VeeraVitthala Bhakuta Vidyadheesha Guruvara | Girish Prabhu | Raghunandan Bhat

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विद्याधिराज तीर्थानां करकंज समुद्भवम् |
विद्याधीश गुरुं वंदॆ मधुविद्या प्रवृद्धये ||

ವಿದ್ಯಾಧಿರಾಜ ತೀರ್ಥಾನಾಂ ಕರಕಂಜ ಸಮುದ್ಭವಂ |
ವಿದ್ಯಾಧೀಶ ಗುರುಂ ವಂದೆ ಮಧುವಿದ್ಯಾ ಪ್ರವೃದ್ಧಯೇ ||

Team Nada Veda Brahma in association with EZE Cloud Consulting offers "Guru Gunagaana Seva" on the auspicious day of Chataurmasya Sweekar of Parama Poojya Shrimad Vidyadheesh Teertha Sripad Vader Swamiji at Shri Shantikunj Sevashram, Panvel

Lyrics:

ವೀರ ವಿಠಲ ಭಕುತ ವಿದ್ಯಾಧೀಶ ಗುರುವರ |
ಶ್ರೀರಾಮ ನಿಜ ಸುತ ನೀ ಕೃಪಾ ಸಾಗರ || ಪ ||

ಶ್ರಿತಜನ ಪರಿಪಾಲ ಸದಮಲ ಶುಭಕರ
ನತ-ಜನ ಮನ-ತೋಷ ಸುಖಕರ |
ಮಾಧವ-ಪ್ರಿಯ ಪರಮಹಂಸ ಪಾವನ ಚರಿತ
ವಿದ್ಯಾಧಿರಾಜ ಯತಿ ಕರಸಂಜಾತ || ೧

ರತಿ-ಪತಿ-ಪಿತ ದಾಸ-ಸೇವಕ ಬುಧವರ
ಕೃತಿ-ಪತಿ-ಸ್ಮೃತಿ-ದಾತ ಭಯಹರ |
ಮೇದಿನಿ-ಸುರ-ನುತ ಮುನಿಪ ಆಗಮ-ಚತುರ
ಮೋದ ವಿಠಲ ಚರಣ-ಕಮಲ ಭ್ರಮರ || ೨ ||

वीर विटल भकुत विद्याधीश गुरुवर |
श्रीराम निज सुत नी कृपा सागर || प ||

श्रितजन परिपाल सदमल शुभकर
नत-जन मन-तोष सुखकर ||

माधव-प्रिय परमहंस पावन चरित
विद्याधिराज यति करसंजात ||

रति-पति-पित-दास-सेवक बुधवर
कृति-पति-स्मृति-दात भयहर ||

मेदिनि-सुर-नुत मुनिप आगम-चतुर
मोद विठल चरण-कमल भ्रमर ||

Lyrics Meaning:

वीर विटल भकुत विद्याधीश गुरुवर |
श्रीराम निज सुत नी कृपा सागर || प ||
O Vidyadhisha Guruvara, You are devotee of Sri Veera Vittala and Lord Sri Rama. You are an ocean of compassion.
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श्रितजन परिपाल सदमल शुभकर
श्रितजन = those who seek refuge.
O Vidyadhisha tirtha, You are protector of those who seek refuge under You. You are blemishless. You are giver of auspiciousness.
नत-जन मन-तोष सुखकर
You provide delight to the minds of devotees who bow down to You. You are provider of happiness.
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माधव-प्रिय परमहंस पावन चरित
O Vidyadhisha Tirtha, You are loved by Lord Maadhava (You love Maadhava).
You are Paramhamsa. (You are the sage in the lineage of Lord Hamsa and Madhva).
Your pastimes/activities are pure. (Listening to Your holy activities, makes us pure)
विद्याधिराज यति करसंजात ||
You are born out of the hands of Vidyadhiraja Tirtha (You are disciple of Sri Vidyadhiraja)
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रति-पति-पित-दास-सेवक बुधवर
रति-पति = God of desire, Kaama-deva.
रति-पति-पित = Lord Krishna. Kaama-deva is born to Krishna-Rukmini as Pradyumna
रति-पति-पित-दास = Vayu. Lord Vayu is the daasa of Krishna, who is father of Kama-deva
रति-पति-पित-दास-सेवक = Vidyadhisha Tirtha.
Swamiji serves Vayu, who is daasa of Krishna, who is father of Kama-deva. There by, indicating that, Sanyasis win over the desires, as they worship Krishna, who gives birth to Kaama.
बुधवर = Best among the wise
O Vidyadhisha Tirtha, You are the best among the wise. You are ever-indulged in serving Vayu, who is the daasa of Lord Narayana.
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कृति-पति-स्मृति-दात भयहर ||
कृति-पति = Lord Pradyumna. Lord Narayana takes the form of Pradyumna and Mahalakshmi takes the form of Kruti during srushti (creation).
कृति-पति -स्मृति-दात = The one who reminds us of Lord Pradyumna and His creation.
O, Vidyadhisha tirtha, through Your pravachanas, puja, and other deeds – You remind us of, the greatness of Lord Narayana, who creates, sustains, and destroys this world.
भयहर = destroyer of fear.
O Vidyadhisha tirtha, You are destroyer of fear in our minds, in this life!
(Praising our Guru, Sri Vidyadhisha tirtha, Vayu and Lord Narayana, destroys the fears of this samsara. )
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मेदिनि-सुर-नुत मुनिप आगम-चतुर
मेदिनि-सुर = Gods on this Earth = Brahmins.
A brahmana is referred to as God on this very Earth, as Lord is present in Brahmins in a special form.
मेदिनि-सुर-नुत= One who is praised by Brahmins.
मुनिप = sage
आगम-चतुर = One who is well-versed in aagamas/shastras
O Vidyadhisha tirtha, You are well-versed in shastras. You are worshipped and praised by brahmins (especially, Gowda Saraswat Brahmins)
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मोद विठल चरण-कमल भ्रमर
मोद =Madhvacharya. Moda also refers to Lord Rama
O Vidyadhisha Tirtha, You are like the honey bee at the Lotus-like feet of Vayu and Lord Rama-Vittala.
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Credits :
Lyrics: Girish K Prabhu
Music & Singing: Raghunandan Bhat, Brahmavar
Recording, Mixing & Mastering : Shri Katyayani Studios, Bangalore
Tabla : Shouri Shanbhog
Flute : Niranjan Hegde
Guidance & Mentoring : Krishnanand Bhat, Girish Prabhu
Lyrical Video Compiling & Editing : Aravind Bhat, Murali Productions, Kota
Production : NadaVedaBrahma in association with EZE Cloud Consulting
Ideation & Conceptualization : Heggar Gururaj B Pai

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