\engtitle{.. Shri Ranganatha Panchakam ..}## \itxtitle{.. shrIra~NganAtha pa~nchakam ..}##\endtitles ## || shrI gaNeshAya namaH || UttukkADu ve~NkaTakavi virachita shrIra~NganAtha pa~nchakam svIyatara\-bhAsakara\-chandamaNiyukta\-phaNamaNDita\-bhuja~NgashayanaM meghavaravAsaka\-suvarNagiri\-saubhaga\-parAbhavamanantaruchiram | lInakarachanda\-bhuvanatrayamudAkara\-shuchimadhikabhUShaNakaraM naumi bhagavantamukha\-mandahasanaM tamatisundaram anantashayanam || 1|| rUpamavabodhamati\-nUtana\-manoj~na\-madanaM bhuvanama~NgalakaraM vAridhi\-sudhAkara\-sutAkara\-sukhAdura\-sumAdhura\-sushIlanaparam | bhUtamahatAtayamalaMkR^itakalebaraM akhaNDakaruNAlayamukhaM naumi bhagavantamukha\-mandahasanaM tamatisundaramanantashayanam || 2|| rAchara\-charAchara\-parAdhikadurAkR^iti\-murAdi\-paTubhIkaratanuM nAradavarAdinuta\-nIradanibhAkara\-manorathasumAdhurapadam | nAdayutagItapara\-vedaninadAnaka\-sanAtana\-janAdhikavR^itaM naumi bhagavantamukha\-mandahasanaM tamatisundaramanantashayanam || 3|| siddhasurachAraNa\-sananda\-sanakAdaya\-munIndragaNa\- ghoShaNaparaM nityarachanIya\-vachanIya\-rasanIya\-ramaNIya\-kamanIyadaparam | padmadaLabhAsa\-makaranda\-parihAsa\-nijabhaktabhavamochanakaraM naumi bhagavantamukha\-mandahasanaM tamatisundaramanantashayanam || 4|| hemamakuTAdi\-kaTakAbharaNa\-ka~NkaNasamujvala\-manoharatanuM gItanaTanAdaya\-kalAvR^itasadAmuda\-nira~njanasuma~NgaLakaram | bhAgavata\-rAmacharitAmaladhurINa\-vachanAdiparipUritakaraM naumi bhagavantamukha\-mandahasanaM tamatisundaramanantashayanam || 5|| ## Encoded and proofread by P. P. Narayanaswami swami at mun.ca UttukkADu Ve~NkaTa Kavi was a legendary music composer-saint of 17th century The shloka-s follow the four syllable pattern (and not popular 3 syllable gaNa-s we find in most vRitta-s): 4+4+4+4+4+4+1 = 25 syllables as |ooo |ooo |ooo |ooo |ooo |ooo | (here | = guru and o =laghu). Hence the phrase "bhAsa kara" in the first line seems appropriate, and seems to be not a typo (bhAskara has only 3 syllables).