Ēne manavitte lalitāṅgi
Ēne manavitte lalitāṅgi
Ēne Manavitte Lalitāṅgi
Roman (IAST) lyrics with meaning · composed by Kanaka Dāsaru · devaranama · 8 verses
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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.
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About Ēne Manavitte Lalitāṅgi
Ēne Manavitte Lalitāṅgi is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Kanaka Dāsaru, 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 Dāsaru, 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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