Enna Kanda Haḷḷiya Hanumā

Telugu lyrics with meaning · composed by Kanaka Dāsaru · devaranama · 5 verses

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ఏన్న కన్ద హఌఌఇయ హనుమా

enna kanda haḷḷiya hanumā

Verse 1 — ఏ̀న్న కంద హళ్ళియ హనుమ

ఏ̀న్న కంద హళ్ళియ హనుమ

ènna kaṃda hal̤l̤iya hanuma

Enna Kanda Haḷḷiya Hanumā — “O Hanuma, child of my village street!” — a pada of Kanaka Dasaru: Sita, captive in Lanka, asks Hanuman how Lakshmana and Rama fare in the forest.

Verse 2 — ఏ̀న్న కంద హళ్ళియ హనుమ చే̀న్నాగి ఇహరే̀ లక్ష్మణ…

ఏ̀న్న కంద హళ్ళియ హనుమ చే̀న్నాగి ఇహరే̀ లక్ష్మణ దేవరు

ènna kaṃda hal̤l̤iya hanuma cènnāgi iharè lakṣmaṇa devaru

O Hanuma, my village child — are Lakshmana and the Lord well and safe? Tell me they are well!

Verse 3 — తుప్ప పంచామృతవందు అడవిగడ్డే̀గళిందు కర్పూర…

తుప్ప పంచామృతవందు అడవిగడ్డే̀గళిందు కర్పూర వీళ్యవందు కురుకు ఇందు సుప్పత్తిగే̀ మంచవందు హుల్లు హాసిగే̀యిందు శ్రీపతి రాఘవ క్షేమదలైదారే̀

tuppa paṃcāmṛtavaṃdu aḍavigaḍḍègal̤iṃdu karpūra vīl̤yavaṃdu kuruku iṃdu suppattigè maṃcavaṃdu hullu hāsigèyiṃdu śrīpati rāghava kṣemadalaidārè

Ghee and pañcamṛta then, forest tubers now; camphor-betel then, dry chewing now; a cushioned cot then, a bed of straw now — may Śrīpati Raghava be safe and well!

Verse 4 — నవ వస్త్రగళు అందు నారుసీరే̀గళిందు హూవిన గంటు…

నవ వస్త్రగళు అందు నారుసీరే̀గళిందు హూవిన గంటు అందు జడే̀గళిందు జవ్వాది కస్తురియందు భసిత ధూళియిందు శ్రీవర రాఘవ క్షేమదలైదారే̀

nava vastragal̤u aṃdu nārusīrègal̤iṃdu hūvina gaṃṭu aṃdu jaḍègal̤iṃdu javvādi kasturiyaṃdu bhasita dhūl̤iyiṃdu śrīvara rāghava kṣemadalaidārè

New garments then, bark-fibre robes now; flower-knots then, matted locks now; javvadi-musk and kasturi then, ash and dust now — may Śrīvara Raghava be safe and well!

Verse 5 — కనక రథగళందు కాలునడిగే̀యిందు ఘన ఛత్ర చామర అందు…

కనక రథగళందు కాలునడిగే̀యిందు ఘన ఛత్ర చామర అందు బిసిలు ఇందు సనకాదిగళోలైప ఆదికేశవ నమ్మ హనుమేశ రాఘవ క్షేమదలైదారే̀

kanaka rathagal̤aṃdu kālunaḍigèyiṃdu ghana chatra cāmara aṃdu bisilu iṃdu sanakādigal̤olaipa ādikeśava namma hanumeśa rāghava kṣemadalaidārè

Golden chariots then, walking on foot now; grand parasol and whisk-fans then, scorching sun now — O Adikesava praised by Sanaka and the sages, our Hanumesha: may Raghava be safe and well! (the poet’s signature)

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About Enna Kanda Haḷḷiya Hanumā

Enna Kanda Haḷḷiya Hanumā is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Kanaka Dāsaru, addressed to Hanuman — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: meerasubbarao.wordpress.com.

Also known as: Enna Kanda Halliya Hanuma, Chennagi Ihare Lakshmana Devaru.

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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