I am but the son of the maidservants in the house of the Lordʼs servants,
Verse 2 — సాసిర నామదో̀డే̀య రంగయ్యన మనే̀య
సాసిర నామదో̀డే̀య రంగయ్యన మనే̀య
sāsira nāmadòḍèya raṃgayyana manèya
in the house of Rangayya, master of a thousand names.
Verse 3 — శంకుదాసర మనే̀య మంకుదాసను నాను
శంకుదాసర మనే̀య మంకుదాసను నాను
śaṃkudāsara manèya maṃkudāsanu nānu
In the house of the conch-bearing devotees I am a dull servant,
Verse 4 — మంకుదాసను నాను మరళుదాస
మంకుదాసను నాను మరళుదాస
maṃkudāsanu nānu maral̤udāsa
a dull servant am I, a witless servant.
Verse 5 — సంకీర్తనే̀య మాడి నే̀నే̀వ భక్తర మనే̀య
సంకీర్తనే̀య మాడి నే̀నే̀వ భక్తర మనే̀య
saṃkīrtanèya māḍi nènèva bhaktara manèya
In the house of devotees who sing and remember Him,
Verse 6 — బింకది బాగిల కాయ్వ బడదాస నానయ్య
బింకది బాగిల కాయ్వ బడదాస నానయ్య
biṃkadi bāgila kāyva baḍadāsa nānayya
I am the humble servant who gladly guards the door.
Verse 7 — కాళిదాసర మనే̀య కీళుదాసను నాను
కాళిదాసర మనే̀య కీళుదాసను నాను
kāl̤idāsara manèya kīl̤udāsanu nānu
In the house of Kāḷidāsaʼs kin I am a lowly servant,
Verse 8 — ఆళు దాసను నాను మూళ దాస
ఆళు దాసను నాను మూళ దాస
āl̤u dāsanu nānu mūl̤a dāsa
a menial servant am I, a base servant.
Verse 9 — ఫాలాక్షసఖ నిన్న భజిప భక్తర మనే̀య
ఫాలాక్షసఖ నిన్న భజిప భక్తర మనే̀య
phālākṣasakha ninna bhajipa bhaktara manèya
O friend of three-eyed Śiva, in the house of the devotees who worship you,
Verse 10 — ఆళినాళిన దాసనడిదాస నానయ్య
ఆళినాళిన దాసనడిదాస నానయ్య
āl̤ināl̤ina dāsanaḍidāsa nānayya
I am the servant of the servant of servants, a slave at their feet.
Verse 11 — హలవు దాసర మనే̀య హో̀లే̀య దాసను నాను
హలవు దాసర మనే̀య హో̀లే̀య దాసను నాను
halavu dāsara manèya hòlèya dāsanu nānu
In the house of many servants I am an outcaste servant,
Verse 12 — కులవిల్లద దాస కురుబదాస
కులవిల్లద దాస కురుబదాస
kulavillada dāsa kurubadāsa
a servant without caste, a shepherd-servant.
Verse 13 — ఛలది నిన్న భజిసువవర మనే̀య మాదిగ దాస
ఛలది నిన్న భజిసువవర మనే̀య మాదిగ దాస
chaladi ninna bhajisuvavara manèya mādiga dāsa
In the house of those who worship you with resolve, a Mādiga servant —
Verse 14 — సలే̀ ముక్తి పాలిసే̀న్నో̀డే̀య కేశవనే̀
సలే̀ ముక్తి పాలిసే̀న్నో̀డే̀య కేశవనే̀
salè mukti pālisènnòḍèya keśavanè
grant me full liberation, my master Keśava. (the poetʼs signature)
About Dāsadāsara Maneya
Dāsadāsara Maneya 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: 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".
Dāsadāsara Maneya 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 is attributed to Kanaka Dāsa.
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