The (outer) eye is the seed of desire; yet through this very eye behold the kingdom of liberation. Fixing His form upon the eye, see God with the inner eye, O brother.
The nose is the seat of the in-breath and out-breath; through this very nose realize the union of yoga. The nose is something special — with the inner nose behold His playful sport, O brother.
kiviye karmakè dvāra - ī kiviyiṃdale kel̤ò mokṣada sāra kiviye karma kuṭhāra - òl̤agiviyalli kāṇò nādada bera
The ear is the doorway of action; yet through this very ear hear the essence of liberation. The ear is an axe to (binding) karma — with the inner ear hear the primal sound (nāda), O brother.
Setting aside this body that Brahmā made — the mere puppet that Viśvakarman fashioned — whoever idly trusts its hollow cries goes about bewildered and undone.
Verse 7 — रूढियॊळगॆ शुद्ध मूढ - ई काडुकल्लुगळन्नु नंबबेड…
In this world such a one is an utter fool. Do not trust these stones of the wild, nor any of the common little gods — our Bāḍada Ādikeśava (Kanaka's Lord) alone truly knows.
About Elli Nōḍidaralli Rāma
Elli Nōḍidaralli Rāma is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Kanaka Dāsa, addressed to Rama — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, 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".
What is Elli Nōḍidaralli Rāma and what does it mean?
Elli Nōḍidaralli Rāma is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Kanaka Dāsa, addressed to Rama, of 6 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 Elli Nōḍidaralli Rāma?
Elli Nōḍidaralli Rāma is attributed to Kanaka Dāsa.
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