How infinitely wealthy is He, the beloved lord of Śrīkāntā (Lakshmi)!
Verse 2 — ಎಂಥಾ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತಾನಂತನೋ
ಎಂಥಾ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತಾನಂತನೋ
èṃthā śrīmaṃtānaṃtano
What boundless, endless wealth is His!
Verse 3 — ಬೊಮ್ಮನು ಹೆಮ್ಮಗ ಮೊಮ್ಮ ಮೃಢಮ್ಮರಿ
ಬೊಮ್ಮನು ಹೆಮ್ಮಗ ಮೊಮ್ಮ ಮೃಢಮ್ಮರಿ
bòmmanu hèmmaga mòmma mṛḍhammari
Brahma is His eldest son, and the great Maṛa (Rudra) His grandson;
Verse 4 — ಮೊಮ್ಮಶ ಚಿಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವರಮ್ಮ ಪರಮ್ಮ
ಮೊಮ್ಮಶ ಚಿಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವರಮ್ಮ ಪರಮ್ಮ
mòmmaśa cimma svaramma paramma
and the six-faced Śaṇmukha is His great-grandson — He Himself is the Supreme One.
Verse 5 — ಅಮ್ಮರು ಸಮ್ಮೋಹ ನಿಮ್ಮಣುಗಮ್ಮರು
ಅಮ್ಮರು ಸಮ್ಮೋಹ ನಿಮ್ಮಣುಗಮ್ಮರು
ammaru sammoha nimmaṇugammaru
The whole host of immortal gods are but His servants, awaiting His grace;
Verse 6 — ನಮ್ಮೊ ನಮ್ಮ ಪರಮ್ಮ ಮಹಿಮ್ಮ
ನಮ್ಮೊ ನಮ್ಮ ಪರಮ್ಮ ಮಹಿಮ್ಮ
nammò namma paramma mahimma
namo, namo — bow, bow to our supreme and glorious Lord!
Verse 7 — ಅಂಗರು ಹೆಂಗಳ ಅಂಗನಂತ ಗಡ
ಅಂಗರು ಹೆಂಗಳ ಅಂಗನಂತ ಗಡ
aṃgaru hèṃgal̤a aṃganaṃta gaḍa
His limbs are graceful as the lotus bloom;
Verse 8 — ಮಂಗಳಪಾಂಗ ವಿಶ್ವಂಗಳ ಮಂಗಳ
ಮಂಗಳಪಾಂಗ ವಿಶ್ವಂಗಳ ಮಂಗಳ
maṃgal̤apāṃga viśvaṃgal̤a maṃgal̤a
His auspicious sidelong glance is the blessing of the whole universe;
Verse 9 — ಸಿಂಗರದಂಗುಟ ಸಂಗದ ಜಗದ
ಸಿಂಗರದಂಗುಟ ಸಂಗದ ಜಗದ
siṃgaradaṃguṭa saṃgada jagada
His charmingly adorned feet, in the company of His glance,
Verse 10 — ಅಘಂಗಳಘಂಗಳ ಹಿಂಗಿಪಳಾಂಗಾ
ಅಘಂಗಳಘಂಗಳ ಹಿಂಗಿಪಳಾಂಗಾ
aghaṃgal̤aghaṃgal̤a hiṃgipal̤āṃgā
drive away the sins of the entire world.
Verse 11 — ಪನ್ನಗ ಪನ್ನ ಶಯನ್ನ ಮಹೋನ್ನತ
ಪನ್ನಗ ಪನ್ನ ಶಯನ್ನ ಮಹೋನ್ನತ
pannaga panna śayanna mahonnata
O Lord who reclines upon the great serpent Śeṣa, most exalted One!
Verse 12 — ಪನ್ನಗ ವರ ವಾಹನ್ನ ರತುನ್ನ
ಪನ್ನಗ ವರ ವಾಹನ್ನ ರತುನ್ನ
pannaga vara vāhanna ratunna
O rider of Garuda, the serpent's foe — jewel of the exalted!
Verse 13 — ಭವಾನ್ನ ಸುಖೋನ್ನತ ದನ್ನಗ ರನ್ನಿಜ
ಭವಾನ್ನ ಸುಖೋನ್ನತ ದನ್ನಗ ರನ್ನಿಜ
bhavānna sukhonnata dannaga rannija
O granter of bliss far above the ocean of worldly existence!
Verse 14 — ನಿನ್ನೆದುರಿನ್ನ್ಯಾರೆನ್ನೊಡೆಯನ್ನೆ
ನಿನ್ನೆದುರಿನ್ನ್ಯಾರೆನ್ನೊಡೆಯನ್ನೆ
ninnèdurinnyārènnòḍèyannè
Who could ever stand before You, O my master?
Verse 15 — ಬಲ್ಲ ಕೈವಲ್ಯಜ್ಞರೊಲ್ಲಭ ಸುಲ್ಲಭ
ಬಲ್ಲ ಕೈವಲ್ಯಜ್ಞರೊಲ್ಲಭ ಸುಲ್ಲಭ
balla kaivalyajñaròllabha sullabha
O beloved of the wise who know liberation, easily reached by the devout;
Verse 16 — ಬಲ್ಲಿದ ಖುಲ್ಲರ ದಲ್ಲಣನಲ್ಲದೆ
ಬಲ್ಲಿದ ಖುಲ್ಲರ ದಲ್ಲಣನಲ್ಲದೆ
ballida khullara dallaṇanalladè
O mighty One who chastises the base and wicked without fail;
Verse 17 — ಹುಲ್ಲುದನಲ್ಲೊಳವಲ್ಲ ನೀನ್ನಲ್ಲದೆ
ಹುಲ್ಲುದನಲ್ಲೊಳವಲ್ಲ ನೀನ್ನಲ್ಲದೆ
hulludanallòl̤avalla nīnnalladè
without You nothing in this world can befit or avail;
Verse 18 — ಸಲ್ಲದು ಸೊಲ್ಲ ನೀ ನಿಲ್ಲದಿನಿಲ್ಲ
ಸಲ್ಲದು ಸೊಲ್ಲ ನೀ ನಿಲ್ಲದಿನಿಲ್ಲ
salladu sòlla nī nilladinilla
and without You nothing at all can endure.
Verse 19 — ಅಂಬರ ದುಂಬಿಗೆ ತುಂಬೆ ವಿಶ್ವಂಬ
ಅಂಬರ ದುಂಬಿಗೆ ತುಂಬೆ ವಿಶ್ವಂಬ
aṃbara duṃbigè tuṃbè viśvaṃba
The cosmos fills the vast sky to overflowing,
Verse 20 — ಸುರದಿಂಬಿಲಿ ನಿಂಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಬ ಕೃಪಾಂಬುಧೆ
ಸುರದಿಂಬಿಲಿ ನಿಂಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಬ ಕೃಪಾಂಬುಧೆ
suradiṃbili niṃbiṭṭukòṃba kṛpāṃbudhè
and in the deluge You shelter the gods, holding all within Your belly — O ocean of compassion!
Verse 21 — ಇಂಬ ಕದಂಬಕ ಬಿಂಬ ಪ್ರಸನ್ವೇಂಕಟ
ಇಂಬ ಕದಂಬಕ ಬಿಂಬ ಪ್ರಸನ್ವೇಂಕಟ
iṃba kadaṃbaka biṃba prasanveṃkaṭa
O Prasanna-Venkaṭa, the refuge and very image of all beings,
Verse 22 — ನಂಬಿದರಿಂಬಿವನೆಂಬ ಕುಟುಂಬಿ
ನಂಬಿದರಿಂಬಿವನೆಂಬ ಕುಟುಂಬಿ
naṃbidariṃbivanèṃba kuṭuṃbi
He who shelters those who trust in Him — He is our kinsman indeed!
About Entha Shrimanthanantano
Entha Shrimanthanantano is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Prasanna Venkaṭa Dāsa, addressed to Venkateshwara — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Kannada Wikisource.
A Haridāsa saint of the Dāsakūṭa from Badami (Bagalkote) and disciple of Mudgal Janārdhanāchārya; a contemporary of Vijaya Dāsa and Gopāla Dāsa who composed more than four hundred kīrtanas, suḷādis and ugābhogas under the signature "Prasanna Venkaṭa" / "Prasanna Venkaṭa Kṛṣṇa".
What is Entha Shrimanthanantano and what does it mean?
Entha Shrimanthanantano is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Śrī Prasanna Venkaṭa Dāsa, addressed to Venkateshwara, of 22 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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