Without Your strings, this lifeless puppet can do nothing on its own. The movement of my hands and legs is controlled by the strings You pull. You are the one who makes the body bend and bow.
Verse 3 — ಒಂದೆಂಟು ಬಾಗಿಲುಗಳುಳ್ಳ ಪುರಕೆ | ತನ್ನದೆಂದು…
ಒಂದೆಂಟು ಬಾಗಿಲುಗಳುಳ್ಳ ಪುರಕೆ | ತನ್ನದೆಂದು ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತಾರು ಮನೆಯಾಳ್ಗಳಾ | ತಂದು ಕಾವಲ ನಿಲಿಸಿ ಎನ್ನ ನೀ ಒಳಗಿಟ್ಟು | ಮುಂದೆ ಭವದಲ್ಲಿ ಬವಣಿಪುದು ನಿನ್ನದನ್ಯಾಯ |
In a palace with eight gates, twenty-six people live each claiming ownership. You placed a guard, brought me inside — and it is Your responsibility if I suffer in the next birth.
You, the inner controller, are the operator of this machine. Tell me, will they accuse me of cunning and kill me? O Lakṣmī's consort, why have things turned out this way? You, the immutable Lord, are our Purandara Viṭhala.
About Aparaadhi Naanalla Aparaadha Enagilla
Aparaadhi Naanalla Aparaadha Enagilla 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: dasapada.in.
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".
What is Aparaadhi Naanalla Aparaadha Enagilla and what does it mean?
Aparaadhi Naanalla Aparaadha Enagilla is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 3 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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Aparaadhi Naanalla Aparaadha Enagilla is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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