Tujhi murti sundara deva | तुझी मूर्ती सुंदरा देवा

📜 Original Marathi Lyrics:

तुझी मूर्ती सुंदरा देवा
साजवितो सुरात
लागे समदे मज स्वराचा जगता

षडजा पंचमचि म्हणुनी
कुंडले दुलावी
तुझा भरी गंधाराचे
गंधा रेका भावे
वृषभा चंदनाचें तुजला
कुटे माठवावे
गंध कस्तुरीचा माझा शुद्ध निशा दाता ||1||

मधुरा मद्यमाचे तुजला वस्त्र नेसा घेतो
झाला दिवतांची तुजला पांघरुणा घेतो
अलंकार आला पाणी वक्षा भूषणी ते
भक्ती च फुलाची माला
घालितो गालता ||2||

सप्त सूर उडालीती जेबा
दिव्य सप्त रंगा
सप्त स्वर्ग दुलती ते भा
होवुनी अभंग
गीता होवुनी येतो सखा पांडुरंगा
मनोमन करी ते पूजा
तुझी संगीतांत ||3||

Lyrics: राम उगावकर

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🔤 English Transliteration:

Tujhi murti sundara deva
Sajavito surat
Lage samade maj swaracha jagata

Shadja panchamachi mhununi
Kundale dulavi
Tujha bhari gandharache
Gandha reka bhave
Vrushabha chandanache tujhala
Kute mathavave
Gandha kasturicha majha shuddha nisha data ||1||

Madhura madyamache tujhala vastra nesa gheto
Jhala divatanchi tujhala pangharuna gheto
Alankar ala pani vaksha bhushani te
Bhakti cha phulachi mala
Ghalito galata ||2||

Sapta sur udalitI jeba
Divya sapta ranga
Sapta swarga dulati te bha
Hovuni abhang
Geeta hovuni yeto sakha Panduranga
Manoman kari te pooja
Tujhi sangeetat ||3||

Lyrics: Ram Ugavkar

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🌸 English Meaning:

O Lord, your form is so beautiful,
I adorn you through the notes of music.
My entire world becomes one with these divine sounds.

Like the notes Shadja and Pancham,
I imagine them as your ornaments.
The fragrance of Gandhar note fills you,
With deep devotion and feeling.
I offer sandalwood like the note Vrushabh,
And decorate you with care.
The fragrance of musk becomes my pure offering to you. ||1||

I offer you garments woven from the sweetness of Madhyam note,
And cover you with the warmth of divine light.
Your chest is adorned with ornaments of purity,
And I place a garland of devotion around your neck. ||2||

When the seven notes rise,
They become seven divine colors.
The seven heavens seem to sway in harmony,
Becoming one eternal song.
O Panduranga, you arrive as the song itself,
And in my heart, I worship you through music. ||3||

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🪔 Reflection:

This beautiful composition by Ram Ugavkar, sung soulfully by Prabhakar Karekar, reminds us of a very gentle truth — devotion is not limited to rituals, it can flow through music, feeling, and pure love. In Indian classical tradition, especially in ragas like Hamsadhwani, every note carries emotion. Here, each swara becomes an offering to the divine, almost like decorating God with sound instead of flowers.

The poet does not bring material offerings. Instead, he brings music, fragrance of feeling, and purity of heart. This shows a deeper bhakti — where the inner world becomes the temple. When music becomes prayer, even a simple note turns sacred.

It makes us pause and reflect — can our daily actions become offerings? Can our words, our work, our thoughts become as pure as a musical note offered to God? And when we listen to music, do we just hear it, or do we feel it as a connection to something higher?

In the end, this bhajan gently tells us that true devotion is not outside — it lives within us, waiting to be expressed with sincerity and love.

#TujhiMurtiSundaraDeva #तुझीमूर्तीसुंदरादेवा #RamUgavkar #PrabhakarKarekar

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🎵 YouTube Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbprnzH4bEg

Lyrics: Ram Ugavkar
Singer: Prabhakar Karekar

Rag: Hamsadwani

Ninnane nambide neeraja nayana | ನಿನ್ನನೆ ನಂಬಿದೆ ನೀರಜ ನಯನ

 📜 Original Kannada Lyrics:

ನಿನ್ನನೆ ನಂಬಿದೆ ನೀರಜ ನಯನ ಎನ್ನ ಪಾಲಿಸೋ ಇಂದಿರಾ ರಮಣ

ಗೌತಮ ಮುನಿಯ ಶಾಪದಲಿ ಅಹಲ್ಯೆಯು ಪಥದೋಳು ಶಿಲೆಯಾಗಿ ಮಲಗಿರಲು
ಪತಿತ ಪಾವನ ನಿನ್ನ ಪಾದ ಸೋಕೆ ಸತಿಯಾಗೆ ಅತಿಶಯದಿ
ಭಕುತರನು ಕಾಯ್ದೆನೆಂಬುದ ಕೇಳಿ ||1||

ಬಲವಂತ ಉತ್ತಾನಪಾದರಾಯನುಗನ ಮಲತಾಯಿ ನುಕಲದವಿಯೊಳಗೆ
ಜಲಜಾಕ್ಷ ನಿನ್ನನು ಕುರಿತು ತಪವಿ- ರಲಾಗೆ ನೀನವಗೆ ಧ್ರುವಪಟ್ಟ ಕಟ್ಟಿದ್ದು ಕೇಳಿ ||2||

ಸುರನರಲೋಕದಿ ಪುಣ್ಯದ ಜನರನ್ನು ಪೊರೆಯಬೇಕೆಂದು ವೈಕುಂಠದಿಂದ
ಸಿರಿಸಹಿತದಿ ಬಂದು ಶೇಷಾಚಲದಿ ನಿಂದು
ಕರುಣಿ ಶ್ರೀಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲನೆಂಬುದ ಕೇಳಿ ||3||

Lyrics: ಪುರಂದರ ದಾಸರು

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🔤 English Transliteration:

Ninnane nambide neeraja nayana enna paaliso Indira ramana

Gautama muniya shaapadali Ahalyeyu pathadolu shileyagi malagiralu
Patita paavana ninna paada soke satiyaage atishayadi
Bhakutaranu kaaydene embuda keli ||1||

Balavanta Uttanapada rayanugana malataayi nukalada viyolage
Jalajaaksha ninnanu kuritu tapaviralaage neenavage Dhruva patta kattiddu keli ||2||

Sura nara lokadi punyada janarannu poreyabekendu Vaikunthadinda
Siri sahitadi bandu Sheshachalada nindu
Karuni Sri Purandara Vittalana embuda keli ||3||

Lyrics: Purandaradasa

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🌸 English Meaning:

I have placed my complete faith in You, O lotus-eyed Lord,
O consort of Lakshmi, please protect me.

When Ahalya was cursed by Sage Gautama and lay as a stone on the path,
Your sacred feet touched her and restored her purity and dignity.
Hearing how You protect and uplift devotees, I surrender to You. ||1||

When young Dhruva was rejected and sent away by his stepmother,
He performed deep penance thinking only of You.
You blessed him with an eternal place among the stars—
Hearing this, I seek Your grace. ||2||

To protect the righteous across all worlds,
You descended from Vaikuntha with Lakshmi,
And stood upon the sacred hills of Sheshachala,
O compassionate Purandara Vittala, I have heard of Your mercy. ||3||

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🪔 Reflection:

This beautiful composition by Purandaradasa carries a simple yet powerful message—faith rooted in divine stories becomes unshakable devotion. The composer recalls episodes like Ahalya’s redemption and Dhruva’s determination,  as living reminders that grace is always available to those who turn inward with sincerity. Purandaradasa, often called the father of Carnatic music, used such songs to bring deep philosophy into the hearts of common people in the most accessible way.

The song gently asks us: Do we trust the divine as completely as Dhruva did? Do we believe transformation is possible, even after our mistakes, like Ahalya? In our daily struggles, we often rely on our own strength, forgetting the quiet power of surrender. This bhajan invites us to pause and shift that reliance—to place it in something higher, compassionate, and eternal.

When we truly “nambide” (trust), life becomes lighter. Worries soften, and the heart finds rest. The Lord who stood for Dhruva and uplifted Ahalya continues to stand for us too—silently, patiently, waiting for that one moment of complete surrender. 🙏

#Ninnanenambideneerajanayana #ನಿನ್ನನೆನಂಬಿದೆನೀರಜನಯನ #Purandaradasaru

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🎵 YouTube Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGWPXaMAems&t=3s

Lyrics: Purandaradasa
Singer: Ramachandra Nayak