The song “Vandipe Ninage Gananatha” is composed by Shri Pada Rayaru, he is also known as Shri Pada Rajaru. Lakshminarayana Thirtha is his original name. He was in the time of Vijayanagara Empire rule. On that time he gave great contributions to Dvaitha Philosophy, Haridasa sahitya and other social & political circumstances were highly considered by the Vijayanagara Kings. Shri Pada Raya was a great Scholar, Poet and as well as singer also. Ranga Vittala was his Ankita nama.
ವಂದಿಪೆ ನಿನಗೆ ಗಣನಾಥಾ – Kannada Lyrics
ಮೊದಲೊಂದಿಪೆ ನಿನಗೆ ಗಣನಾಥಾ
ದೇವಾ ವಂದಿಪೆ ನಿನಗೆ ಗಣನಾಥಾ
ಬಂದ ವಿಘ್ನಗಳ ಕಳೆ ಗಣನಾಥಾ||ಪ||
ಆದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಪಾದ ಪೂಜಿಸಿದ ಧರ್ಮರಾಯ
ಸಾಧಿಸಿದ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಗಣನಾಥಾ ||1||
ಅಂದು ರಾವಣನು ಮದದಿಂದ ನಿನ್ನ ಪೂಜಿಸದೆ
ಸಂದ ರಣದಲಿ ಗಣನಾಥಾ ||2||
ಮಂಗಳ ಮೂರುತಿ ಗುರು ರಂಗ ವಿಠಲನ ಪಾದ
ಹಿಂಗದೆ ಭಜಿಪೆ ಗಣನಾಥಾ ||3||
Vandipe Ninage Gananatha – English Lyrics
Modal Vandipe Ninage Gananatha
Vandipe Ninage Gananatha
Banda Vigna Kale Gananatha
Vandipe Ninage Gananatha
Modal Vandipe Ninage Gananatha ||pa||
Hinde ravananu madadinda ninna pujisade
sanda ranadalli gananatha ||1||
Madhavana agneyinda dharmaraya poojisalu
sadhisida raajya gananatha ||2||
Mangala muruti guru ranga vithalana pada
hingade paliso gananatha ||3||