Suprabhatam means "a good morning". This hymn wakes Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala each dawn, and many South Indian homes play or recite it as the first thing in the day. The opening lines are taken from the Ramayana.
Venkateswara Suprabhatam (Tirupati Wake-up Hymn): full text
कौसल्या सुप्रजा राम पूर्वासन्ध्या प्रवर्तते।
उत्तिष्ठ नरशार्दूल कर्तव्यं दैवमाह्निकम्॥
उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ गोविन्द उत्तिष्ठ गरुडध्वज।
उत्तिष्ठ कमलाकान्त त्रैलोक्यं मङ्गलं कुरु॥
मातस्समस्तजगतां मधुकैटभारेः
वक्षोविहारिणि मनोहरदिव्यमूर्ते।
श्रीस्वामिनि श्रितजनप्रियदानशीले
श्रीवेङ्कटेशदयिते तव सुप्रभातम्॥
तव सुप्रभातमरविन्दलोचने
भवतु प्रसन्नमुखचन्द्रमण्डले।
विधिशङ्करेन्द्रवनिताभिरर्चिते
वृषशैलनाथदयिते दयानिधे॥
In Roman letters
Kausalya supraja Rama purva sandhya pravartate
Uttishtha narashardula kartavyam daivam ahnikam
Uttishthottishtha Govinda uttishtha Garudadhvaja
Uttishtha Kamalakanta trailokyam mangalam kuru
Matassamasta jagatam madhukaitabhareh
Vakshovihirini manohara divyamurte
Shri svamini shritajana priya danashile
Shri Venkatesha dayite tava suprabhatam
Tava suprabhatam aravinda lochane
Bhavatu prasanna mukha chandramandale
Vidhi Shankarendra vanitabhirarchite
Vrishashailanatha dayite dayanidhe
Meaning in simple words
The first verse is the sage Vishwamitra waking young Ram: dawn is breaking, rise, there is the day's duty to do. The next calls on Govinda to rise for the good of the three worlds. The third turns to Goddess Lakshmi, who rests on the Lord's chest and is kind to her devotees, and says "good morning to you". The last wishes a good morning to the lotus-eyed Goddess, worshipped by Brahma, Shiva and Indra.
How to recite it
Bathe, sit in a clean place, light a diya and read with a calm mind. For an aarti, sing together and ring the bell. Check today's panchang for the best day and time. Today's panchang.
Questions people ask
When should I recite the Venkateswara Suprabhatam (Tirupati Wake-up Hymn)?
Every dawn, before sunrise. You can also read it on any day with faith.
Who wrote the Venkateswara Suprabhatam (Tirupati Wake-up Hymn)?
Prativadi Bhayankaram Annangaracharya (15th century).