The coracle (of this body) is fully laden, O boatman,
Verse 4 — अदक्कॊंबत्तु छिद्रवु अंबिग
अदक्कॊंबत्तु छिद्रवु अंबिग
adakkòṃbattu chidravu aṃbiga
and it has nine holes (the body’s nine gates), O boatman.
Verse 5 — संभ्रमदिं नोडंबिग
संभ्रमदिं नोडंबिग
saṃbhramadiṃ noḍaṃbiga
Watch over it with care, O boatman,
Verse 6 — अदरिंबु नोडि नडॆसंबिग
अदरिंबु नोडि नडॆसंबिग
adariṃbu noḍi naḍèsaṃbiga
steer it safely and well, O boatman.
Verse 7 — हॊळॆय भरव नोडंबिग
हॊळॆय भरव नोडंबिग
hòl̤èya bharava noḍaṃbiga
See the river’s raging force, O boatman —
Verse 8 — अदकॆ सॆळॆवु घनवय्य अंबिग
अदकॆ सॆळॆवु घनवय्य अंबिग
adakè sèl̤èvu ghanavayya aṃbiga
its pull is mighty, O boatman.
Verse 9 — सुळियॊळु मुळुगिदॆ अंबिग
सुळियॊळु मुळुगिदॆ अंबिग
sul̤iyòl̤u mul̤ugidè aṃbiga
I am sinking in the whirlpool, O boatman;
Verse 10 — ऎन्न सॆळॆदु कॊंडॊय्यॊ अंबिग
ऎन्न सॆळॆदु कॊंडॊय्यॊ अंबिग
ènna sèl̤èdu kòṃḍòyyò aṃbiga
draw me out and bear me across, O boatman.
Verse 11 — आरु तॆरॆय नोडंबिग
आरु तॆरॆय नोडंबिग
āru tèrèya noḍaṃbiga
Behold the six waves (the six passions), O boatman —
Verse 12 — अदु मीरि बरुतिदॆ नोडंबिग
अदु मीरि बरुतिदॆ नोडंबिग
adu mīri barutidè noḍaṃbiga
they surge overwhelmingly, O boatman.
Verse 13 — यारिंदलागदु अंबिग
यारिंदलागदु अंबिग
yāriṃdalāgadu aṃbiga
By no one else can it be done, O boatman;
Verse 14 — अद निवारिसि दाटिसॊ अंबिग
अद निवारिसि दाटिसॊ अंबिग
ada nivārisi dāṭisò aṃbiga
dispel them and ferry me over, O boatman.
Verse 15 — सत्यवॆंबुदॆ हुट्टंबिग
सत्यवॆंबुदॆ हुट्टंबिग
satyavèṃbudè huṭṭaṃbiga
Let truth be the oar, O boatman,
Verse 16 — सदा भक्तियॆंबुदॆ पथवंबिग
सदा भक्तियॆंबुदॆ पथवंबिग
sadā bhaktiyèṃbudè pathavaṃbiga
and constant devotion be the way, O boatman.
Verse 17 — नित्यमूरुति नम्म पुरंदर विठ्ठलन
नित्यमूरुति नम्म पुरंदर विठ्ठलन
nityamūruti namma puraṃdara viṭhṭhalana
O eternal One, our Purandara Viṭhala,
Verse 18 — मुक्ति मंटपकॊय्यॊ अंबिग
मुक्ति मंटपकॊय्यॊ अंबिग
mukti maṃṭapakòyyò aṃbiga
carry me to the pavilion of liberation, O boatman.
About Ambiga Na Ninna Nambide
Ambiga Na Ninna Nambide is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, 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".
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