard this song around two weeks back and decided to make it easy to sing by altering the tune a little bit since I can’t sing at the high pitch. More posts, songs to come during the upcoming Shravana Masa.
So, the video and the link for the lyrics below.
And the lyrics in both Kannada and english below:
ಪಂಢರಾಪುರವೆಂಬ ದೊಡ್ಡ ನಗರ – Pandarapuravembha Dhoda Nagara Lyrics
15 Jul
This year in the US, Dakshinayana starts from July 16th Saturday. In India, it is July 17th Sunday.
Below some additional details:
The term Uttarāyaṇa is derived from two different Sanskrit words – “uttara” (North) and “ayana” (movement) – northward movement of the Sun.
Dakshina means South and Aayana means travel or movement. The movement of Sun in the Southern direction is called as Dakṣiṇāyaṇa.
Uttarayana or Dakshinayana consists of six months each is the time taken by the Sun to travel from one house to the other during these periods.
Our Hindu calendar is divided into two periods of six months each.
Sun is the central point for both Uttarayana and Dakshinayana.
Legend also has it that Uttarayana represents Gods and Dakshinayana represents Pithrus. Uttarayana is the day time and Dakshinayana is the night time for all Gods.
All major festivals are during the Dakshinayana period including Shravana Masa, Chatur Masa, Dasara, and Deepavali. Pitru Paksha is also during this period.
On this day, Karkataka Sankramana when the transition happens from Uttarayana to Dakshinayana, tarpana is given to forefathers. As always Anna dana is good. Any religious activity such as reciting Vishnu Sahasranama, other devotional songs and slokas can be recited.
Kalpavriksha Kamadhenu 
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