Baliya Manege Vāmana Bandante

Telugu lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 8 verses

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బలియ మనేగే వామన బన్దన్తే

బలియ మనేగే వామన బన్దన్తే

baliya manege vāmana bandante

Verse 1 — బలియ మనే̀గే̀ వామన బందంతే̀

బలియ మనే̀గే̀ వామన బందంతే̀

baliya manègè vāmana baṃdaṃtè

As Vamana came to Bali's house,

Verse 2 — భగీరథగే̀ శ్రీగంగే̀ బందంతే̀

భగీరథగే̀ శ్రీగంగే̀ బందంతే̀

bhagīrathagè śrīgaṃgè baṃdaṃtè

as Sri Ganga came to Bhagiratha,

Verse 3 — ముచుకుందగే̀ శ్రీముకుంద బందంతే̀

ముచుకుందగే̀ శ్రీముకుంద బందంతే̀

mucukuṃdagè śrīmukuṃda baṃdaṃtè

as Sri Mukunda came to Muchukunda,

Verse 4 — గోపియరిగే̀ గోవింద బందంతే̀

గోపియరిగే̀ గోవింద బందంతే̀

gopiyarigè goviṃda baṃdaṃtè

as Govinda came to the gopis, (Note: this verse is not present in the original book.)

Verse 5 — విదురన మనే̀గే̀ శ్రీకృష్ణ బందంతే̀

విదురన మనే̀గే̀ శ్రీకృష్ణ బందంతే̀

vidurana manègè śrīkṛṣṇa baṃdaṃtè

as Sri Krishna came to Vidura's house,

Verse 6 — విభీషణన మనే̀గే̀ శ్రీరామ బందంతే̀

విభీషణన మనే̀గే̀ శ్రీరామ బందంతే̀

vibhīṣaṇana manègè śrīrāma baṃdaṃtè

as Sri Rama came to Vibhishana's house —

Verse 7 — నిన్న నామవు ఏ̀న్న నాలిగే̀యలి బందు

నిన్న నామవు ఏ̀న్న నాలిగే̀యలి బందు

ninna nāmavu ènna nāligèyali baṃdu

so may Your name come upon my tongue

Verse 8 — నిందిరలి శ్రీపురందరవిఠల

నిందిరలి శ్రీపురందరవిఠల

niṃdirali śrīpuraṃdaraviṭhala

and abide there, O Sri Purandara Vithala.

About Baliya Manege Vāmana Bandante

Baliya Manege Vāmana Bandante is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Ugabhoga. 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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Baliya Manege Vāmana Bandante is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 8 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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