Bandadella Barali

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 19 verses

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ಬಂದದೆಲ್ಲ ಬರಲಿ

ಬಂದದೆಲ್ಲ ಬರಲಿ

baṃdadèlla barali

Let whatever comes, come —

Verse 2 — ಗೋವಿಂದನ ದಯ ನಮಗಿರಲಿ

ಗೋವಿಂದನ ದಯ ನಮಗಿರಲಿ

goviṃdana daya namagirali

only let Govindaʼs grace be with us.

Verse 3 — ಅರಗಿನ ಮನೆಯೊಳಗಂದು

ಅರಗಿನ ಮನೆಯೊಳಗಂದು

aragina manèyòl̤agaṃdu

In the house of lac that day,

Verse 4 — ಪಾಂಡವರನು ಕೊಲಬೇಕೆಂದು

ಪಾಂಡವರನು ಕೊಲಬೇಕೆಂದು

pāṃḍavaranu kòlabekèṃdu

meaning to kill the Pāṇḍavas,

Verse 5 — ದುರುಳ ಕೌರವ ಬಂದು ಅತಿ

ದುರುಳ ಕೌರವ ಬಂದು ಅತಿ

durul̤a kaurava baṃdu ati

the wicked Kaurava came,

Verse 6 — ಹರುಷದಲಿರುತರಿಲಂದು

ಹರುಷದಲಿರುತರಿಲಂದು

haruṣadalirutarilaṃdu

and gloated in great glee.

Verse 7 — ಹರಿ ಕೃಪೆ ಅವರಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಕಾರಣ

ಹರಿ ಕೃಪೆ ಅವರಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಕಾರಣ

hari kṛpè avarallidda kāraṇa

But because Hariʼs grace was with them,

Verse 8 — ಘೋರ ದುರಿತ ಬಯಲಾದುದಲ್ಲವೆ

ಘೋರ ದುರಿತ ಬಯಲಾದುದಲ್ಲವೆ

ghora durita bayalādudallavè

did not that dreadful evil come to nothing?

Verse 9 — ಆರು ಒಲಿಯದರಿಲೆನ್ನ

ಆರು ಒಲಿಯದರಿಲೆನ್ನ

āru òliyadarilènna

Though no one else be gracious to me,

Verse 10 — ಮುರಾರಿ ಎನಗೆ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ

ಮುರಾರಿ ಎನಗೆ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ

murāri ènagè prasanna

Murāri is gracious to me.

Verse 11 — ಹೋರುವ ದುರಿತ ಬನ್ನ

ಹೋರುವ ದುರಿತ ಬನ್ನ

horuva durita banna

The assailing sin and suffering —

Verse 12 — ಅದ ನಿವಾರಿಪ ಕರುಣ ಸಂಪನ್ನ

ಅದ ನಿವಾರಿಪ ಕರುಣ ಸಂಪನ್ನ

ada nivāripa karuṇa saṃpanna

He, full of compassion, dispels it.

Verse 13 — ಸಿರಿ ರಮಣನ ಸಿರಿಚರಣ ಶರಣರಿಗೆ

ಸಿರಿ ರಮಣನ ಸಿರಿಚರಣ ಶರಣರಿಗೆ

siri ramaṇana siricaraṇa śaraṇarigè

For those who take refuge at Śrī-patiʼs blessed feet,

Verse 14 — ಕ್ರೂರ ಯಮನು ಶರಣಾಗತನಲ್ಲವೆ

ಕ್ರೂರ ಯಮನು ಶರಣಾಗತನಲ್ಲವೆ

krūra yamanu śaraṇāgatanallavè

does not even cruel Yama become a suppliant?

Verse 15 — ಸಿಂಗನ ಪೆಗಲೇರಿದವಗೆ

ಸಿಂಗನ ಪೆಗಲೇರಿದವಗೆ

siṃgana pègaleridavagè

For one riding upon a lionʼs shoulder,

Verse 16 — ಕರಿ ಭಂಗವೇಕೆ ಮತ್ತವಗೆ

ಕರಿ ಭಂಗವೇಕೆ ಮತ್ತವಗೆ

kari bhaṃgavekè mattavagè

what harm can an elephant do?

Verse 17 — ರಂಗನ ದಯೆವುಳ್ಳವಗೆ

ರಂಗನ ದಯೆವುಳ್ಳವಗೆ

raṃgana dayèvul̤l̤avagè

For one who has Rangaʼs grace,

Verse 18 — ಭವ ಭಂಗಗಳೇತಕ್ಕವಗೆ

ಭವ ಭಂಗಗಳೇತಕ್ಕವಗೆ

bhava bhaṃgagal̤etakkavagè

why any dread of worldly ruin?

Verse 19 — ಮಂಗಳಮಹಿಮ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ

ಮಂಗಳಮಹಿಮ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ

maṃgal̤amahima puraṃdara viṭhṭhala

O auspicious and glorious Purandara Viṭhala —

Verse 20 — ಶುಭಾಂಗನ ದಯವೊಂದಿದ್ದರೆ ಸಾಲದೆ

ಶುಭಾಂಗನ ದಯವೊಂದಿದ್ದರೆ ಸಾಲದೆ

śubhāṃgana dayavòṃdiddarè sāladè

is not the grace of that blessed one enough? (the poetʼs signature)

About Bandadella Barali

Bandadella Barali 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: 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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