आव कुलवो रंग अरियबारदु
आव कुलवो रंग अरियबारदु
āva kulavō raṅga ariyabāradu
Āva Kulavō Raṅga Ariyabāradu
Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Vādirājaru Tīrtha · devaranama · 9 verses
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Verse 1 — आव कुलवॊ रंग अरियबारदु
आव कुलवॊ रंग अरियबारदु
āva kulavò raṃga ariyabāradu
Of which family are You, O Raṅga — it can never be known!
Verse 2 — आव कुलवॆंदरियबारदु गोवुकाव गॊल्लनंतॆ | पारिजातद…
आव कुलवॆंदरियबारदु गोवुकाव गॊल्लनंतॆ |
पारिजातद वृक्षव सत्यभामॆगॆ तंदित्तनंतॆ
पारिजातद वृक्षव सत्यभामॆगॆ तंदित्तनंतॆ
āva kulavèṃdariyabāradu govukāva gòllanaṃtè |
pārijātada vṛkṣava satyabhāmègè taṃdittanaṃtè
pārijātada vṛkṣava satyabhāmègè taṃdittanaṃtè
Which family You are of cannot be known: a cow-guarding cowherd, they say — and yet You plucked the celestial Pārijāta tree and gave it to Satyabhāmā.
Verse 3 — गोकुलदल्लि पुट्टिदनंतॆ गोवुगळॊडनॆ आडिदनंतॆ | ता…
गोकुलदल्लि पुट्टिदनंतॆ गोवुगळॊडनॆ आडिदनंतॆ |
ता कॊळलनूदि मृगवक्षिगळ मरुळुमाडिद देवनंतॆ
ता कॊळलनूदि मृगवक्षिगळ मरुळुमाडिद देवनंतॆ
gokuladalli puṭṭidanaṃtè govugal̤òḍanè āḍidanaṃtè |
tā kòl̤alanūdi mṛgavakṣigal̤a marul̤umāḍida devanaṃtè
tā kòl̤alanūdi mṛgavakṣigal̤a marul̤umāḍida devanaṃtè
In Gokula He is said to have been born and to have played among the cattle; the God who Himself played the flute and beguiled the deer-eyed maidens.
Verse 4 — कालल्लि शकटन ऒद्दनंतॆ गूळिय कॊंब कित्तनंतॆ |…
कालल्लि शकटन ऒद्दनंतॆ गूळिय कॊंब कित्तनंतॆ |
काळिंगन हॆडॆय तुळिदु बालेरिगॊलिद देवनंतॆ
काळिंगन हॆडॆय तुळिदु बालेरिगॊलिद देवनंतॆ
kālalli śakaṭana òddanaṃtè gūl̤iya kòṃba kittanaṃtè |
kāl̤iṃgana hèḍèya tul̤idu bālerigòlida devanaṃtè
kāl̤iṃgana hèḍèya tul̤idu bālerigòlida devanaṃtè
He is said to have kicked the cart-demon Śakaṭa with His foot and to have wrenched away the horn of the bull-demon; the God who trod upon Kāliṅga's hoods and showed grace to the little calf (Bāleri).
Verse 5 — गॊल्लतेर मनॆगळल्लि कळ्ळतनव माडिदनंतॆ | मॆल्लनॆ…
गॊल्लतेर मनॆगळल्लि कळ्ळतनव माडिदनंतॆ |
मॆल्लनॆ पूतनि असुव हीरि बल्लिद कंसन कॊंदनंतॆ
मॆल्लनॆ पूतनि असुव हीरि बल्लिद कंसन कॊंदनंतॆ
gòllatera manègal̤alli kal̤l̤atanava māḍidanaṃtè |
mèllanè pūtani asuva hīri ballida kaṃsana kòṃdanaṃtè
mèllanè pūtani asuva hīri ballida kaṃsana kòṃdanaṃtè
In the cowherd women's homes He is said to have played the thief; softly drawing forth Pūtanā's life-breath, He is said to have slain the mighty Kaṁsa.
Verse 6 — सर्प तन्न हासिगॆयंतॆ पक्षि तन्न वाहनवंतॆ |…
सर्प तन्न हासिगॆयंतॆ पक्षि तन्न वाहनवंतॆ |
सर्पभूषण मॊम्मगनंतॆ मुद्दुमुखद देवनंतॆ
सर्पभूषण मॊम्मगनंतॆ मुद्दुमुखद देवनंतॆ
sarpa tanna hāsigèyaṃtè pakṣi tanna vāhanavaṃtè |
sarpabhūṣaṇa mòmmaganaṃtè muddumukhada devanaṃtè
sarpabhūṣaṇa mòmmaganaṃtè muddumukhada devanaṃtè
The serpent is His bed and the bird (Garuḍa) His mount; the serpent-adorned One is like a beloved grandchild — a sweet-faced God, they say.
Verse 7 — करडिमगळ तंदनंतॆ शरधिमगळु मडदियंतॆ | धरणियन्नु…
करडिमगळ तंदनंतॆ शरधिमगळु मडदियंतॆ |
धरणियन्नु बेडिदनंतॆ ईरेळु लोकक्कॆ ऒडॆयनंतॆ
धरणियन्नु बेडिदनंतॆ ईरेळु लोकक्कॆ ऒडॆयनंतॆ
karaḍimagal̤a taṃdanaṃtè śaradhimagal̤u maḍadiyaṃtè |
dharaṇiyannu beḍidanaṃtè īrel̤u lokakkè òḍèyanaṃtè
dharaṇiyannu beḍidanaṃtè īrel̤u lokakkè òḍèyanaṃtè
He is said to have brought home the bear-maiden (Jāmbavatī) and wed the daughter of the sea (Lakṣmī); He is said to have begged for the Earth — He who is the lord of the fourteen worlds.
Verse 8 — तरळतनदि ऒरळनॆळॆदु मरन कॆडहि मत्तवर सलहि | दुरुळ…
तरळतनदि ऒरळनॆळॆदु मरन कॆडहि मत्तवर सलहि |
दुरुळ रक्कसरनु कॊंद चॆलुव हयवदननंतॆ
दुरुळ रक्कसरनु कॊंद चॆलुव हयवदननंतॆ
taral̤atanadi òral̤anèl̤èdu marana kèḍahi mattavara salahi |
durul̤a rakkasaranu kòṃda cèluva hayavadananaṃtè
durul̤a rakkasaranu kòṃda cèluva hayavadananaṃtè
In His boyish play He dragged the grinding-stone, felled the trees, and saved them both — the handsome Hayavadana who slew the wicked demons.
Verse 9 — हडगिनिंदलि बंदनंतॆ कडल तडियलि निंदनंतॆ | ऒडनॆ…
हडगिनिंदलि बंदनंतॆ कडल तडियलि निंदनंतॆ |
ऒडनॆ मध्वरिगॊलिदनंतॆ ऒडॆय हयवदननंतॆ
ऒडनॆ मध्वरिगॊलिदनंतॆ ऒडॆय हयवदननंतॆ
haḍaginiṃdali baṃdanaṃtè kaḍala taḍiyali niṃdanaṃtè |
òḍanè madhvarigòlidanaṃtè òḍèya hayavadananaṃtè
òḍanè madhvarigòlidanaṃtè òḍèya hayavadananaṃtè
He is said to have come in a ship and stood upon the seashore; at once He is said to have been pleased with Madhva — the lord Hayavadana.
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About Āva Kulavō Raṅga Ariyabāradu
Āva Kulavō Raṅga Ariyabāradu is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Vādirājaru Tīrtha, addressed to Krishna — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: meerasubbarao.wordpress.com.
Also known as: Ava Kulavo Ranga.
A revered Mādhwa saint and pontiff of Sode, and a prolific poet-scholar renowned for works such as the Daśāvatāra Stuti and Lakṣmī Śobhāne.
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