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Hari Smaraṇe Māḍo

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 6 verses

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ಹರಿ ಸ್ಮರಣೆ ಮಾಡೊ ನಿರಂತರ

ಹರಿ ಸ್ಮರಣೆ ಮಾಡೊ ನಿರಂತರ
hari smaraṇe māḍo

Verse 1 — ಹರಿ ಸ್ಮರಣೆ ಮಾಡೊ ನಿರಂತರ

ಹರಿ ಸ್ಮರಣೆ ಮಾಡೊ ನಿರಂತರ
hari smaraṇè māḍò niraṃtara
Remember Hari unceasingly;

Verse 2 — ಪರಗತಿಗೆ ಇದು ನಿರ್ಧಾರ

ಪರಗತಿಗೆ ಇದು ನಿರ್ಧಾರ
paragatigè idu nirdhāra
this alone is the sure means to the highest goal.

Verse 3 — ದುರಿತ ಗಜಕ್ಕೆ ಕಂಠೀರವನೆನಿಸಿದ

ದುರಿತ ಗಜಕ್ಕೆ ಕಂಠೀರವನೆನಿಸಿದ
durita gajakkè kaṃṭhīravanènisida
He who is a lion to the rutting elephant of sin,

Verse 4 — ಶರಣಾಗತ ರಕ್ಷಕಾ ಪಾವನ ನೀ

ಶರಣಾಗತ ರಕ್ಷಕಾ ಪಾವನ ನೀ
śaraṇāgata rakṣakā pāvana nī
the saviour of all who take refuge, the purifier —

Verse 5 — ಶ್ರೀಶ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ ರಾಯನ

ಶ್ರೀಶ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ ರಾಯನ
śrīśa puraṃdara viṭhṭhala rāyana
the Lord of Śrī, sovereign Purandara Viṭhala,

Verse 6 — ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಗೊಡೆಯನ ಮುಟ್ಟಿ ಭಜಿಸಿ ನೀ

ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಗೊಡೆಯನ ಮುಟ್ಟಿ ಭಜಿಸಿ ನೀ
sṛṣṭigòḍèyana muṭṭi bhajisi nī
master of creation: reach out, worship, and remember Him. (the poetʼs signature)

About Hari Smaraṇe Māḍo

Hari Smaraṇe Māḍo is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, 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".

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Hari Smaraṇe Māḍo is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 6 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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Hari Smaraṇe Māḍo is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.

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