Raghuvamsha Sudha

The Raghuvamsha Sudha (रघुवंशसुधा) is a popular kriti (musical composition) in Carnatic music, composed by Patnam Subramania Iyer in the Sanskrit language. It is set in the raga (melody) kathanakuthuhalam and is written in the Adi tala (meter). It has been rendered by several musicians, including: Chembai, M. S. Subbulakshmi, K. J. Yesudas; Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, Amrutha Venkatesh, Mandolin U. Srinivas, and E. Gayathri. It extols the Hindu deity Rama.

Lyrics
"raghuvaṃśa sudhāmbudhi candra śrī﻿ rāma rājarājēśvara aghamēgha māruta śrīkara asurēśa mṛgēndra vara jagannātha jamadagnija garva khaṇḍana jayarudrādi vismita bhaṇḍana kamalāptānvaya maṇḍana agaṇitādbhuta śaurya śrī vēṅkaṭēśa""O moon to the nectar-ocean of the Raghu lineage! O auspicious Rama, king of kings! O wind that drives away sin! O doer of good! O lion (who terrifies) the lord of the asuras! O boon-granting lord of the world!O destroyer of Parashurama's pride! O he who astonishes even Shiva! O ornament of the lotus-loving dynasty! O doer of wondrous deeds! O lord of Venkata!"