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In the history of Indian classical music, Harida?s?s of Karnataka played a very important role in setting up the Karn?tak music pedagogy. They were Vai??ava saints of Karnataka who followed and advocated the Dvaita philosophy of ?ri Madhv?c?rya. They composed musical compositions that could be understood by one and all, by dexterously weaving musical elements and devotional literature together, which ushered in a cultural renaissance during and post the Bhakti movement. Sri V?dir?ja T?rtha, the most eminent yathi in the lineage of Sri Madhv?c?rya, was a great scholar, poet, debater, a harid?sa saint and a facile writer. A polyglot, his works pertaining to Dvaitha philosophy, which he emphasized as 'Tatva v?da' are not confined to the Sanskrit language, but take the gist of V?d?nta and Bh?gavatha as a powerful exposition, in a poetic style, through literature in Kannada, the language of the masses. Apart from this, some of his compositions are also seen in Marathi, Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, and Tulu. This paper will briefly present the composition Lak?m? ?obh?ne, which Vadir?ja T?rtha brings out as a g?ya Prabandha in Kannada. A ?obh?ne in folklore is a musical composition sung in weddings by womenfolk as a benediction to the bride and the groom. Methodologically, this paper employs a qualitative approach, analyzing a selection of the composition to bring its salient features and a descriptive narrative to briefly summarize these concepts.