The Raghuvamsha Sudha (Sanskrit: रघुवंशसुधा, romanized: Raghuvaṃśasudhā) 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).
[1] It has been rendered by several musicians, including: Chembai, M. S. Subbulakshmi, K. J. Yesudas; Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, Amrutha Venkatesh, Mandolin U. Srinivas, [[U. Srinivas|Mandolin U. Srinivas], Shashank Subramanyam and [[E. Gayathri] .
raghuvaṃśa sudhāmbudhi candraśrī rāma rājarājēśvaraaghamēgha māruta śrīkaraasurēśa mṛgēndra vara jagannāthajamadagnija garva khaṇḍanajayarudrādi vismita bhaṇḍanakamalāptānvaya maṇḍanaagaṇitādbhuta śaurya śrī vēṅkaṭēśaO 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!