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gaṃgādi sākala

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsaru · devaranama · 8 verses

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ಗಂಗಾದಿ ಸಾಕಲ

ಗಂಗಾದಿ ಸಾಕಲ
gaṃgādi sākala

Verse 1 — ಗಂಗಾದಿ ಸಾಕಲ ತೀರ್ತಂಗಳಿಗಧಿಕ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ

ಗಂಗಾದಿ ಸಾಕಲ ತೀರ್ತಂಗಳಿಗಧಿಕ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ
gaṃgādi sākala tīrtaṃgal̤igadhika śrī hariya nāma
The name of Lord Hari, redeemer of all tīrthas, O gangādi!

Verse 2 — ಹಿಂಗಡೆ ನೆನೆವರ್ಗೆ ಮಂಗಳ ಫಲವೀವ ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ

ಹಿಂಗಡೆ ನೆನೆವರ್ಗೆ ಮಂಗಳ ಫಲವೀವ ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ
hiṃgaḍè nènèvargè maṃgal̤a phalavīva hariya nāma
The fruit-like name of Hari is bestowed upon me, O Hingade.

Verse 3 — ಸ್ನಾನ ಜಪಂಗಳ ಸಾಧಿಸದವನಿಗೆ ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ

ಸ್ನಾನ ಜಪಂಗಳ ಸಾಧಿಸದವನಿಗೆ ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ
snāna japaṃgal̤a sādhisadavanigè hariya nāma
The name of Hari, the essence of bath and sacred chant.

Verse 4 — ಜ್ಞಾನವನರಿಯಡ ಮೂಢಾತ್ಮನಿಗೇ ಇದು ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ

ಜ್ಞಾನವನರಿಯಡ ಮೂಢಾತ್ಮನಿಗೇ ಇದು ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ
jñānavanariyaḍa mūḍhātmanige idu hariya nāma
This is the name of Hari, confounding even the wise-minded.

Verse 5 — ವೇದ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಂಗಳನೋಡಡ ಮನುಜಗೆ ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ

ವೇದ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಂಗಳನೋಡಡ ಮನುಜಗೆ ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ
veda śāstraṃgal̤anoḍaḍa manujagè hariya nāma
The name of Hari, before whom the Vedas and scriptures bow.

Verse 6 — ಸಾಧನಂಗಳ ನಾಲ್ಗು ಸಾದಿಸದವನಿಗೆ ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ

ಸಾಧನಂಗಳ ನಾಲ್ಗು ಸಾದಿಸದವನಿಗೆ ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ
sādhanaṃgal̤a nālgu sādisadavanigè hariya nāma
The name of Hari, attained by the practice of sādhanā.

Verse 7 — ಕಾಲನ ದೂತರ ತರಿದು ಬಿಸುಡುವುದು ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ

ಕಾಲನ ದೂತರ ತರಿದು ಬಿಸುಡುವುದು ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ
kālana dūtara taridu bisuḍuvudu hariya nāma
The name of Hari, which cuts through the arrows of time.

Verse 8 — ಲೋಲ ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿತ್ತಲನ ಒಲುಮೆಗೆ ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ

ಲೋಲ ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿತ್ತಲನ ಒಲುಮೆಗೆ ಹರಿಯ ನಾಮ
lola śrī puraṃdara vittalana òlumègè hariya nāma
The name of Hari, which delights Śrī Purandara Viṭhala.
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About gaṃgādi sākala

gaṃgādi sākala is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsaru, addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: karnatik.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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