Āva Janmada Puṇya Phalisitenage

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Vijaya Dāsa · devaranama · 27 verses

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आव जन्मद पुण्य फलिसितॆनगॆ

आव जन्मद पुण्य फलिसितॆनगॆ

āva janmada puṇya phalisitènagè

What merit from what past birth has now ripened for me,

Verse 2 — ई उडुपि कृष्णन प्रसाद भुंजिसिदॆ

ई उडुपि कृष्णन प्रसाद भुंजिसिदॆ

ī uḍupi kṛṣṇana prasāda bhuṃjisidè

that I have eaten the prasada of Udupi Krishna!

Verse 3 — लवणवनु सविदुणलु

लवणवनु सविदुणलु

lavaṇavanu saviduṇalu

Having tasted even a grain of salt (of His prasada),

Verse 4 — बलु जन्मदलि इद्द भवरासिगळु हारि बयलादवु

बलु जन्मदलि इद्द भवरासिगळु हारि बयलादवु

balu janmadali idda bhavarāsigal̤u hāri bayalādavu

the heaps of worldly sins gathered over many births flew away and vanished;

Verse 5 — नवविध भकुतिया मार्गवनॆ तिळिदु

नवविध भकुतिया मार्गवनॆ तिळिदु

navavidha bhakutiyā mārgavanè til̤idu

knowing the ninefold path of devotion,

Verse 6 — मानवरॊळगॆ परि शुद्धनादॆ गुरु करुणदलि

मानवरॊळगॆ परि शुद्धनादॆ गुरु करुणदलि

mānavaròl̤agè pari śuddhanādè guru karuṇadali

I became wholly pure among mortals, by the guru’s grace.

Verse 7 — शाखफल कैकॊळलु अरिषड्वर्गगळिंद

शाखफल कैकॊळलु अरिषड्वर्गगळिंद

śākhaphala kaikòl̤alu ariṣaḍvargagal̤iṃda

To take the fruit of a branch, from the six inner foes —

Verse 8 — शोकवनॆ बंदिरलु बॆन्नु बट्टु

शोकवनॆ बंदिरलु बॆन्नु बट्टु

śokavanè baṃdiralu bènnu baṭṭu

when sorrow came pursuing at my back,

Verse 9 — काकॆट्टु पोगुववु एनॆंबॆ सोजिगवु

काकॆट्टु पोगुववु एनॆंबॆ सोजिगवु

kākèṭṭu poguvavu enèṃbè sojigavu

they fled and took to the hills — what a wonder this is!

Verse 10 — लोकदॊळगॆ नम्म कुलगोत्रजरॆ धन्य

लोकदॊळगॆ नम्म कुलगोत्रजरॆ धन्य

lokadòl̤agè namma kulagotrajarè dhanya

In this world, blessed are our clan and lineage!

Verse 11 — सूपवनु उंडरॆ मुंदट्टि बरुत्तिप्प

सूपवनु उंडरॆ मुंदट्टि बरुत्तिप्प

sūpavanu uṃḍarè muṃdaṭṭi baruttippa

When one eats the vegetable curry, it comes gushing out behind —

Verse 12 — आपत्तु कळवळिसि हिंदादवु

आपत्तु कळवळिसि हिंदादवु

āpattu kal̤aval̤isi hiṃdādavu

calamity, disturbed, fell back;

Verse 13 — भापुरॆ मोक्षमार्गक्कॆ सोपान दॊरकिदवु एनॆंबॆ…

भापुरॆ मोक्षमार्गक्कॆ सोपान दॊरकिदवु एनॆंबॆ सोजिगवु बलु तीव्रदलि

bhāpurè mokṣamārgakkè sopāna dòrakidavu enèṃbè sojigavu balu tīvradali

lo, a ladder to the path of liberation has been gained — what a wonder, so swiftly!

Verse 14 — भक्ष्यगळु मॆललागि भक्ति पुट्टुवदय्या

भक्ष्यगळु मॆललागि भक्ति पुट्टुवदय्या

bhakṣyagal̤u mèlalāgi bhakti puṭṭuvadayyā

As one savors the delicacies, devotion springs up,

Verse 15 — अक्षयवागुवदु इद्द पुण्य

अक्षयवागुवदु इद्द पुण्य

akṣayavāguvadu idda puṇya

and one’s stored merit becomes inexhaustible;

Verse 16 — अक्षर वंचनागि सर्वदा मोक्षसाधन माळ्प मनसु…

अक्षर वंचनागि सर्वदा मोक्षसाधन माळ्प मनसु पुट्टितु नोडा

akṣara vaṃcanāgi sarvadā mokṣasādhana māl̤pa manasu puṭṭitu noḍā

without a syllable’s slip, the resolve to attain liberation has arisen — see!

Verse 17 — ओदनवु उदरदलि तुंबलाक्षणदल्लि

ओदनवु उदरदलि तुंबलाक्षणदल्लि

odanavu udaradali tuṃbalākṣaṇadalli

The instant the meal fills the stomach,

Verse 18 — साधुगळ संगति घटिसुवदु

साधुगळ संगति घटिसुवदु

sādhugal̤a saṃgati ghaṭisuvadu

the company of the virtuous comes to pass;

Verse 19 — भेदार्थ ज्ञान बंदॊदगुवदु गुरु पूर्ण

भेदार्थ ज्ञान बंदॊदगुवदु गुरु पूर्ण

bhedārtha jñāna baṃdòdaguvadu guru pūrṇa

and understanding of true distinctions arrives, from the perfect guru;

Verse 20 — बोधरा मतदल्लि लोलाडुवानंदा

बोधरा मतदल्लि लोलाडुवानंदा

bodharā matadalli lolāḍuvānaṃdā

one sports in bliss in the doctrine of the wise.

Verse 21 — घृत दधि तक्र मॊदलाद व्यंजन उणलु

घृत दधि तक्र मॊदलाद व्यंजन उणलु

ghṛta dadhi takra mòdalāda vyaṃjana uṇalu

Eating dishes of ghee, curd, buttermilk and the like,

Verse 22 — हितवागि सकल इंद्रियंगळु

हितवागि सकल इंद्रियंगळु

hitavāgi sakala iṃdriyaṃgal̤u

all the senses become healthy and well-disposed;

Verse 23 — सतत दुर्विषयक्कॆ पोगदलॆ आवाग

सतत दुर्विषयक्कॆ पोगदलॆ आवाग

satata durviṣayakkè pogadalè āvāga

never then straying to evil objects of sense,

Verse 24 — रतिपतिपितन पदसेवॆयॊळगिप्पवॊ

रतिपतिपितन पदसेवॆयॊळगिप्पवॊ

ratipatipitana padasevèyòl̤agippavò

they remain in the service of the feet of the Lord of Rati’s lord.

Verse 25 — कृष्ण संदरुशन मृष्टान भोजन

कृष्ण संदरुशन मृष्टान भोजन

kṛṣṇa saṃdaruśana mṛṣṭāna bhojana

Krishna’s blessed sight, the sumptuous feast,

Verse 26 — कष्टनाशन सर्व कर्मकधिका

कष्टनाशन सर्व कर्मकधिका

kaṣṭanāśana sarva karmakadhikā

the destroyer of afflictions, greater than all ritual works —

Verse 27 — इष्ट सुख सौख्यकर मत्तावल्लि काणॆ

इष्ट सुख सौख्यकर मत्तावल्लि काणॆ

iṣṭa sukha saukhyakara mattāvalli kāṇè

bestower of all desired happiness — nowhere else do I see its like;

Verse 28 — सृष्टिगॊडॆय विजयविठ्ठलनु दयवागॆ

सृष्टिगॊडॆय विजयविठ्ठलनु दयवागॆ

sṛṣṭigòḍèya vijayaviṭhṭhalanu dayavāgè

may Vijaya-Viṭhala, the Lord of creation, be gracious!

About Āva Janmada Puṇya Phalisitenage

Āva Janmada Puṇya Phalisitenage is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Vijaya Dāsa, addressed to Krishna — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Kannada Wikisource.

A leading Haridāsa saint who revived the Dāsakūṭa in the eighteenth century and initiated a lineage that included Gopāla Dāsa and Jagannātha Dāsa; composer of a vast body of padas, suḷādis and ugābhogas under the signature "Vijaya Viṭhala".

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Āva Janmada Puṇya Phalisitenage is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Śrī Vijaya Dāsa, addressed to Krishna, of 27 verses. On Avabodhak every verse is shown with its English meaning, so you can understand the text line by line as you read.

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