Apamṛtyu Parihariso Aniladēva

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Jagannātha Dāsa · devaranama · 22 verses

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अपमृत्यु परिहरिसॊ अनिलदेव

अपमृत्यु परिहरिसॊ अनिलदेव

apamṛtyu parihariso aniladēva

Verse 1 — अपमृत्यु परिहरिसॊ अनिलदेव

अपमृत्यु परिहरिसॊ अनिलदेव

apamṛtyu pariharisò aniladeva

Ward off untimely death, O Lord of Wind!

Verse 2 — कृपण वत्सलनॆ काय्वर काणॆ जगदॊळगॆ

कृपण वत्सलनॆ काय्वर काणॆ जगदॊळगॆ

kṛpaṇa vatsalanè kāyvara kāṇè jagadòl̤agè

O compassionate refuge of the humble — I see none in this world who can protect me.

Verse 3 — निनगिन्नु समराद अनिमित्त बांधवरु

निनगिन्नु समराद अनिमित्त बांधवरु

ninaginnu samarāda animitta bāṃdhavaru

Now, O Lord, do I have kinsmen equal to You, come unbidden —

Verse 4 — ऎनगिल्ल आवाव जनुमदल्लि

ऎनगिल्ल आवाव जनुमदल्लि

ènagilla āvāva janumadalli

I have none in any birth,

Verse 5 — अनुदिनवु ऎम्मनुदासीन माडुवुदु

अनुदिनवु ऎम्मनुदासीन माडुवुदु

anudinavu èmmanudāsīna māḍuvudu

yet You take me into Your service day after day;

Verse 6 — अनुचितवु जगदि सज्जन शिखामणियॆ

अनुचितवु जगदि सज्जन शिखामणियॆ

anucitavu jagadi sajjana śikhāmaṇiyè

is this not beyond deserving, O crest-jewel of the righteous!

Verse 7 — करणाभिमानिगळु किंकररु मूर्लोकदॊरॆयु

करणाभिमानिगळु किंकररु मूर्लोकदॊरॆयु

karaṇābhimānigal̤u kiṃkararu mūrlokadòrèyu

The presiding deities of the senses are Your servants; the Lord of the three worlds

Verse 8 — निन्नॊळगिप्प सर्वकाल

निन्नॊळगिप्प सर्वकाल

ninnòl̤agippa sarvakāla

dwells within You at all times;

Verse 9 — परिसरनॆ ई भाग्य दॊरॆतनकॆ सरियुंटॆ

परिसरनॆ ई भाग्य दॊरॆतनकॆ सरियुंटॆ

parisaranè ī bhāgya dòrètanakè sariyuṃṭè

O Lord of all, is there any equal to this fortune I have gained?

Verse 10 — गुरुवरनॆ नी दयाकरनॆंदु प्रार्थिसुवॆ

गुरुवरनॆ नी दयाकरनॆंदु प्रार्थिसुवॆ

guruvaranè nī dayākaranèṃdu prārthisuvè

O best of gurus, I pray that You, the compassionate one,

Verse 11 — भवरोग मोचकनॆ पवमानराय

भवरोग मोचकनॆ पवमानराय

bhavaroga mocakanè pavamānarāya

releaser from the disease of worldly existence, O king of the purifying winds,

Verse 12 — निन्नवरवनु नानु माधव प्रियनॆ

निन्नवरवनु नानु माधव प्रियनॆ

ninnavaravanu nānu mādhava priyanè

I am wholly Yours, O beloved of Mādhavā;

Verse 13 — जवन बाधॆय बिडिसु अवनियॊळु सुजनरिगॆ

जवन बाधॆय बिडिसु अवनियॊळु सुजनरिगॆ

javana bādhèya biḍisu avaniyòl̤u sujanarigè

release the good people of this earth from the torments of Death;

Verse 14 — दिविजगण मध्यदलि प्रवर नीनहुदय्य

दिविजगण मध्यदलि प्रवर नीनहुदय्य

divijagaṇa madhyadali pravara nīnahudayya

among the hosts of gods You are the foremost.

Verse 15 — ज्ञानायु रूपकनु नीनहुदॊ वाणि पंचाननाद्यमररिगॆ

ज्ञानायु रूपकनु नीनहुदॊ वाणि पंचाननाद्यमररिगॆ

jñānāyu rūpakanu nīnahudò vāṇi paṃcānanādyamararigè

You are the embodiment of wisdom and life — to Sarasvati, Pañcānana and the other gods,

Verse 16 — प्राणदेव

प्राणदेव

prāṇadeva

the very life-deity;

Verse 17 — दीनवत्सलनॆंदु नानिन्न मॊरॆहॊक्कॆ

दीनवत्सलनॆंदु नानिन्न मॊरॆहॊक्कॆ

dīnavatsalanèṃdu nāninna mòrèhòkkè

knowing You as the lover of the lowly, I have entered Your refuge;

Verse 18 — दानवारण्य कृशानु सर्वदा ऎम्म

दानवारण्य कृशानु सर्वदा ऎम्म

dānavāraṇya kṛśānu sarvadā èmma

ever burn away the forest of my evil demons, O fire!

Verse 19 — साधन शरीरविदु नी दयदि कॊट्टद्दु

साधन शरीरविदु नी दयदि कॊट्टद्दु

sādhana śarīravidu nī dayadi kòṭṭaddu

This body, a means to salvation, was given by Your grace;

Verse 20 — साधारणवल्ल साधुप्रियनॆ

साधारणवल्ल साधुप्रियनॆ

sādhāraṇavalla sādhupriyanè

it is no ordinary thing, O lover of the virtuous!

Verse 21 — वेदवादोदित जगन्नाथ विठ्ठलन

वेदवादोदित जगन्नाथ विठ्ठलन

vedavādodita jagannātha viṭhṭhalana

the feet of Jagannātha-Viṭhala, proclaimed by the words of the Vedas —

Verse 22 — पाद भकुतियनित्तु मोद कॊडु सतत

पाद भकुतियनित्तु मोद कॊडु सतत

pāda bhakutiyanittu moda kòḍu satata

grant me devotion to them and joy, evermore.

About Apamṛtyu Parihariso Aniladēva

Apamṛtyu Parihariso Aniladēva is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Jagannātha Dāsa, addressed to Vayu/Mukhya Prana — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: haridasaseva.com.

A leading Haridāsa saint of the eighteenth century, disciple of Gopāla Dāsa, and author of the celebrated Harikathāmṛtasāra; composer of many padas and suḷādis under the signature "Jagannātha Viṭhala".

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