Lakshmi Shobhane in Telugu

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

లక్ష్మీనారాయణర చరణక్కె శరణెంబె

పక్షివాహన్నగెరగువె

పక్షివాహన్నగెరగువె అనుదిన

రక్షిసలి నమ్మ వధూవరర

Lakshmi Shobhane

2

పాలసాగరవన్ను లీలెయలి కడెయలు

బాలె మహాలక్షుమి ఉదిసిదళు

బాలె మహాలక్షుమి ఉదిసిదళా దేవి

పాలిసలి నమ్మ వధూవరర

3

బొమ్మన ప్రళయదలి తన్నరసియొడగూడి

సుమ్మనెయాగి మలగిప్ప

నమ్మ నారాయణగు ఈ రమ్మెగడిగడిగు

జన్మవెంబుదు అవతార

4

కంబుకంఠద సుత్త కట్టిద మంగళసూత్ర

అంబుజవెరడు కరయుగది

అంబుజవెరడు కరయుగది ధరిసి

పీతాంబరవనుట్టు మెరెదళె

5

ఒందు కరదింద అభయవనీవళె

మత్తొందు కైయింద వరగళ

కుందిల్లలదానందసందోహ ఉణిసువ

ఇందిరె నమ్మ సలహలి

Lakshmi Shobhane

119

ముత్తైదెయరెల్లరూ ముత్తినారుతి ఎత్తి

హత్తావతారద హయవదనగ

హత్తావతారద హయవదన దేవగ

హొస ముత్తినారుతియ బెళగిరె ॥ శోభానె

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 Telugu version, written in Telugu script.

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