Lyrics for LambOdara lakumikara | Kalpavriksha Kamadhenu

Lyrics for LambOdara lakumikara | Kalpavriksha KamadhenuA famous song, “Lambodara Lakumikara” is the first song aspiring musicians learn to sing. This song is sung in praise of Lord Ganesha. This song is composed by Purandara Dasaru. He is also referred to as the father of Karnataka Shastreeya Sangeetha.

Purandara Dasaru, who always concluded his songs with a salute to Lord Purandara Vittala, is believed to have composed as many as 75,000 – 475,000 songs. However, only about 1000 are known today. All his musical compositions are in Kannada ( my mother tounge) , the state language of Karnataka ( my state in India) . Purandara Dasaru is among the great saints of India in his understanding of the power of music and its appeal to illiterate common folk.

Lambodara lakumikara
ambaa suta amara vinuta
lambodara lakumikara

shree gaNanatha sindhura varNa
karuNa sagara Kari vadana

shree gaNanatha sindhura varNa
karuNa sagara Kari vadana

Lambodara lakumikara
ambaa suta amara vinuta
lambodara lakumikara

siddha chaarana gaNa sevita
siddhi vinayaka te namo namo

siddha chaarana gaNa sevita
siddhi vinayaka te namo namo

lambodara lakumikara
ambaa suta amara vinuta
lambodara lakumikara

sakala vidya adi poojita
sarvotama te namo namo

sakala vidya adi poojita
sarvotama te namo namo

lambodara lakumikara
ambaa suta amara vinuta
lambodara lakumikara

Updated lyrics from Ms. Bhavana Damle.
ರಾಗ: ಮಲಹರಿ ತಾಳ: ರೂಪಕ
ರಚನೆ: ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರದಾಸರು

ಲಂಬೋದರ ಲಕುಮಿಕರ
ಅಂಬಾಸುತ ಅಮರ ವಿನುತ ||ಪ.||

ಶ್ರೀ ಗಣನಾಥ ಸಿಂಧುರ ವರ್ಣ
ಕರುಣ ಸಾಗರ ಕರಿವದನ ||೧||

ಸಿದ್ಧ ಚಾರಣ ಗಣ ಸೇವಿತ
ಸಿದ್ಧಿ ವಿನಾಯಕ ತೇ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ ||೨||

ಸಕಲ ವಿದ್ಯಾ ಆದಿ ಪೂಜಿತ
ಸರ್ವೋತ್ತಮ ತೇ ನಮೋ ನಮೋ ||೩||