Ḍaṅgurava Sāri Hariya

Roman (IAST) lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 8 verses

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ḍaṅgurava sāri hariya

Verse 1 — ḍaṃgurava sāri hariya ḍiṃgarigarèllaru

ḍaṃgurava sāri hariya ḍiṃgarigarèllaru

All you servants of Hari — beat the drum and proclaim it abroad!

Verse 2 — bhūmaṃḍalakkè pāṃḍuraṃga viṭhalā paradaivavèṃdu

bhūmaṃḍalakkè pāṃḍuraṃga viṭhalā paradaivavèṃdu

To all the earth: Pāṇḍuraṅga Viṭṭhala alone is the supreme God.

Verse 3 — òḍala jāgaṭèya māḍi nuḍiva nāligèya piḍidu

òḍala jāgaṭèya māḍi nuḍiva nāligèya piḍidu

Make a drum of your belly, and take up your singing tongue as its stick.

Verse 4 — biḍadè ḍhaṇā ḍhaṇārèṃdu baḍidu cappāl̤ikkuta

biḍadè ḍhaṇā ḍhaṇārèṃdu baḍidu cappāl̤ikkuta

Clap without pause to the ringing beat of ḍhaṇā-ḍhaṇā.

Verse 5 — hariyu muḍida hūva harivāṇadòl̤agiṭṭukòṃḍu

hariyu muḍida hūva harivāṇadòl̤agiṭṭukòṃḍu

Lay the flower Hari Himself wore upon the tray,

Verse 6 — haruṣadiṃda hāḍipāḍi kuṇidu cappāl̤ikkuta

haruṣadiṃda hāḍipāḍi kuṇidu cappāl̤ikkuta

and sing and dance for joy, keeping time with claps.

Verse 7 — iṃtu sakala lokakè lakṣmīkāṃtanalladillavèṃdu

iṃtu sakala lokakè lakṣmīkāṃtanalladillavèṃdu

Thus to every world proclaim: there is none but Lakṣmī's Lord.

Verse 8 — saṃtataṃ bhajisutā niściṃta puraṃdara…

saṃtataṃ bhajisutā niściṃta puraṃdara viṭhalanèṃdu

Worship Him ever, and rest carefree — so says Purandara Viṭṭhala.

About Ḍaṅgurava Sāri Hariya

Ḍaṅgurava Sāri Hariya 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: meerasubbarao.wordpress.com.

Also known as: Dangurava Sari Hariya, Dangurava Sari Hariya Dingarigarellaru.

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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Ḍaṅgurava Sāri Hariya is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vitthala, 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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