rangapura vihara

Rangapura Vihara is a famous Carnatic song composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar and dedicated to Sri Ranganathaswamy of Srirangam.

The title of the song means resident (vihara) of Srirangam (Rangapura), a temple town in Tamil Nadu, India. It details the exploits of the Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam.
The most famous version of this song was rendered by M.S.Subbulakshmi.

Song : raNgapura vihaara
rAgam: brindaavana saaranga

22 kharaharapriya janya
Aa: S R2 M1 P N3 S
Av: S N2 P M1 R2 G2 R2 S

taaLam: roopakam
Composer: Muthuswaamy Dikshitar
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

raNgapura vihAra jaya
kOdaNDarAmAvatAra raghuvIra shrI

anupallavi

aHNgaja janaka dEva bRndAvana sAraHNgEndra varada ramAntaraHNga shyAma
lAHNga vihaHNga turaHNga sadayApAHNga satsaHNga

Charanam

paHNkajAptakula jalanidhi sOma vara paHNkaja mukha paTTAbhirAma
padapaHNkaja jitakAma raghurAma vAmAHNka gata sItAvara
vESa shESAHNka shayana bhakta santOSa ENAHNkaravi nayana mRdutarabhASa
akaLaHNka darpaNa kapOla vishESa munisankaTa
haraNa gOvinda vENkaTa ramaNa mukunda saHNkarSaNa mUla kanda shaHNkara
guruguhAnanda

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Meaning:
pallavi:
O resident of the town called Ranga! Victory to you who incarnated as Rama, the famed owner of the bow Kodanda! Brave scion of the Raghu clan!

anupallavi:
Father of Cupid! One who is as swift as the King of Deers in running to the aid of the Gods to remove their sufferings! Giver of boons! Resident in the heart of Lakshmi! Scarlet hued one! One with Garuda as his mount! Unsurpassed in compassion! Ever present in good company!

CharaNam
ranO Moon to the Ocean like Sun clan! Venerated lotus faced Rama, who was crowned as King! One whose feet are like lotus! Vanquisher of Cupid in beauty! Rama, of the clan of Raghu! Bridegroom of Sita who is on the left! Recliner on Sesha the great serpent! Delight of devotees! One with the Sun and Moon as two eyes! Soft spoken one! One with a forehead akin to an unblemished mirror! Destroyer of the sufferings of Sages! Govinda! Venkataramana! Mukunda! Sankarshana! Primordial root! Joy to Subrahmanya, the preceptor of Siva!

Video of M.S.Subbulakshmi's rangapura vihara :



Ranjani Gayathri sisters have rendered this dikshitar krithi 'rangapura vihara with devotion (bakthi).



What a beautiful place is Srirangam in TamilNadu, watch srirangam temple with audio of Ranjani Gayathri's 'rangapura vihara'.