The will of Hari is true — our Hariʼs will alone comes to pass;
Verse 2 — नर चित्तकॆ बंदद्दु लवलेश नडॆयदु
नर चित्तकॆ बंदद्दु लवलेश नडॆयदु
nara cittakè baṃdaddu lavaleśa naḍèyadu
what enters a manʼs mind does not come about in the least.
Verse 3 — सुदति मक्कळ भाग्य बयसोदु नर चित्त
सुदति मक्कळ भाग्य बयसोदु नर चित्त
sudati makkal̤a bhāgya bayasodu nara citta
To wish for a lovely wife and children — that is manʼs will;
Verse 4 — मदुव्यागदिरुवुदु हरि चित्तवय्य
मदुव्यागदिरुवुदु हरि चित्तवय्य
maduvyāgadiruvudu hari cittavayya
to remain unmarried — that is Hariʼs will.
Verse 5 — कुदुरॆ अंदण आनॆ बयसोदु नर चित्त
कुदुरॆ अंदण आनॆ बयसोदु नर चित्त
kudurè aṃdaṇa ānè bayasodu nara citta
To crave horses, palanquins and elephants — that is manʼs will;
Verse 6 — पादचारि आगोदु हरि चित्तवय्य
पादचारि आगोदु हरि चित्तवय्य
pādacāri āgodu hari cittavayya
to go on foot — that is Hariʼs will.
Verse 7 — सदा अन्नदानव बयसोदु नर चित्त
सदा अन्नदानव बयसोदु नर चित्त
sadā annadānava bayasodu nara citta
To wish always to give food in charity — that is manʼs will;
Verse 8 — उदरकॆ अळुवुदु हरि चित्तवय्य
उदरकॆ अळुवुदु हरि चित्तवय्य
udarakè al̤uvudu hari cittavayya
to weep for oneʼs own belly — that is Hariʼs will.
Verse 9 — पुरंदर विठ्ठलन बयसोदु नर चित्त
पुरंदर विठ्ठलन बयसोदु नर चित्त
puraṃdara viṭhṭhalana bayasodu nara citta
To long for Purandara Viṭhala — that is manʼs will;
Verse 10 — दुरितव कळॆवुदु हरि चित्तवय्य
दुरितव कळॆवुदु हरि चित्तवय्य
duritava kal̤èvudu hari cittavayya
to wipe away all sin — that is Hariʼs will. (the poetʼs signature)
About Hari Chitta Satya
Hari Chitta Satya is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Kannada Wikisource.
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".
Hari Chitta Satya is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 9 verses. On Avabodhak every verse is shown with its English meaning, so you can understand the text line by line as you read.
How do I pronounce Hari Chitta Satya correctly?
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Who composed Hari Chitta Satya?
Hari Chitta Satya is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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