I am but the son of the maidservants in the house of the Lordʼs servants,
Verse 2 — ಸಾಸಿರ ನಾಮದೊಡೆಯ ರಂಗಯ್ಯನ ಮನೆಯ
ಸಾಸಿರ ನಾಮದೊಡೆಯ ರಂಗಯ್ಯನ ಮನೆಯ
sāsira nāmadòḍèya raṃgayyana manèya
in the house of Rangayya, master of a thousand names.
Verse 3 — ಶಂಕುದಾಸರ ಮನೆಯ ಮಂಕುದಾಸನು ನಾನು
ಶಂಕುದಾಸರ ಮನೆಯ ಮಂಕುದಾಸನು ನಾನು
śaṃkudāsara manèya maṃkudāsanu nānu
In the house of the conch-bearing devotees I am a dull servant,
Verse 4 — ಮಂಕುದಾಸನು ನಾನು ಮರಳುದಾಸ
ಮಂಕುದಾಸನು ನಾನು ಮರಳುದಾಸ
maṃkudāsanu nānu maral̤udāsa
a dull servant am I, a witless servant.
Verse 5 — ಸಂಕೀರ್ತನೆಯ ಮಾಡಿ ನೆನೆವ ಭಕ್ತರ ಮನೆಯ
ಸಂಕೀರ್ತನೆಯ ಮಾಡಿ ನೆನೆವ ಭಕ್ತರ ಮನೆಯ
saṃkīrtanèya māḍi nènèva bhaktara manèya
In the house of devotees who sing and remember Him,
Verse 6 — ಬಿಂಕದಿ ಬಾಗಿಲ ಕಾಯ್ವ ಬಡದಾಸ ನಾನಯ್ಯ
ಬಿಂಕದಿ ಬಾಗಿಲ ಕಾಯ್ವ ಬಡದಾಸ ನಾನಯ್ಯ
biṃkadi bāgila kāyva baḍadāsa nānayya
I am the humble servant who gladly guards the door.
Verse 7 — ಕಾಳಿದಾಸರ ಮನೆಯ ಕೀಳುದಾಸನು ನಾನು
ಕಾಳಿದಾಸರ ಮನೆಯ ಕೀಳುದಾಸನು ನಾನು
kāl̤idāsara manèya kīl̤udāsanu nānu
In the house of Kāḷidāsaʼs kin I am a lowly servant,
Verse 8 — ಆಳು ದಾಸನು ನಾನು ಮೂಳ ದಾಸ
ಆಳು ದಾಸನು ನಾನು ಮೂಳ ದಾಸ
āl̤u dāsanu nānu mūl̤a dāsa
a menial servant am I, a base servant.
Verse 9 — ಫಾಲಾಕ್ಷಸಖ ನಿನ್ನ ಭಜಿಪ ಭಕ್ತರ ಮನೆಯ
ಫಾಲಾಕ್ಷಸಖ ನಿನ್ನ ಭಜಿಪ ಭಕ್ತರ ಮನೆಯ
phālākṣasakha ninna bhajipa bhaktara manèya
O friend of three-eyed Śiva, in the house of the devotees who worship you,
Verse 10 — ಆಳಿನಾಳಿನ ದಾಸನಡಿದಾಸ ನಾನಯ್ಯ
ಆಳಿನಾಳಿನ ದಾಸನಡಿದಾಸ ನಾನಯ್ಯ
āl̤ināl̤ina dāsanaḍidāsa nānayya
I am the servant of the servant of servants, a slave at their feet.
Verse 11 — ಹಲವು ದಾಸರ ಮನೆಯ ಹೊಲೆಯ ದಾಸನು ನಾನು
ಹಲವು ದಾಸರ ಮನೆಯ ಹೊಲೆಯ ದಾಸನು ನಾನು
halavu dāsara manèya hòlèya dāsanu nānu
In the house of many servants I am an outcaste servant,
Verse 12 — ಕುಲವಿಲ್ಲದ ದಾಸ ಕುರುಬದಾಸ
ಕುಲವಿಲ್ಲದ ದಾಸ ಕುರುಬದಾಸ
kulavillada dāsa kurubadāsa
a servant without caste, a shepherd-servant.
Verse 13 — ಛಲದಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಭಜಿಸುವವರ ಮನೆಯ ಮಾದಿಗ ದಾಸ
ಛಲದಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಭಜಿಸುವವರ ಮನೆಯ ಮಾದಿಗ ದಾಸ
chaladi ninna bhajisuvavara manèya mādiga dāsa
In the house of those who worship you with resolve, a Mādiga servant —
Verse 14 — ಸಲೆ ಮುಕ್ತಿ ಪಾಲಿಸೆನ್ನೊಡೆಯ ಕೇಶವನೆ
ಸಲೆ ಮುಕ್ತಿ ಪಾಲಿಸೆನ್ನೊಡೆಯ ಕೇಶವನೆ
salè mukti pālisènnòḍèya keśavanè
grant me full liberation, my master Keśava. (the poetʼs signature)
About Dasadasara Maneya
Dasadasara Maneya is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Kanaka 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.
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".
Dasadasara Maneya is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Kanaka Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 13 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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Dasadasara Maneya is attributed to Kanaka Dāsa.
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