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Anugālavu Cinte

Roman (IAST) lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 10 verses

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anugālavu cinte

anugālavu cinte

Verse 1 — anugālavu ciṃtè jīvakè manavu

anugālavu ciṃtè jīvakè manavu
The mindʼs worry for the soul never ceases,

Verse 2 — śrīraṃganol̤ mèccuva tanaka

śrīraṃganol̤ mèccuva tanaka
until it finds its rest in Śrī Ranga.

Verse 3 — satiyiddaru ciṃtè, satiyillada ciṃtè

satiyiddaru ciṃtè, satiyillada ciṃtè
To have a wife is worry; to have none is worry;

Verse 4 — matihīna satiyu ādaru ciṃtè

matihīna satiyu ādaru ciṃtè
and a foolish wife, too, is worry.

Verse 5 — pṛthviyòl̤agè sati kaḍu cèlvèyādarè

pṛthviyòl̤agè sati kaḍu cèlvèyādarè
If the wife be the fairest on earth,

Verse 6 — miti mòdalillada mohada ciṃtè

miti mòdalillada mohada ciṃtè
there is the boundless worry of infatuation.

Verse 7 — baḍavanādaru ciṃtè, ballidanāgè ciṃtè

baḍavanādaru ciṃtè, ballidanāgè ciṃtè
To be poor is worry; to be rich is worry;

Verse 8 — hiḍi hònnu kaiyòl̤u iddaru ciṃtè

hiḍi hònnu kaiyòl̤u iddaru ciṃtè
even a fistful of gold in hand is worry.

Verse 9 — pòḍaviyòl̤agè namma puraṃdara viṭhṭhalana

pòḍaviyòl̤agè namma puraṃdara viṭhṭhalana
In this world, meditate unceasingly

Verse 10 — biḍadè dhyānisu, ciṃtè niściṃtè

biḍadè dhyānisu, ciṃtè niściṃtè
on our Purandara Viṭhala — and worry becomes worry-free peace. (the poetʼs signature)

About Anugālavu Cinte

Anugālavu Cinte is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — 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".

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Anugālavu Cinte is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 10 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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Anugālavu Cinte is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.

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