Dasana Madiko Enna

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 13 verses

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ದಾಸನ ಮಾಡಿಕೊ ಎನ್ನ

ದಾಸನ ಮಾಡಿಕೊ ಎನ್ನ

dāsana māḍikò ènna

Make me your servant,

Verse 2 — ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಸಾಸಿರನಾಮದ ವೆಂಕಟರಮಣ

ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಸಾಸಿರನಾಮದ ವೆಂಕಟರಮಣ

svāmi sāsiranāmada vèṃkaṭaramaṇa

O Lord Veṅkaṭaramaṇa of a thousand names.

Verse 3 — ದುರುಬುದ್ಧಿಗಳನೆಲ್ಲ ಬಿಡಿಸೊ

ದುರುಬುದ್ಧಿಗಳನೆಲ್ಲ ಬಿಡಿಸೊ

durubuddhigal̤anèlla biḍisò

Rid me of all my evil thoughts;

Verse 4 — ನಿನ್ನ ಕರುಣಕವಚವೆನ್ನ ಹರಣಕ್ಕೆ ತೊಡಿಸೊ

ನಿನ್ನ ಕರುಣಕವಚವೆನ್ನ ಹರಣಕ್ಕೆ ತೊಡಿಸೊ

ninna karuṇakavacavènna haraṇakkè tòḍisò

clothe my life in the armour of your grace.

Verse 5 — ಚರಣಸೆವೆ ಎನಗೆ ಕೊಡಿಸೊ ಅಭಯ

ಚರಣಸೆವೆ ಎನಗೆ ಕೊಡಿಸೊ ಅಭಯ

caraṇasèvè ènagè kòḍisò abhaya

Grant me service at your feet — your hand of refuge,

Verse 6 — ಕರಪುಷ್ಪವ ಎನ್ನ ಶಿರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಡಿಸೊ

ಕರಪುಷ್ಪವ ಎನ್ನ ಶಿರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಡಿಸೊ

karapuṣpava ènna śiradalli muḍisò

set that flower-like hand upon my head.

Verse 7 — ದೃಢಭಕ್ತಿ ನಿನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇಡಿ

ದೃಢಭಕ್ತಿ ನಿನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇಡಿ

dṛḍhabhakti ninnalli beḍi

Begging steadfast devotion to you,

Verse 8 — ನಾ ಅಡಿಗೆರಗುವೆನಯ್ಯ ಅನುದಿನ ಪಾಡಿ

ನಾ ಅಡಿಗೆರಗುವೆನಯ್ಯ ಅನುದಿನ ಪಾಡಿ

nā aḍigèraguvènayya anudina pāḍi

I bow at your feet each day and sing your praise.

Verse 9 — ಕಡೆಗಣ್ಣಲೆ ಎನ್ನ ನೋಡಿ ಬಿಡುವೆ

ಕಡೆಗಣ್ಣಲೆ ಎನ್ನ ನೋಡಿ ಬಿಡುವೆ

kaḍègaṇṇalè ènna noḍi biḍuvè

Look upon me with a sidelong glance of grace,

Verse 10 — ಕೊಡು ನಿನ್ನ ಧ್ಯಾನವ ಮನಶುಚಿ ಮಾಡಿ

ಕೊಡು ನಿನ್ನ ಧ್ಯಾನವ ಮನಶುಚಿ ಮಾಡಿ

kòḍu ninna dhyānava manaśuci māḍi

purify my mind and grant me your meditation.

Verse 11 — ಮೊರೆಹೊಕ್ಕವರ ಕಾಯ್ವ ಬಿರುದು

ಮೊರೆಹೊಕ್ಕವರ ಕಾಯ್ವ ಬಿರುದು

mòrèhòkkavara kāyva birudu

Yours is the very title of protecting all who take refuge;

Verse 12 — ಎನ್ನ ಮರೆಯದೆ ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ಮಾಡಯ್ಯ ಪೊರೆದು

ಎನ್ನ ಮರೆಯದೆ ರಕ್ಷಣೆ ಮಾಡಯ್ಯ ಪೊರೆದು

ènna marèyadè rakṣaṇè māḍayya pòrèdu

so forget me not — guard and sustain me, O Lord.

Verse 13 — ದುರಿತಗಳೆಲ್ಲವ ತರಿದು

ದುರಿತಗಳೆಲ್ಲವ ತರಿದು

duritagal̤èllava taridu

Cut away all my sins,

Verse 14 — ಸಿರಿ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠ್ಠಲ ಎನ್ನನು ಪೊರೆದು

ಸಿರಿ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠ್ಠಲ ಎನ್ನನು ಪೊರೆದು

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".

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