Namo Bhagavate Song Lyrics in Telugu

ఓం నమో భగవతే వాసుదేవాయ

 

1. గోవిందం గోకులానందం గోపాలం గోపీవల్లభం 

గోవర్ధనోధరం ధీరం తమ్ వందే గోమతీ ప్రియం           ||ఓం|| 

 

2. నారాయణం నిరాకారం నరవీరం నరోత్తమమ్ 

నరసింహం నాగనాథం చ  తమ్ వందే నరకాంతకం  ||ఓం||

   

3. పీతాంబరం పద్మనాభం పద్మాక్షం పురుషోత్తమమ్ 

పవిత్రమ్ పరమానందం తమ్ వందే పరమేశ్వరమ్     ||ఓం||

  

4. రాఘవం రామచంద్రం చ రావణారి రమాపతిం

రాజీవలోచనం రామం తం వందే రఘునందనం       ||ఓం||

  

5. వామనం విశ్వరూపం చ వాసుదేవం చ విఠ్ఠలం  

విశ్వేశ్వరం విభుం వ్యాసం తం వందే వేదవల్లభం        ||ఓం||           

OM namO bhagavatae vaasudaevaaya 

gOviMdaM gOkulaanaMdaM gOpaalaM gOpeevallabhaM 

gOvardhanOdharaM dheeraM tam^ vaMdae gOmatee priyaM

 

peetaaMbaraM padmanaabhaM padmaakshaM purushOttamam^ 

pavitram^ paramaanaMdaM tam^ vaMdae paramaeSvaram^ 

naaraayaNaM niraakaaraM naraveeraM narOttamam^ 

narasiMhaM naaganaadhaM tam^ vaMdae narakaaMtakaM

raaghavam rAmachandram ca raavaNaari ramApatim

rAjIvalOchanam rAmam tam vandE raghunandanam

vAmanam viSwarUpam ca vAsudEvam ca viTHTHalam

viSwESwaram vibhum vyAsam tam vandE vEdavallabham

(I learnt this song from Sri Pandit Mukesh Desai in a scenic valley near Poconos, in a music class. He shepherded us nicely thro’ the song while his fingers played on the harmonium the basic melody. The refrain contains a very sacred chant.

We’ll explore the meaning of this song later. First let us look at this song from the perspective of “Srimad-Bhagavatam” and “Dhruva”.When the young boy (Dhruva) was crestfallen (for not getting a seat on the lap of his father) and about to do penance in the forest, sage Narada went in search of the royal prince. Isn’t it wonderful? The teacher goes in search of a student! Then, in the beginning, the wandering Dhruva did not know anything about meditation, tapas, or fasting. He had no idea about chanting or nama-japa. But he was utterly earnest about one thing, only one thing: He must find Lord Narayana, however arduous the path may be. He needed the Guru, some one like Narada to initiate, to introduce the holy “mantra”. Without the grace of Guru, one cannot succeed. If today we know about ‘Dhruva-nakshatra’ (in modern astrology we talk about the Pole Star), it is all due to sage Narada’s instruction. The peripatetic rishi taught the boy about purity, fasting, asana, and proper chanting of Lord Narayana’s name. This song encapsulates all that background and many avatars (అవతారములు, manifestations) of Lord Narayana.)

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