Citta Śuddhiyillada Manuja Jñāniye

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 21 verses

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ಚಿತ್ತ ಶುದ್ಧಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಮನುಜ ಜ್ಞಾನಿಯೇ

ಚಿತ್ತ ಶುದ್ಧಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಮನುಜ ಜ್ಞಾನಿಯೇ

citta śuddhiyillada manuja jñāniye

Verse 1 — ಚಿತ್ತ ಶುದ್ಧಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಮನುಜ ಜ್ಞಾನಿಯೇ

ಚಿತ್ತ ಶುದ್ಧಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಮನುಜ ಜ್ಞಾನಿಯೇ

citta śuddhiyillada manuja jñāniye

Can a man whose mind is impure truly be called wise?

Verse 2 — ಪಾಪ ಹೊತ್ತು ಕಳೆಯದಂಥ ನರ ಮನುಜನೆ

ಪಾಪ ಹೊತ್ತು ಕಳೆಯದಂಥ ನರ ಮನುಜನೆ

pāpa hòttu kal̤èyadaṃtha nara manujanè

One who shoulders sin and never lays it down — is he even human?

Verse 3 — ಬಂಧನದೊಳಿಹ ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರ ಅದು ಬಹು ತಪಸ್ವಿಯೇ

ಬಂಧನದೊಳಿಹ ವ್ಯಾಘ್ರ ಅದು ಬಹು ತಪಸ್ವಿಯೇ

baṃdhanadòl̤iha vyāghra adu bahu tapasviye

A tiger pacing its cage — does that make it a great ascetic?

Verse 4 — ಸಿಂಧುವಿನೊಳಿಹ ನೊರೆ ಸಿತಕಿರಣವೇ

ಸಿಂಧುವಿನೊಳಿಹ ನೊರೆ ಸಿತಕಿರಣವೇ

siṃdhuvinòl̤iha nòrè sitakiraṇave

Foam adrift on the ocean — is that a moonbeam?

Verse 5 — ಅಂಧಕನು ಕಣ್ಣು ಮುಚ್ಚಲು ಯೋಗಸಾಧನವೇ

ಅಂಧಕನು ಕಣ್ಣು ಮುಚ್ಚಲು ಯೋಗಸಾಧನವೇ

aṃdhakanu kaṇṇu muccalu yogasādhanave

A blind man closing his eyes — is that the practice of yoga?

Verse 6 — ಮಂದಮತಿ ಸುಮ್ಮನಿರಲದು ಮೌನವೆ

ಮಂದಮತಿ ಸುಮ್ಮನಿರಲದು ಮೌನವೆ

maṃdamati summaniraladu maunavè

A dullard sitting mute — is that true silence?

Verse 7 — ಶ್ವಾನ ಬೂದಿಯೊಳಿರಲು ಶಿವಭಕ್ತನೆನಬಹುದೆ

ಶ್ವಾನ ಬೂದಿಯೊಳಿರಲು ಶಿವಭಕ್ತನೆನಬಹುದೆ

śvāna būdiyòl̤iralu śivabhaktanènabahudè

A dog rolling in ash — can you call it a devotee of Śiva?

Verse 8 — ಕಾನನದೊಳಿಹ ಕಾಗೆ ವನವಾಸಿಯೇ

ಕಾನನದೊಳಿಹ ಕಾಗೆ ವನವಾಸಿಯೇ

kānanadòl̤iha kāgè vanavāsiye

A crow dwelling in the forest — is that a forest recluse?

Verse 9 — ಗಾಣ ತಿರುಗಲೆತ್ತು ದೇಶಯಾತ್ರೆಯೆನಬಹುದೆ

ಗಾಣ ತಿರುಗಲೆತ್ತು ದೇಶಯಾತ್ರೆಯೆನಬಹುದೆ

gāṇa tirugalèttu deśayātrèyènabahudè

An ox turning the oil-press — is that a pilgrimage?

Verse 10 — ಮೀನದಾಸೆಯ ಬಕನ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಧ್ಯಾನವೇ

ಮೀನದಾಸೆಯ ಬಕನ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಧ್ಯಾನವೇ

mīnadāsèya bakana sthiti dhyānave

A heron frozen mid-pose, craving fish — is that stance meditation?

Verse 11 — ತೋಳ ಅಡವಿಯ ತಿರುಗಲು ಅದು ದಿಗಂಬರನೆ

ತೋಳ ಅಡವಿಯ ತಿರುಗಲು ಅದು ದಿಗಂಬರನೆ

tol̤a aḍaviya tirugalu adu digaṃbaranè

A wolf roaming the woods unclad — is that a sky-clad sage?

Verse 12 — ಗಾಳಿಯುಂಬುವ ಭುಜಗ ಉಪವಾಸಿಯೇ

ಗಾಳಿಯುಂಬುವ ಭುಜಗ ಉಪವಾಸಿಯೇ

gāl̤iyuṃbuva bhujaga upavāsiye

A serpent that lives on air — is that one who fasts?

Verse 13 — ಆಲದ ಮರಕೆ ಜಡೆಯಿರಲು ಅದು ತಪಸ್ವಿಯೆ

ಆಲದ ಮರಕೆ ಜಡೆಯಿರಲು ಅದು ತಪಸ್ವಿಯೆ

ālada marakè jaḍèyiralu adu tapasviyè

A banyan tree wearing matted roots — is that an ascetic?

Verse 14 — ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿಹ ಗೂಗೆ ಹಿರಿಯಾಗಬಹುದೆ

ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿಹ ಗೂಗೆ ಹಿರಿಯಾಗಬಹುದೆ

kāladalliha gūgè hiriyāgabahudè

An owl grown old — does mere age make it venerable?

Verse 15 — ಮಾರಿ ಮನೆಯೊಳಗಿರಲು ಮತ್ತೆ ಸಹಕಾರಿಯೇ

ಮಾರಿ ಮನೆಯೊಳಗಿರಲು ಮತ್ತೆ ಸಹಕಾರಿಯೇ

māri manèyòl̤agiralu mattè sahakāriye

Lodging with the plague-goddess — is she then your helper?

Verse 16 — ಊರ ಒಳಗಿನ ಕಳ್ಳ ಅವ ನೆಂಟನೇ

ಊರ ಒಳಗಿನ ಕಳ್ಳ ಅವ ನೆಂಟನೇ

ūra òl̤agina kal̤l̤a ava nèṃṭane

A thief living in your own street — is he your kinsman?

Verse 17 — ಜಾರೆಯೆನಿಸುವಳು ಕುಲವನಿತೆಯೇ ಸಂಸಾರ ಮಗ್ನನಾದವ ಜ್ಞಾನಿಯೇ

ಜಾರೆಯೆನಿಸುವಳು ಕುಲವನಿತೆಯೇ ಸಂಸಾರ ಮಗ್ನನಾದವ ಜ್ಞಾನಿಯೇ

jārèyènisuval̤u kulavanitèye saṃsāra magnanādava jñāniye

Can a fallen woman be called chaste? Can one drowned in worldliness be called wise?

Verse 18 — ಮಂಡೂಕ ಕೂಗಲದು ಮಂತ್ರವೆಂದೆನಬಹುದೆ

ಮಂಡೂಕ ಕೂಗಲದು ಮಂತ್ರವೆಂದೆನಬಹುದೆ

maṃḍūka kūgaladu maṃtravèṃdènabahudè

A frog croaking in the rain — can that be called a mantra?

Verse 19 — ಗುಂಡು ನೀರೊಳಗಿರಲು ಅದು ಸ್ನಾನವೇ

ಗುಂಡು ನೀರೊಳಗಿರಲು ಅದು ಸ್ನಾನವೇ

guṃḍu nīròl̤agiralu adu snānave

A pebble resting underwater — is that a holy bath?

Verse 20 — ಪುಂಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷ ಸಿರಿ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲನ್ನ

ಪುಂಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷ ಸಿರಿ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲನ್ನ

puṃḍarīkākṣa siri puraṃdaraviṭhalanna

Whoever beholds the lotus-eyed Sri Purandara Viṭṭhala yet worships Him not is a sinner — is he even human?

Verse 21 — ಕಂಡು ಭಜಿಸದವ ಪಾಪಿ ಅವ ಮನುಜನೇ

ಕಂಡು ಭಜಿಸದವ ಪಾಪಿ ಅವ ಮನುಜನೇ

kaṃḍu bhajisadava pāpi ava manujane

Whoever beholds the lotus-eyed Sri Purandara Viṭṭhala yet worships Him not is a sinner — is he even human?

About Citta Śuddhiyillada Manuja Jñāniye

Citta Śuddhiyillada Manuja Jñāniye is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vitthala — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: raocollectionssongs.blogspot.com.

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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