Karnataka
Artist: S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
Karnataka
Lyrics with Meaning
View lyrics page →Stuti (Invocation)
Original
जय जय कर्नाटक पुण्य भूमि, दिव्य रूप अति मनोहारी। देवों का वास जहाँ है, महिमा जिसकी जग से न्यारी॥
Transliteration
Jaya jaya Karnataka punya bhumi, divya roopa ati manohari. Devo ka vaas jahan hai, mahima jiski jag se nyaari.
Meaning / Translation
Victory to the holy land of Karnataka, whose divine form is extremely captivating. Where the gods reside, whose glory is unique in the whole world.
Saints and Devotion
Original
संतों की यह पावन धरती, भक्ति रस से सदा है भरती। पुरंदर दास और कनक की वाणी, गाती कृष्ण की महिमा पुरानी॥
Transliteration
Santon ki yeh paavan dharti, bhakti rasa se sada hai bharti. Purandara Dasa aur Kanaka ki vaani, gaati Krishna ki mahima puraani.
Meaning / Translation
This holy land of saints is always filled with the nectar of devotion. The voices of Purandara Dasa and Kanaka sing the ancient glories of Lord Krishna.
Sacred Geography
Original
हम्पी की शान, शरदा का धाम, कण-कण में बसते प्रभु श्री राम। कावेरी की धारा, प्रकृति का श्रृंगार, अद्भुत है यह जग का सार॥
Transliteration
Hampi ki shaan, Sharada ka dhaam, kan-kan mein baste Prabhu Shri Ram. Kaveri ki dhaara, prakriti ka shringaar, adbhut hai yeh jag ka saar.
Meaning / Translation
The pride of Hampi, the abode of Goddess Sharada, in every atom resides the Lord. The flow of Kaveri is the ornament of nature; this is the wonderful essence of the world.
Prayer for Prosperity
Original
हे भूमि देवी, आशीष प्रदान करो, शांति और समृद्धि का वरदान दो। कर्नाटक की महिमा सदा रहे महान, जन-जन का बढ़े सदा सम्मान॥
Transliteration
He Bhumi Devi, aashish pradaan karo, shaanti aur samriddhi ka vardaan do. Karnataka ki mahima sada rahe mahaan, jan-jan ka badhe sada sammaan.
Meaning / Translation
O Mother Earth, grant your blessings, bestow the boon of peace and prosperity. May the glory of Karnataka always remain great, and may the respect of every person always increase.