Ēne Manavitte Lalitāṅgi

Roman (IAST) lyrics with meaning · composed by Kanaka Dāsa · devaranama · 8 verses

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Ēne manavitte lalitāṅgi

Ēne manavitte lalitāṅgi

Verse 1 — enè manavittè lalitāṃgi

enè manavittè lalitāṃgi

O graceful Lalitangi, what made you give your heart away

Verse 2 — asamāna goval̤a kulavilladavanòl̤u

asamāna goval̤a kulavilladavanòl̤u

to this strange cowherd of neither rank nor clan?

Verse 3 — magagè maidunanāda magal̤igè patiyāda

magagè maidunanāda magal̤igè patiyāda

He is brother-in-law to his own son, husband to his daughter,

Verse 4 — magal̤igal̤iyanāda al̤iyagal̤iyanāda

magal̤igal̤iyanāda al̤iyagal̤iyanāda

friend to his daughter, friend to his son-in-law;

Verse 5 — magal̤a magagè maidunanāgi māvana

magal̤a magagè maidunanāgi māvana

brother-in-law to his daughter's son — and he slew his own uncle

Verse 6 — jagavariyalu kòṃda kulageḍi goval̤a

jagavariyalu kòṃda kulageḍi goval̤a

before the whole world, this clan-shaming cowherd.

Verse 7 — attègè vallabhanāda bhṛtyarigāl̤āda

attègè vallabhanāda bhṛtyarigāl̤āda

He is the darling of his mother-in-law, the master of his servants —

Verse 8 — citta òlidu cènna ādikeśavanòl̤u

citta òlidu cènna ādikeśavanòl̤u

so rest your loving heart on beautiful Adikeshava.

About Ēne Manavitte Lalitāṅgi

Ēne Manavitte Lalitāṅgi is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Kanaka Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Mundige. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: madhwafestivals.com.

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".

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Ēne Manavitte Lalitāṅgi is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Kanaka Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 8 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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