The coracle (of this body) is fully laden, O boatman,
Verse 4 — ಅದಕ್ಕೊಂಬತ್ತು ಛಿದ್ರವು ಅಂಬಿಗ
ಅದಕ್ಕೊಂಬತ್ತು ಛಿದ್ರವು ಅಂಬಿಗ
adakkòṃbattu chidravu aṃbiga
and it has nine holes (the body’s nine gates), O boatman.
Verse 5 — ಸಂಭ್ರಮದಿಂ ನೋಡಂಬಿಗ
ಸಂಭ್ರಮದಿಂ ನೋಡಂಬಿಗ
saṃbhramadiṃ noḍaṃbiga
Watch over it with care, O boatman,
Verse 6 — ಅದರಿಂಬು ನೋಡಿ ನಡೆಸಂಬಿಗ
ಅದರಿಂಬು ನೋಡಿ ನಡೆಸಂಬಿಗ
adariṃbu noḍi naḍèsaṃbiga
steer it safely and well, O boatman.
Verse 7 — ಹೊಳೆಯ ಭರವ ನೋಡಂಬಿಗ
ಹೊಳೆಯ ಭರವ ನೋಡಂಬಿಗ
hòl̤èya bharava noḍaṃbiga
See the river’s raging force, O boatman —
Verse 8 — ಅದಕೆ ಸೆಳೆವು ಘನವಯ್ಯ ಅಂಬಿಗ
ಅದಕೆ ಸೆಳೆವು ಘನವಯ್ಯ ಅಂಬಿಗ
adakè sèl̤èvu ghanavayya aṃbiga
its pull is mighty, O boatman.
Verse 9 — ಸುಳಿಯೊಳು ಮುಳುಗಿದೆ ಅಂಬಿಗ
ಸುಳಿಯೊಳು ಮುಳುಗಿದೆ ಅಂಬಿಗ
sul̤iyòl̤u mul̤ugidè aṃbiga
I am sinking in the whirlpool, O boatman;
Verse 10 — ಎನ್ನ ಸೆಳೆದು ಕೊಂಡೊಯ್ಯೊ ಅಂಬಿಗ
ಎನ್ನ ಸೆಳೆದು ಕೊಂಡೊಯ್ಯೊ ಅಂಬಿಗ
ènna sèl̤èdu kòṃḍòyyò aṃbiga
draw me out and bear me across, O boatman.
Verse 11 — ಆರು ತೆರೆಯ ನೋಡಂಬಿಗ
ಆರು ತೆರೆಯ ನೋಡಂಬಿಗ
āru tèrèya noḍaṃbiga
Behold the six waves (the six passions), O boatman —
Verse 12 — ಅದು ಮೀರಿ ಬರುತಿದೆ ನೋಡಂಬಿಗ
ಅದು ಮೀರಿ ಬರುತಿದೆ ನೋಡಂಬಿಗ
adu mīri barutidè noḍaṃbiga
they surge overwhelmingly, O boatman.
Verse 13 — ಯಾರಿಂದಲಾಗದು ಅಂಬಿಗ
ಯಾರಿಂದಲಾಗದು ಅಂಬಿಗ
yāriṃdalāgadu aṃbiga
By no one else can it be done, O boatman;
Verse 14 — ಅದ ನಿವಾರಿಸಿ ದಾಟಿಸೊ ಅಂಬಿಗ
ಅದ ನಿವಾರಿಸಿ ದಾಟಿಸೊ ಅಂಬಿಗ
ada nivārisi dāṭisò aṃbiga
dispel them and ferry me over, O boatman.
Verse 15 — ಸತ್ಯವೆಂಬುದೆ ಹುಟ್ಟಂಬಿಗ
ಸತ್ಯವೆಂಬುದೆ ಹುಟ್ಟಂಬಿಗ
satyavèṃbudè huṭṭaṃbiga
Let truth be the oar, O boatman,
Verse 16 — ಸದಾ ಭಕ್ತಿಯೆಂಬುದೆ ಪಥವಂಬಿಗ
ಸದಾ ಭಕ್ತಿಯೆಂಬುದೆ ಪಥವಂಬಿಗ
sadā bhaktiyèṃbudè pathavaṃbiga
and constant devotion be the way, O boatman.
Verse 17 — ನಿತ್ಯಮೂರುತಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲನ
ನಿತ್ಯಮೂರುತಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲನ
nityamūruti namma puraṃdara viṭhṭhalana
O eternal One, our Purandara Viṭhala,
Verse 18 — ಮುಕ್ತಿ ಮಂಟಪಕೊಯ್ಯೊ ಅಂಬಿಗ
ಮುಕ್ತಿ ಮಂಟಪಕೊಯ್ಯೊ ಅಂಬಿಗ
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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