Dāsadāsara Maneya

Tamil lyrics with meaning · composed by Kanaka Dāsaru · devaranama · 14 verses

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தாஸதாஸர மநேய

தாஸதாஸர மநேய

dāsadāsara maneya

Verse 1 — தாஸதாஸர மநே̀ய தாஸியர மக நாநு

தாஸதாஸர மநே̀ய தாஸியர மக நாநு

dāsadāsara manèya dāsiyara maga nānu

I am but the son of the maidservants in the house of the Lordʼs servants,

Verse 2 — ஸாஸிர நாமதோ̀டே̀ய ரம்கய்யந மநே̀ய

ஸாஸிர நாமதோ̀டே̀ய ரம்கய்யந மநே̀ய

sāsira nāmadòḍèya raṃgayyana manèya

in the house of Rangayya, master of a thousand names.

Verse 3 — ஶம்குதாஸர மநே̀ய மம்குதாஸநு நாநு

ஶம்குதாஸர மநே̀ய மம்குதாஸநு நாநு

śaṃkudāsara manèya maṃkudāsanu nānu

In the house of the conch-bearing devotees I am a dull servant,

Verse 4 — மம்குதாஸநு நாநு மருளுதாஸ

மம்குதாஸநு நாநு மருளுதாஸ

maṃkudāsanu nānu marul̤udāsa

a dull servant am I, a witless servant.

Verse 5 — ஸம்கீர்தநே̀ய மாடி நே̀நே̀வ பக்தர மநே̀ய

ஸம்கீர்தநே̀ய மாடி நே̀நே̀வ பக்தர மநே̀ய

saṃkīrtanèya māḍi nènèva bhaktara manèya

In the house of devotees who sing and remember Him,

Verse 6 — பிம்கதி பாகில காய்வ படதாஸ நாநய்ய

பிம்கதி பாகில காய்வ படதாஸ நாநய்ய

biṃkadi bāgila kāyva baḍadāsa nānayya

I am the humble servant who gladly guards the door.

Verse 7 — காளிதாஸர மநே̀ய கீளுதாஸநு நாநு

காளிதாஸர மநே̀ய கீளுதாஸநு நாநு

kāl̤idāsara manèya kīl̤udāsanu nānu

In the house of Kāḷidāsaʼs kin I am a lowly servant,

Verse 8 — ஆளு தாஸநு நாநு மூள தாஸ

ஆளு தாஸநு நாநு மூள தாஸ

āl̤u dāsanu nānu mūl̤a dāsa

a menial servant am I, a base servant.

Verse 9 — பாலாக்ஷஸக நிந்ந பஜிப பக்தர மநே̀ய

பாலாக்ஷஸக நிந்ந பஜிப பக்தர மநே̀ய

phālākṣasakha ninna bhajipa bhaktara manèya

O friend of three-eyed Śiva, in the house of the devotees who worship you,

Verse 10 — ஆளிநாளிந தாஸநடிதாஸ நாநய்ய

ஆளிநாளிந தாஸநடிதாஸ நாநய்ய

āl̤ināl̤ina dāsanaḍidāsa nānayya

I am the servant of the servant of servants, a slave at their feet.

Verse 11 — ஹலவு தாஸர மநே̀ய ஹோ̀லே̀ய தாஸநு நாநு

ஹலவு தாஸர மநே̀ய ஹோ̀லே̀ய தாஸநு நாநு

halavu dāsara manèya hòlèya dāsanu nānu

In the house of many servants I am an outcaste servant,

Verse 12 — குலவில்லத தாஸ குருபதாஸ

குலவில்லத தாஸ குருபதாஸ

kulavillada dāsa kurubadāsa

a servant without caste, a shepherd-servant.

Verse 13 — சலதி நிந்ந பஜிஸுவவர மநே̀ய மாதிக தாஸ

சலதி நிந்ந பஜிஸுவவர மநே̀ய மாதிக தாஸ

chaladi ninna bhajisuvavara manèya mādiga dāsa

In the house of those who worship you with resolve, a Mādiga servant —

Verse 14 — ஸலே̀ முக்தி பாலிஸே̀ந்நோ̀டே̀ய ஆதிகேஶவநே̀

ஸலே̀ முக்தி பாலிஸே̀ந்நோ̀டே̀ய ஆதிகேஶவநே̀

salè mukti pālisènnòḍèya ādikeśavanè

grant me full liberation, my master Ādikeśava. (the poetʼs signature)

About Dāsadāsara Maneya

Dāsadāsara Maneya is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Kanaka Dāsaru, addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, 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".

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