Verse 1 of 29
Shloka 1 of Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam
Kausalya Supraja Rama Purva Sandhya Pravartate कौसल्या सुप्रजा राम पूर्वा सन्ध्या प्रवर्तते ।
Uttishtha Narashardula Kartavyam Daivamahnikam उत्तिष्ठ नरशार्दूल कर्तव्यं दैवमाह्निकम् ॥
Meaning
O Rama, blessed son of Kausalya, dawn is breaking in the east. Rise, O best among men; the sacred duties of the day are waiting to be done.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Kausalya कौसल्या | Kausalya, Rama's mother |
| Supraja सुप्रजा | blessed with a noble son |
| Rama राम | O Rama |
| Purva पूर्वा | in the east |
| Sandhya सन्ध्या | the dawn twilight |
| Pravartate प्रवर्तते | is beginning |
| Uttishtha उत्तिष्ठ | arise |
| Narashardula नरशार्दूल | O tiger among men |
| Kartavyam कर्तव्यं | is to be performed |
| Daivam दैवम् | sacred, for the gods |
| Ahnikam आह्निकम् | daily morning rites |
Why this verse matters
This verse is from Valmiki's Ramayana (Bala Kanda 23.2): the sage Vishvamitra waking young Rama and Lakshmana on their journey.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- kausalyā suprajā rāma pūrvā sandhyā pravartate |uttiṣṭha naraśārdūla kartavyaṃ daivamāhnikam ||
- Telugu
- కౌసల్యా సుప్రజా రామ పూర్వా సంధ్యా ప్రవర్తతే ।ఉత్తిష్ఠ నరశార్దూల కర్తవ్యం దైవమాహ్నికమ్ ॥
- Tamil
- கௌஸல்யா ஸுப்ரஜா ராம பூர்வா ஸந்த்⁴யா ப்ரவர்ததே ।உத்திஷ்ட² நரஶார்தூ³ல கர்தவ்யம் தை³வமாஹ்நிகம் ॥
- Kannada
- ಕೌಸಲ್ಯಾ ಸುಪ್ರಜಾ ರಾಮ ಪೂರ್ವಾ ಸಂಧ್ಯಾ ಪ್ರವರ್ತತೇ ।ಉತ್ತಿಷ್ಠ ನರಶಾರ್ದೂಲ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಂ ದೈವಮಾಹ್ನಿಕಮ್ ॥
- Malayalam
- കൌസല്യാ സുപ്രജാ രാമ പൂര്വാ സന്ധ്യാ പ്രവര്തതേ ।ഉത്തിഷ്ഠ നരശാര്ദൂല കര്തവ്യം ദൈവമാഹ്നികമ് ॥
- Gujarati
- કૌસલ્યા સુપ્રજા રામ પૂર્વા સન્ધ્યા પ્રવર્તતે ।ઉત્તિષ્ઠ નરશાર્દૂલ કર્તવ્યં દૈવમાહ્નિકમ્ ॥
- Bengali
- কৌসল্যা সুপ্রজা রাম পূর্বা সন্ধ্যা প্রবর্ততে ।উত্তিষ্ঠ নরশার্দূল কর্তব্যং দৈবমাহ্নিকম্ ॥