Verse 23 of 29
Shloka 23 of Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam
Kandarpa Darpa Hara Sundara Divya Murte कन्दर्पदर्पहरसुन्दरदिव्यमूर्ते
Kanta Kuchamburuha Kudmala Lola Drishte कान्ताकुचाम्बुरुहकुड्मललोलदृष्टे ।
Kalyana Nirmala Gunakara Divya Kirte कल्याणनिर्मलगुणाकरदिव्यकीर्ते
Sri Venkatachalapate Tava Suprabhatam श्रीवेङ्कटाचलपते तव सुप्रभातम् ॥
Meaning
O divine and beautiful form who humbles even Kamadeva's pride in his beauty; whose loving gaze rests on his beloved Lakshmi; O treasury of pure and auspicious virtues, of divine renown; O Lord of the Venkata hill, a blessed dawn to you.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Kandarpa Darpa Hara कन्दर्पदर्पहर | who humbles the pride of Kamadeva |
| Sundara Divya Murte सुन्दरदिव्यमूर्ते | O beautiful divine form |
| Kanta Kuchamburuha Kudmala कान्ताकुचाम्बुरुहकुड्मल | the lotus-bud-like bosom of your beloved Lakshmi |
| Lola Drishte लोलदृष्टे | whose gaze lingers lovingly |
| Kalyana Nirmala Gunakara कल्याणनिर्मलगुणाकर | treasury of pure, auspicious qualities |
| Divya Kirte दिव्यकीर्ते | O one of divine fame |
Why this verse matters
The Sanskrit uses a traditional image of Lakshmi's beauty; our meaning gives the sense in plain words.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- kandarpadarpaharasundaradivyamūrtekāntākucāmburuhakuḍmalaloladṛṣṭe |kalyāṇanirmalaguṇākaradivyakīrteśrīveṅkaṭācalapate tava suprabhātam ||
- Telugu
- కందర్పదర్పహరసుందరదివ్యమూర్తేకాంతాకుచాంబురుహకుడ్మలలోలదృష్టే ।కల్యాణనిర్మలగుణాకరదివ్యకీర్తేశ్రీవేంకటాచలపతే తవ సుప్రభాతమ్ ॥
- Tamil
- கந்த³ர்பத³ர்பஹரஸுந்த³ரதி³வ்யமூர்தேகாந்தாகுசாம்பு³ருஹகுட்³மலலோலத்³ருʼஷ்டே ।கல்யாணநிர்மலகு³ணாகரதி³வ்யகீர்தேஶ்ரீவேங்கடாசலபதே தவ ஸுப்ரபா⁴தம் ॥
- Kannada
- ಕಂದರ್ಪದರ್ಪಹರಸುಂದರದಿವ್ಯಮೂರ್ತೇಕಾಂತಾಕುಚಾಂಬುರುಹಕುಡ್ಮಲಲೋಲದೃಷ್ಟೇ ।ಕಲ್ಯಾಣನಿರ್ಮಲಗುಣಾಕರದಿವ್ಯಕೀರ್ತೇಶ್ರೀವೇಂಕಟಾಚಲಪತೇ ತವ ಸುಪ್ರಭಾತಮ್ ॥
- Malayalam
- കന്ദര്പദര്പഹരസുന്ദരദിവ്യമൂര്തേകാന്താകുചാമ്ബുരുഹകുഡ്മലലോലദൃഷ്ടേ ।കല്യാണനിര്മലഗുണാകരദിവ്യകീര്തേശ്രീവേങ്കടാചലപതേ തവ സുപ്രഭാതമ് ॥
- Gujarati
- કન્દર્પદર્પહરસુન્દરદિવ્યમૂર્તેકાન્તાકુચામ્બુરુહકુડ્મલલોલદૃષ્ટે ।કલ્યાણનિર્મલગુણાકરદિવ્યકીર્તેશ્રીવેઙ્કટાચલપતે તવ સુપ્રભાતમ્ ॥
- Bengali
- কন্দর্পদর্পহরসুন্দরদিব্যমূর্তেকান্তাকুচাম্বুরুহকুড্মললোলদৃষ্টে ।কল্যাণনির্মলগুণাকরদিব্যকীর্তেশ্রীবেঙ্কটাচলপতে তব সুপ্রভাতম্ ॥