Rangapura Vihara

Rangapura Vihaara
Ragam: Brindavana Saranga
Talam: Rupakam
Composer: Mutthuswami Dikshitar
Language: Sanskrit

shree ranga mangala nidhim karuna nivAsam
shree venkatAdri shikharAlaya kAlamegham
shree hasthi shaila shikharojwala pArijAtham
shreesham namAmi shirasA yadu shaila deepam

Pallavi:
rangapura vihAra jaya kOdaNDarAmAvatAra raghuvIra shrI

Anupallavi:
angaja janaka dEva brndAvana sArangEndra varada ramAnta ranga shyAmaLAnga vihanga turanga sadayApAnga satsanga

Charanam 1:
pankajApta kula jalanidhi sOma vara pankaja mukha paTTAbhirAma pada pankaja jitakAma raghurAma vAmAnka gata sItAvara vESa shESAnka shayana bhakta santOSa ENAnkaravi nayana mrdutara bhASa akaLanka darpaNa kapOla vishESa muni
sankaTa haraNa gOvinda vENkaTa ramaNa mukunda
sankarSaNa mUla kanda shankara guruguhAnanda

Meaning:
pallavi: O resident of the town called Ranga! Victory to you who incarnated as Rama, the famed owner of the bow Kodanda! Brave scion of the Raghu clan!
anupallavi: Father of Cupid! One who is as swift as the King of Deers in running to the aid of the Gods to remove their sufferings! Giver of boons! Resident in the heart of Lakshmi! Scarlet hued one! One with Garuda as his mount! Unsurpassed in compassion! Ever present in good company!
caraNam: O Moon to the Ocean like Sun clan! Venerated lotus faced Rama, who was crowned as King! One whose feet are like lotus! Vanquisher of Cupid in beauty! Rama, of the clan of Raghu! Bridegroom of Sita who is on the left! Recliner on Sesha the great serpent! Delight of devotees! One with the Sun and Moon as two eyes! Soft spoken one! One with a forehead akin to an unblemished mirror! Destroyer of the sufferings of Sages! Govinda! Venkataramana! Mukunda! Sankarshana! Primordial root! Joy to Subrahmanya, the preceptor of Siva!