Enu Dhanyalo Lakumi

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 12 verses

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एनु धन्यळो लकुमि ऎंथ मान्यळो

एनु धन्यळो लकुमि ऎंथ मान्यळो

enu dhanyal̤o lakumi èṃtha mānyal̤o

How blessed you are, O Lakṣmī, how honoured you are —

Verse 2 — सानुरागदिंद हरियतानॆ सेवॆ माडु तिहळो

सानुरागदिंद हरियतानॆ सेवॆ माडु तिहळो

sānurāgadiṃda hariyatānè sevè māḍu tihal̤o

will you lovingly, with devotion, serve Hari yourself?

Verse 3 — कोटि कोटि भृत्यरिरलु

कोटि कोटि भृत्यरिरलु

koṭi koṭi bhṛtyariralu

Even though countless attendants wait upon him,

Verse 4 — हाटकांबरन सेवॆ

हाटकांबरन सेवॆ

hāṭakāṃbarana sevè

serve the lotus feet of Veṅkaṭeśa,

Verse 5 — साटियिल्लदॆ माडि

साटियिल्लदॆ माडि

sāṭiyilladè māḍi

without rivalry or envy,

Verse 6 — पूर्णनोटदिंद सुखिसुतिहळु

पूर्णनोटदिंद सुखिसुतिहळु

pūrṇanoṭadiṃda sukhisutihal̤u

and be forever happy with the fullness of his vision.

Verse 7 — छत्र चामर व्यजन परियंक

छत्र चामर व्यजन परियंक

chatra cāmara vyajana pariyaṃka

Standing in the form of the vessel, holding the parasol,

Verse 8 — पात्र रूपदल्लि निंतु

पात्र रूपदल्लि निंतु

pātra rūpadalli niṃtu

the chowrie and the fan,

Verse 9 — चित्र चरितनाद हरिय

चित्र चरितनाद हरिय

citra caritanāda hariya

the wondrous play of Hari,

Verse 10 — नित्य सेवॆ माडुतिहळु

नित्य सेवॆ माडुतिहळु

nitya sevè māḍutihal̤u

serve him day after day,

Verse 11 — सर्व स्थळदि व्याप्तनाद

सर्व स्थळदि व्याप्तनाद

sarva sthal̤adi vyāptanāda

all-pervading,

Verse 12 — सर्व दोषरहितनाद

सर्व दोषरहितनाद

sarva doṣarahitanāda

faultless,

Verse 13 — सर्व वंद्यनाद पुरंदर विठ्ठलन्न सेविसुवळो

सर्व वंद्यनाद पुरंदर विठ्ठलन्न सेविसुवळो

sarva vaṃdyanāda puraṃdara viṭhṭhalanna sevisuval̤o

serve Purandara Viṭhala, the all-honoured lord.

About Enu Dhanyalo Lakumi

Enu Dhanyalo Lakumi is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Lakshmi — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: haridasaseva.com.

Revered as the Pitāmaha (grandfather) of Carnatic music and a foremost Haridasa saint of Karnataka; a disciple of Vyāsatīrtha who composed a vast number of Kannada devaranamas under the signature "Purandara Viṭhala".

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Enu Dhanyalo Lakumi is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Lakshmi, of 12 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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