Lakshmi Shobhane in Kannada

ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ಶೋಭಾನೆ

Sri Vadiraja Tirtha's Lakshmi Shobhana Pada Deity: Mahalakshmi Metre: Shobhane - Kannada Folk/lullaby 119 verses

Sri Vadiraja Tirtha woke up one morning at Brahmi Muhurta and composed this song. Five hundred years later, you still cannot have a Madhva wedding without it. It is in Kannada, not Sanskrit. It tells the story of how Mahalakshmi rose out of the churning ocean of milk, and how Vishnu took her hand. The sumangalis gather around the bride and groom and lift the refrain: 'Shōbhāne, shōbhāne, shubha-shōbhāne.' For as long as the song lasts, the couple are not themselves. They are Lakshmi and Narayana, and the song is the blessing. The form is the shōbhane, a Kannada folk genre of auspicious wedding-song with a returning chorus. Unmarried girls sing it for a good husband. Newlyweds sing it for a long marriage. Mothers sing it for daughters who are about to leave the house. It is a raksha. A protection.

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The opening verses are below.

Refrain (Pallavi)

1

ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀನಾರಾಯಣರ ಚರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಶರಣೆಂಬೆ

ಪಕ್ಷಿವಾಹನ್ನಗೆರಗುವೆ

ಪಕ್ಷಿವಾಹನ್ನಗೆರಗುವೆ ಅನುದಿನ

ರಕ್ಷಿಸಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ವಧೂವರರ

Lakshmi Shobhane

2

ಪಾಲಸಾಗರವನ್ನು ಲೀಲೆಯಲಿ ಕಡೆಯಲು

ಬಾಲೆ ಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷುಮಿ ಉದಿಸಿದಳು

ಬಾಲೆ ಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷುಮಿ ಉದಿಸಿದಳಾ ದೇವಿ

ಪಾಲಿಸಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ವಧೂವರರ

3

ಬೊಮ್ಮನ ಪ್ರಳಯದಲಿ ತನ್ನರಸಿಯೊಡಗೂಡಿ

ಸುಮ್ಮನೆಯಾಗಿ ಮಲಗಿಪ್ಪ

ನಮ್ಮ ನಾರಾಯಣಗು ಈ ರಮ್ಮೆಗಡಿಗಡಿಗು

ಜನ್ಮವೆಂಬುದು ಅವತಾರ

4

ಕಂಬುಕಂಠದ ಸುತ್ತ ಕಟ್ಟಿದ ಮಂಗಳಸೂತ್ರ

ಅಂಬುಜವೆರಡು ಕರಯುಗದಿ

ಅಂಬುಜವೆರಡು ಕರಯುಗದಿ ಧರಿಸಿ

ಪೀತಾಂಬರವನುಟ್ಟು ಮೆರೆದಳೆ

5

ಒಂದು ಕರದಿಂದ ಅಭಯವನೀವಳೆ

ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಕೈಯಿಂದ ವರಗಳ

ಕುಂದಿಲ್ಲಲದಾನಂದಸಂದೋಹ ಉಣಿಸುವ

ಇಂದಿರೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಸಲಹಲಿ

Lakshmi Shobhane

119

ಮುತ್ತೈದೆಯರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಮುತ್ತಿನಾರುತಿ ಎತ್ತಿ

ಹತ್ತಾವತಾರದ ಹಯವದನಗ

ಹತ್ತಾವತಾರದ ಹಯವದನ ದೇವಗ

ಹೊಸ ಮುತ್ತಿನಾರುತಿಯ ಬೆಳಗಿರೆ ॥ ಶೋಭಾನೆ

That's the opening and the closing. The full Lakshmi Shobhane continues for 113 more verses in between.

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Frequently asked about Lakshmi Shobhane

Who composed Lakshmi Shobhane?
Lakshmi Shobhane is traditionally attributed to Sri Vadiraja Tirtha (Vadirajaru), 16th-century Madhva saint of Sode Mutt (Sri Vadiraja Tirtha's Lakshmi Shobhana Pada).
How many verses are in Lakshmi Shobhane?
Lakshmi Shobhane has 119 verses, set in the Shobhane - Kannada Folk/lullaby metre.
Which deity is Lakshmi Shobhane addressed to?
Lakshmi Shobhane is a prayer to Mahalakshmi.
In which languages can I read Lakshmi Shobhane?
ChantWise offers Lakshmi Shobhane in English, Sanskrit, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati. This page is the Kannada version, written in Kannada script.

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