Grant me service at your feet — your hand of refuge,
Verse 6 — करपुष्पव ऎन्न शिरदल्लि मुडिसॊ
करपुष्पव ऎन्न शिरदल्लि मुडिसॊ
karapuṣpava ènna śiradalli muḍisò
set that flower-like hand upon my head.
Verse 7 — दृढभक्ति निन्नल्लि बेडि
दृढभक्ति निन्नल्लि बेडि
dṛḍhabhakti ninnalli beḍi
Begging steadfast devotion to you,
Verse 8 — ना अडिगॆरगुवॆनय्य अनुदिन पाडि
ना अडिगॆरगुवॆनय्य अनुदिन पाडि
nā aḍigèraguvènayya anudina pāḍi
I bow at your feet each day and sing your praise.
Verse 9 — कडॆगण्णलॆ ऎन्न नोडि बिडुवॆ
कडॆगण्णलॆ ऎन्न नोडि बिडुवॆ
kaḍègaṇṇalè ènna noḍi biḍuvè
Look upon me with a sidelong glance of grace,
Verse 10 — कॊडु निन्न ध्यानव मनशुचि माडि
कॊडु निन्न ध्यानव मनशुचि माडि
kòḍu ninna dhyānava manaśuci māḍi
purify my mind and grant me your meditation.
Verse 11 — मॊरॆहॊक्कवर काय्व बिरुदु
मॊरॆहॊक्कवर काय्व बिरुदु
mòrèhòkkavara kāyva birudu
Yours is the very title of protecting all who take refuge;
Verse 12 — ऎन्न मरॆयदॆ रक्षणॆ माडय्य पॊरॆदु
ऎन्न मरॆयदॆ रक्षणॆ माडय्य पॊरॆदु
ènna marèyadè rakṣaṇè māḍayya pòrèdu
so forget me not — guard and sustain me, O Lord.
Verse 13 — दुरितगळॆल्लव तरिदु
दुरितगळॆल्लव तरिदु
duritagal̤èllava taridu
Cut away all my sins,
Verse 14 — सिरि पुरंदरविठ्ठल ऎन्ननु पॊरॆदु
सिरि पुरंदरविठ्ठल ऎन्ननु पॊरॆदु
siri puraṃdaraviṭhṭhala ènnanu pòrèdu
and cherish me, O glorious Purandara Viṭhala. (the poet’s signature)
About Dasana Madiko Enna
Dasana Madiko Enna is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Venkateshwara — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Kannada Wikisource.
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".
Dasana Madiko Enna is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Venkateshwara, 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.
How do I pronounce Dasana Madiko Enna correctly?
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What is the word-by-word meaning of Dasana Madiko Enna?
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Who composed Dasana Madiko Enna?
Dasana Madiko Enna is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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