O terrible one, remover of great fear, best among ascetics!
Verse 3 — मोक्षद करुण कटाक्षदि ऎन्ननु
मोक्षद करुण कटाक्षदि ऎन्ननु
mokṣada karuṇa kaṭākṣadi ènnanu
With the glance of your grace that grants liberation,
Verse 4 — वीक्षिसि निन्न निरीक्षिसुवंतॆ
वीक्षिसि निन्न निरीक्षिसुवंतॆ
vīkṣisi ninna nirīkṣisuvaṃtè
look upon me — I wait for you alone.
Verse 5 — लक्ष्याधीशर लक्षिल्लदॆ ज्ञान
लक्ष्याधीशर लक्षिल्लदॆ ज्ञान
lakṣyādhīśara lakṣilladè jñāna
Without the gaze of the Lord of all targets,
Verse 6 — नाक्षदि तवपद लक्षिसुवंतॆ
नाक्षदि तवपद लक्षिसुवंतॆ
nākṣadi tavapada lakṣisuvaṃtè
with the glance of knowledge, look upon this yearning one.
Verse 7 — सत्याभिद नप मृत्युहरिसि मुद
सत्याभिद नप मृत्युहरिसि मुद
satyābhida napa mṛtyuharisi muda
Truth incarnate, destroyer of death —
Verse 8 — वित्तु पालिसिद उत्तम ऎनगे
वित्तु पालिसिद उत्तम ऎनगे
vittu pālisida uttama ènage
O Protector, you who preserved the good, look upon me!
Verse 9 — बल्लिदतर मह प्रल्हाद निन्नॊळु
बल्लिदतर मह प्रल्हाद निन्नॊळु
ballidatara maha pralhāda ninnòl̤u
Like the mighty Prahlada, unshakeable in you —
Verse 10 — निल्लिसु ऎनमन ऎल्लि चलिसदंतॆ
निल्लिसु ऎनमन ऎल्लि चलिसदंतॆ
nillisu ènamana èlli calisadaṃtè
fix my mind upon you, so it never wanders.
Verse 11 — दातगुरु जगन्नाथ विठलन
दातगुरु जगन्नाथ विठलन
dātaguru jagannātha viṭhalana
O compassionate giver, Jagannatha Vitthala —
Verse 12 — दूताग्रणि सुखेतर कळॆदु
दूताग्रणि सुखेतर कळॆदु
dūtāgraṇi sukhetara kal̤èdu
as your devoted messenger, destroy my suffering.
About Dayamāḍō Dayamāḍō
Dayamāḍō Dayamāḍō is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Raghavendra — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Kannada Wikisource.
Also known as: Dayamado Hanuma Dayamado.
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".
Dayamāḍō Dayamāḍō is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Raghavendra, of 12 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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Dayamāḍō Dayamāḍō is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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