I am the servant of servants in the house of the Lord's servants,
Verse 2 — श्रीश श्रीरंग निम्म मनॆय दास
श्रीश श्रीरंग निम्म मनॆय दास
śrīśa śrīraṃga nimma manèya dāsa
a slave in the house of Śrīśa, of Śrīraṅga Himself.
Verse 3 — शंकुदासर मनॆय मंकुदासनु नानय्य
शंकुदासर मनॆय मंकुदासनु नानय्य
śaṃkudāsara manèya maṃkudāsanu nānayya
In the house of conch-bearing devotees, a dull servant am I;
Verse 4 — मंकुदासनु नानु मरुळदास
मंकुदासनु नानु मरुळदास
maṃkudāsanu nānu marul̤adāsa
a dull servant am I, a deluded servant;
Verse 5 — संकीर्तनॆय माडि नॆनॆव भक्तर मनॆय
संकीर्तनॆय माडि नॆनॆव भक्तर मनॆय
saṃkīrtanèya māḍi nènèva bhaktara manèya
in the house of devotees who sing His praise and hold Him in mind;
Verse 6 — बिंकद बागिल काय्व बडदास नानु
बिंकद बागिल काय्व बडदास नानु
biṃkada bāgila kāyva baḍadāsa nānu
at their door I proudly stand guard, a poor servant.
Verse 7 — काळिदासर मनॆय कीळुदासनु नानय्य
काळिदासर मनॆय कीळुदासनु नानय्य
kāl̤idāsara manèya kīl̤udāsanu nānayya
In the house of Kāḷidāsa's kin, a lowly servant am I;
Verse 8 — आळुदासनु नानु मूळदास
आळुदासनु नानु मूळदास
āl̤udāsanu nānu mūl̤adāsa
a toiling servant am I, a base servant;
Verse 9 — फालाक्षसख निन्न भजिप भक्तर मनॆय
फालाक्षसख निन्न भजिप भक्तर मनॆय
phālākṣasakha ninna bhajipa bhaktara manèya
O friend of the forehead-eyed Śiva, in the house of those who worship You,
Verse 10 — आळिनाळिन दासनडिदास नानय्य
आळिनाळिन दासनडिदास नानय्य
āl̤ināl̤ina dāsanaḍidāsa nānayya
the slave at the feet of servants of servants am I.
Verse 11 — हलवु दासर मनॆय हॊलॆदास नानय्य
हलवु दासर मनॆय हॊलॆदास नानय्य
halavu dāsara manèya hòlèdāsa nānayya
In the house of many a servant, an outcaste servant am I;
Verse 12 — कुलविल्लद दास कुरुबदास
कुलविल्लद दास कुरुबदास
kulavillada dāsa kurubadāsa
a casteless servant, a shepherd-servant;
Verse 13 — छलदि निन्न भजिसुववर मनॆय मादिगदास
छलदि निन्न भजिसुववर मनॆय मादिगदास
chaladi ninna bhajisuvavara manèya mādigadāsa
in the house of those who worship You with fierce resolve, a Mādiga servant —
Verse 14 — सलॆ मुक्ति पालिसॆन्नॊडॆय आदिकेशवराय
सलॆ मुक्ति पालिसॆन्नॊडॆय आदिकेशवराय
salè mukti pālisènnòḍèya ādikeśavarāya
grant me full release, O Ādikeśavarāya! (the poet's signature)
About Dāsadāsara Maneya Dāsānudāsa
Dāsadāsara Maneya Dāsānudāsa is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Kanaka Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: madhwafestivals.com.
A Haridasa saint-poet of Karnataka and disciple of Vyāsatīrtha, celebrated for his socially reformist devaranamas and works such as the Haribhaktisāra, composed under the signature "Ādikeśava" / "Kāginele Ādikeśava".
What is Dāsadāsara Maneya Dāsānudāsa and what does it mean?
Dāsadāsara Maneya Dāsānudāsa is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Kanaka Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 14 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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Dāsadāsara Maneya Dāsānudāsa is attributed to Kanaka Dāsa.
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