Aparādhi Nānalla Aparādha Enagilla

Tamil lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 4 verses

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அபராதி நாநல்ல அபராத ஏநகில்ல

அபராதி நாநல்ல அபராத ஏநகில்ல

aparādhi nānalla aparādha enagilla

Verse 1 — அபராதி நாநல்ல அபராத ஏ̀நகில்ல । கபடநாடக…

அபராதி நாநல்ல அபராத ஏ̀நகில்ல ।
கபடநாடக ஸூத்ரதாரி நீநே̀ ।

aparādhi nānalla aparādha ènagilla |
kapaṭanāṭaka sūtradhāri nīnè |

I am not a sinner; I have committed no crime. You are the puppeteer of this deceptive play.

Verse 2 — நீநே̀ ஆடிஸதிரலு ஜட ஓ̀நகே̀ய போ̀ம்பே̀ । ஏநு மாடலு…

நீநே̀ ஆடிஸதிரலு ஜட ஓ̀நகே̀ய போ̀ம்பே̀ ।
ஏநு மாடலு பல்லுது தாநே̀ பேரே̀ ।
நீநிட்ட ஸூத்ரதிம் சலிபவு கைகால்களு ।
நீநே̀ முக்கிஸலு முக்குவ தேஹதவநு ।

nīnè āḍisadiralu jaḍa ònakèya bòṃbè |
enu māḍalu balludu tānè berè |
nīniṭṭa sūtradiṃ calipavu kaikālgal̤u |
nīnè muggisalu mugguva dehadavanu |

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 — ஓ̀ம்தே̀ம்டு பாகிலுகளுள்ள புரகே̀ । தந்நதே̀ம்து…

ஓ̀ம்தே̀ம்டு பாகிலுகளுள்ள புரகே̀ ।
தந்நதே̀ம்து இப்பத்தாரு மநே̀யாள்களா ।
தம்து காவல நிலிஸி ஏ̀ந்ந நீ ஓ̀ளகிட்டு ।
மும்தே̀ பவதல்லி பவணிபுது நிந்நதந்யாய ।

òṃdèṃṭu bāgilugal̤ul̤l̤a purakè |
tannadèṃdu ippattāru manèyāl̤gal̤ā |
taṃdu kāvala nilisi ènna nī òl̤agiṭṭu |
muṃdè bhavadalli bavaṇipudu ninnadanyāya |

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.

Verse 4 — யம்த்ரவாஹக நீநே̀ ஓ̀ளகித்து ஏ̀ந்ந ஸ்வ ।…

யம்த்ரவாஹக நீநே̀ ஓ̀ளகித்து ஏ̀ந்ந ஸ்வ ।
தம்த்ரநே̀ம்தே̀ணிஸி கோ̀லிஸுவரே̀ ஹேளோ ।
கம்துபித லக்ஷ்மீஶ ஏ̀ம்தாதடம்தஹுதா ।
நம்த மூருதி நம்ம புரம்தர விடல ।

yaṃtravāhaka nīnè òl̤agiddu ènna sva |
taṃtranèṃdèṇisi kòlisuvarè hel̤o |
kaṃtupita lakṣmīśa èṃtādaḍaṃtahudā |
naṃta mūruti namma puraṃdara viṭhala |

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 Aparādhi Nānalla Aparādha Enagilla

Aparādhi Nānalla Aparādha Enagilla 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: 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".

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Aparādhi Nānalla Aparādha Enagilla is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 4 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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