Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Basavanna Vachana

 

ಚಕೋರಂಗೆ ಚಂದ್ರಮನ ಬೆಳಗಿನ ಚಿಂತೆ
ಅಂಬುಜಕ್ಕೆ ಭಾನುವಿನ ಉದಯದ ಚಿಂತೆ
ಭ್ರಮರಂಗೆ ಪರಿಮಳದ ಬಂಡುಂಬ ಚಿಂತೆ
ಎನಗೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಕೂಡಲಸಂಗನ ಶರಣರ ನೆನೆವುದೆ ಚಿಂತೆ

Song as Romanized text

 

chakOraMge chaMdramana beLagina chiMte
aMbujakke bhAnuvuna udayada chiMte
bhramaraMge parimaLada baMDuMba chiMte
enage namma kUDalasaMgana sharaNara chiMte

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 The thinking of the lunar bird is on the the light from the moon;
The thinking of the lotus is on the sunrise;
The thinking of te bee is on the fragrant bud;
My thinking is to remember the devotees of our Lord of Kudalasangama!

 Notes: 

1. chakOra - lunar bird; aMbuja - lotus; bhramara - bee;
baMDu - upraising.