O graceful Lalitangi, what made you give your heart away
Verse 2 — ಅಸಮಾನ ಗೋವಳ ಕುಲವಿಲ್ಲದವನೊಳು
ಅಸಮಾನ ಗೋವಳ ಕುಲವಿಲ್ಲದವನೊಳು
asamāna goval̤a kulavilladavanòl̤u
to this strange cowherd of neither rank nor clan?
Verse 3 — ಮಗಗೆ ಮೈದುನನಾದ ಮಗಳಿಗೆ ಪತಿಯಾದ
ಮಗಗೆ ಮೈದುನನಾದ ಮಗಳಿಗೆ ಪತಿಯಾದ
magagè maidunanāda magal̤igè patiyāda
He is brother-in-law to his own son, husband to his daughter,
Verse 4 — ಮಗಳಿಗಳಿಯನಾದ ಅಳಿಯಗಳಿಯನಾದ
ಮಗಳಿಗಳಿಯನಾದ ಅಳಿಯಗಳಿಯನಾದ
magal̤igal̤iyanāda al̤iyagal̤iyanāda
friend to his daughter, friend to his son-in-law;
Verse 5 — ಮಗಳ ಮಗಗೆ ಮೈದುನನಾಗಿ ಮಾವನ
ಮಗಳ ಮಗಗೆ ಮೈದುನನಾಗಿ ಮಾವನ
magal̤a magagè maidunanāgi māvana
brother-in-law to his daughter's son — and he slew his own uncle
Verse 6 — ಜಗವರಿಯಲು ಕೊಂದ ಕುಲಗೇಡಿ ಗೋವಳ
ಜಗವರಿಯಲು ಕೊಂದ ಕುಲಗೇಡಿ ಗೋವಳ
jagavariyalu kòṃda kulageḍi goval̤a
before the whole world, this clan-shaming cowherd.
Verse 7 — ಅತ್ತೆಗೆ ವಲ್ಲಭನಾದ ಭೃತ್ಯರಿಗಾಳಾದ
ಅತ್ತೆಗೆ ವಲ್ಲಭನಾದ ಭೃತ್ಯರಿಗಾಳಾದ
attègè vallabhanāda bhṛtyarigāl̤āda
He is the darling of his mother-in-law, the master of his servants —
Verse 8 — ಚಿತ್ತ ಒಲಿದು ಚೆನ್ನ ಆದಿಕೇಶವನೊಳು
ಚಿತ್ತ ಒಲಿದು ಚೆನ್ನ ಆದಿಕೇಶವನೊಳು
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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