The fish, the water-dwelling tortoise, the earth-bearing boar, the beast-formed lion,
Verse 4 — நே̀லநளே̀து மூரடி மாடி பம்த
நே̀லநளே̀து மூரடி மாடி பம்த
nèlanal̤èdu mūraḍi māḍi baṃda
and He who measured the earth in three strides — He came.
Verse 5 — குலநஶ வநமாஸ நவநீத சோரநிவ
குலநஶ வநமாஸ நவநீத சோரநிவ
kulanaśa vanamāsa navanīta coraniva
Destroyer of the warrior clans, the forest-dwelling Rāma, this butter-thief Kṛṣṇa,
Verse 6 — லலநே̀யர வ்ரதபம்க வாஹநதுரம்க
லலநே̀யர வ்ரதபம்க வாஹநதுரம்க
lalanèyara vratabhaṃga vāhanaturaṃga
the deluder of vows, and He whose mount is a horse —
Verse 7 — கண்ணு பிடுவநு தந்ந பே̀ந்ந தக்கிஸுவநு
கண்ணு பிடுவநு தந்ந பே̀ந்ந தக்கிஸுவநு
kaṇṇu biḍuvanu tanna bènna taggisuvanu
He opens wide his eyes (the Fish), he lowers his back (the Tortoise),
Verse 8 — மண்ணு கோ̀ரே̀து கோரே̀ பாய தே̀ரே̀து
மண்ணு கோ̀ரே̀து கோரே̀ பாய தே̀ரே̀து
maṇṇu kòrèdu korè bāya tèrèdu
he digs the earth with his tusk (the Boar), opens his fanged mouth (the Man-lion),
Verse 9 — சிண்ண பார்கவ லக்ஶ்மணண்ண பே̀ண்ணே̀ய கள்ள
சிண்ண பார்கவ லக்ஶ்மணண்ண பே̀ண்ணே̀ய கள்ள
ciṇṇa bhārgava lakśmaṇaṇṇa bèṇṇèya kal̤l̤a
the dwarf-child, Bhārgava, Lakṣmaṇaʼs elder brother, the butter-thief,
Verse 10 — மநவந பிட்டு குதுரே̀யநேரித
மநவந பிட்டு குதுரே̀யநேரித
manavana biṭṭu kudurèyanerida
who forsook the world and mounted the horse.
Verse 11 — நீரபோ̀க்கநு கிரிய நே̀கஹி தரணிய தம்து
நீரபோ̀க்கநு கிரிய நே̀கஹி தரணிய தம்து
nīrapòkkanu giriya nègahi dharaṇiya taṃdu
He entered the waters, upheld the mountain, raised up the earth,
Verse 12 — நரம்ரு'க பலிபம்த கோ̀ரளுகோ̀யிக
நரம்ரு'க பலிபம்த கோ̀ரளுகோ̀யிக
naramṛga balibaṃda kòral̤ugòyika
the man-beast, He who came to Bali, the neck-severer,
Verse 13 — ஶரமுரிதோ̀ரளே̀ளே̀து நிரவாணி ஹயஹத்தி
ஶரமுரிதோ̀ரளே̀ளே̀து நிரவாணி ஹயஹத்தி
śaramuridòral̤èl̤èdu niravāṇi hayahatti
who broke the bow and dragged the mortar, the naked one, mounted on the steed —
Verse 14 — புரம்தரவிடடல மநே̀கே̀ தா பம்த
புரம்தரவிடடல மநே̀கே̀ தா பம்த
puraṃdaraviṭaṭhala manègè tā baṃda
Purandara Viṭhala himself came to my house. (the poetʼs signature)
About Ambegālikkutali
Ambegālikkutali is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Krishna — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Kannada Wikisource.
Revered as the Pitāmaha (grandfather) of Carnatic music and a foremost Haridasa saint of Karnataka; a disciple of Vyāsatīrtha who composed a vast number of Kannada devaranamas under the signature "Purandara Viṭhala".
Ambegālikkutali is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Krishna, of 14 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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Who composed Ambegālikkutali?
Ambegālikkutali is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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