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Dēva Banda

Roman (IAST) lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsaru · devaranama · 12 verses

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dēva banda

dēva banda

Verse 1 — deva baṃda nammasvāmi baṃdāno

deva baṃda nammasvāmi baṃdāno
The Lord has come, our master has come!

Verse 2 — devara devaśikhāmaṇi baṃdāno

devara devaśikhāmaṇi baṃdāno
The crest-jewel of the gods has come!

Verse 3 — uragaśayana baṃda garuḍagamana baṃda

uragaśayana baṃda garuḍagamana baṃda
He who reclines on the serpent has come, He who rides Garuḍa has come,

Verse 4 — naragòlidava baṃda nārāyaṇa baṃdāno

naragòlidava baṃda nārāyaṇa baṃdāno
He who graced Arjuna has come — Nārāyaṇa has come!

Verse 5 — maṃdaròddhāra baṃda māmanahara baṃda

maṃdaròddhāra baṃda māmanahara baṃda
He who upheld Mount Mandara has come, the slayer of his uncle Kaṃsa has come,

Verse 6 — bṛṃdāvanapati goviṃda baṃdāno

bṛṃdāvanapati goviṃda baṃdāno
the lord of Bṛndāvana, Govinda, has come!

Verse 7 — nakraharanu baṃda cakradharanu baṃda

nakraharanu baṃda cakradharanu baṃda
The slayer of the crocodile has come, the bearer of the discus has come,

Verse 8 — akrūragòlida trivikrama baṃdāno

akrūragòlida trivikrama baṃdāno
He who graced Akrūra, Trivikrama, has come!

Verse 9 — pakṣivāhana baṃda lakṣmaṇāgraja baṃda

pakṣivāhana baṃda lakṣmaṇāgraja baṃda
He whose mount is the bird has come, the elder brother of Lakṣmaṇa has come,

Verse 10 — akṣayaphalada śrīlakṣmiramaṇa baṃdānò

akṣayaphalada śrīlakṣmiramaṇa baṃdānò
the giver of imperishable fruit, beloved of Śrī Lakṣmī, has come!

Verse 11 — nigamagocara baṃda nityatṛptanu baṃda

nigamagocara baṃda nityatṛptanu baṃda
He whom the Vedas reveal has come, the ever-content one has come,

Verse 12 — nagèmukha puraṃdaraviṭhṭhala baṃdāno

nagèmukha puraṃdaraviṭhṭhala baṃdāno
the smiling-faced Purandara Viṭhala has come! (the poetʼs signature)
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About Dēva Banda

Dēva Banda is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara 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.

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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What is Dēva Banda and what does it mean?

Dēva Banda is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsaru, addressed to Vishnu, 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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Who composed Dēva Banda?

Dēva Banda is attributed to Purandara Dāsaru.

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