Haridasa Sahitya — Vyasadasa

Venkatachala Nilayam

ವೆಂಕಟಾಚಲ ನಿಲಯಂ

Composer: Purandara Dasaru · Deity: Venkateshwara / Tirupati Srinivasa · Genre: Bhakti

Kannada lyrics

ವೆಂಕಟಾಚಲ ನಿಲಯಂ ವೈಕುಂಠ ಪುರಾಲಯಂ | ಪಂಕಜ ನೇತ್ರಂ ಪರಮ ಪವಿತ್ರಂ | ಶಂಖ ಚಕ್ರಧರ ಚಿನ್ಮಯ ರೂಪಂ || ಪಲ್ಲವಿ || ಅಂಬುಜಾಸನ ವಿನುತ ಅಮರ ಹಿತಾಚರಿತ | ತುಂಬುರು ನಾರದ ನುತ ಗುಣ ಭರಿತಂ || ೧ || ದೇವರ ದೇವಂ ದೀನ ಶರಣ್ಯಂ | ರಾವಣ ಮರ್ದನ ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರಂ || ೨ || ಮಣಿಮಯ ಹಾರಂ ಮಂದಹಾಸ ವದನಂ | ಕನಕ ವಸನದರ ಕರುಣಾ ಜಲಧಿಂ || ೩ || ಭಾಗೀರಥಿ ಶೃಂಗ ಪರಮ ಋಷಿ ವಂದ್ಯಂ | ಭೋಗೀಶ ಶಯನಂ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠಲಂ || ೪ ||

Transliteration

Venkatachala nilayam vaikuntha puraaliyam | Pankaja netram parama pavitram | Shankha chakradhara chinmaya roopam || Pallavi || Ambujaasana vinutha amara hithaacharitha | Thumburu naarada nutha guna bharitham || 1 || Devara devam deena sharanyam | Raavana mardana shree raamachandram || 2 || Manimaya haaram mandahaasa vadanam | Kanaka vasanadara karunaa jaladhim || 3 || Bhageerathi shrunga parama ri…

English meaning

Refrain (Pallavi): He who resides on the Venkatachala hill (Tirupati), whose true abode is Vaikuntha! He has lotus-like eyes, is supremely holy, holds the divine conch and discus, and is of the form of pure consciousness (Chinmaya). Stanza 1: Praised by Lord Brahma (who sits on the lotus), who does good to the celestial deities, and whose divine qualities are sung by Tumburu and Sage Narada. Sta

Esoteric commentary

This majestic Sanskrit composition by Purandara Dasaru was composed in praise of Lord Venkateshwara of Tirupati. It beautifully synthesizes the transcendent and immanent aspects of the Divine. Lord Srinivasa is not just a localized deity of the hills (Venkatachala Nilayam); He is the supreme transcendental Reality of Vaikuntha, adorned with the cosmic conch (sound/vibration of life) and discus (th