ನಾರಾಯಣತೇ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ | A Soulful Bhajan in Praise of Lord Narayana
Kannada Lyrics
ನಾರಾಯಣತೇ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ
ನಾರದ ಸನ್ನುತ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ ||
ಮುರಹರ ಭವಹರ ಮುಕುಂದ ಮಾಧವ
ಗರುಡ ಗಮನ ಪಂಕಜನಾಭ |
ಪರಮ ಪುರುಷ ಭವಬಂಧ ವಿಮೋಚನ
ನರ ಮೃಗ ಶರೀರ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ ||
ಜಲಧಿ ಶಯನ ರವಿಚಂದ್ರ ವಿಲೋಚನ
ಜಲರುಹ ಭವನುತ ಚರಣಯುಗ |
ಬಲಿಬಂಧನ ಗೋಪ ವಧೂ ವಲ್ಲಭ
ನಲಿನೋ ದರತೇ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ ||
ಆದಿದೇವ ಸಕಲಾಗಮ ಪೂಜಿತ
ಯಾದವಕುಲ ಮೋಹನ ರೂಪ |
ವೇದೋದ್ಧರ ಶ್ರೀ ವೇಂಕಟ ನಾಯಕ
ನಾದ ಪ್ರಿಯತೇ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ ||
English Transliteration
Nārāyaṇate namō namō
Nārada sannuta namō namō ||
Murahara bhavahara Mukunda Mādhava
Garuda gamana Pankajanābha |
Parama puruṣa bhavabandha vimōcana
Nara mṛga śarīra namō namō ||
Jaladhi śayana ravichandra vilōchana
Jalaruha bhavanuta caraṇayuga |
Balibandhana gōpa vadhū vallabha
Nalinō daratē namō namō ||
Ādidēva sakalāgama pūjita
Yādavakula mōhana rūpa |
Vēdōddhara Śrī Vēnkaṭa Nāyaka
Nāda priyatē namō namō ||
English Meaning
Salutations again and again to you, O Lord Narayana,
Praised by the sage Narada, the divine bard.
O destroyer of the demon Mura, remover of worldly sorrow, Mukunda, Mādhava,
You travel on Garuda and bear the lotus on your navel.
Supreme Being, liberator from the bondage of birth and death,
Who took the forms of man and beast—my salutations to you.
Who reclines on the ocean, whose eyes are the Sun and Moon,
Whose feet are worshipped by the creator Brahma seated on the lotus.
Who subdued the demon King Bali, beloved of the cowherd maidens,
O lotus-eyed one, I bow to you again and again.
The primal deity worshipped by all scriptures,
Whose enchanting form belongs to the Yādava lineage.
Uplifter of the Vedas, the Lord of Venkata hills,
Lover of divine music—salutations again and again.
Reflection
A deeply devotional Kannada bhajan that invokes the divine presence of Lord Narayana with reverence and poetic beauty. This composition glorifies various manifestations of the Lord—Madhava, Mukunda, Venkatesha—and captures His divine attributes and cosmic roles. Sung with devotion by bhaktas across temples and homes, this bhajan brings peace to the heart and clarity to the soul.
