Enu Dhanyalo Lakumi

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

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ಏನು ಧನ್ಯಳೋ ಲಕುಮಿ ಎಂಥ ಮಾನ್ಯಳೋ

ಏನು ಧನ್ಯಳೋ ಲಕುಮಿ ಎಂಥ ಮಾನ್ಯಳೋ

enu dhanyal̤o lakumi èṃtha mānyal̤o

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

Verse 2 — ಸಾನುರಾಗದಿಂದ ಹರಿಯತಾನೆ ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡು ತಿಹಳೋ

ಸಾನುರಾಗದಿಂದ ಹರಿಯತಾನೆ ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡು ತಿಹಳೋ

sānurāgadiṃda hariyatānè sevè māḍu tihal̤o

will you lovingly, with devotion, serve Hari yourself?

Verse 3 — ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ ಭೃತ್ಯರಿರಲು

ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ ಭೃತ್ಯರಿರಲು

koṭi koṭi bhṛtyariralu

Even though countless attendants wait upon him,

Verse 4 — ಹಾಟಕಾಂಬರನ ಸೇವೆ

ಹಾಟಕಾಂಬರನ ಸೇವೆ

hāṭakāṃbarana sevè

serve the lotus feet of Veṅkaṭeśa,

Verse 5 — ಸಾಟಿಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಮಾಡಿ

ಸಾಟಿಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಮಾಡಿ

sāṭiyilladè māḍi

without rivalry or envy,

Verse 6 — ಪೂರ್ಣನೋಟದಿಂದ ಸುಖಿಸುತಿಹಳು

ಪೂರ್ಣನೋಟದಿಂದ ಸುಖಿಸುತಿಹಳು

pūrṇanoṭadiṃda sukhisutihal̤u

and be forever happy with the fullness of his vision.

Verse 7 — ಛತ್ರ ಚಾಮರ ವ್ಯಜನ ಪರಿಯಂಕ

ಛತ್ರ ಚಾಮರ ವ್ಯಜನ ಪರಿಯಂಕ

chatra cāmara vyajana pariyaṃka

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

Verse 8 — ಪಾತ್ರ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತು

ಪಾತ್ರ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತು

pātra rūpadalli niṃtu

the chowrie and the fan,

Verse 9 — ಚಿತ್ರ ಚರಿತನಾದ ಹರಿಯ

ಚಿತ್ರ ಚರಿತನಾದ ಹರಿಯ

citra caritanāda hariya

the wondrous play of Hari,

Verse 10 — ನಿತ್ಯ ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡುತಿಹಳು

ನಿತ್ಯ ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡುತಿಹಳು

nitya sevè māḍutihal̤u

serve him day after day,

Verse 11 — ಸರ್ವ ಸ್ಥಳದಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತನಾದ

ಸರ್ವ ಸ್ಥಳದಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತನಾದ

sarva sthal̤adi vyāptanāda

all-pervading,

Verse 12 — ಸರ್ವ ದೋಷರಹಿತನಾದ

ಸರ್ವ ದೋಷರಹಿತನಾದ

sarva doṣarahitanāda

faultless,

Verse 13 — ಸರ್ವ ವಂದ್ಯನಾದ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲನ್ನ ಸೇವಿಸುವಳೋ

ಸರ್ವ ವಂದ್ಯನಾದ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲನ್ನ ಸೇವಿಸುವಳೋ

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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