ஹரி ஸ்மரணே மாடோ
ஹரி ஸ்மரணே மாடோ
hari smaraṇe māḍo
Hari Smaraṇe Māḍo
Tamil lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsaru · devaranama · 6 verses
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Verse 1 — ஹரி ஸ்மரணே̀ மாடோ̀ நிரம்தர
ஹரி ஸ்மரணே̀ மாடோ̀ நிரம்தர
hari smaraṇè māḍò niraṃtara
Remember Hari unceasingly;
Verse 2 — பரகதிகே̀ இது நிர்தார
பரகதிகே̀ இது நிர்தார
paragatigè idu nirdhāra
this alone is the sure means to the highest goal.
Verse 3 — துரித கஜக்கே̀ கம்டீரவநே̀நிஸித
துரித கஜக்கே̀ கம்டீரவநே̀நிஸித
durita gajakkè kaṃṭhīravanènisida
He who is a lion to the rutting elephant of sin,
Verse 4 — ஶரணாகத ரக்ஷகா பாவந நீ
ஶரணாகத ரக்ஷகா பாவந நீ
śaraṇāgata rakṣakā pāvana nī
the saviour of all who take refuge, the purifier —
Verse 5 — ஶ்ரீஶ புரம்தர விட்டல ராயந
ஶ்ரீஶ புரம்தர விட்டல ராயந
śrīśa puraṃdara viṭhṭhala rāyana
the Lord of Śrī, sovereign Purandara Viṭhala,
Verse 6 — ஸ்ரு'ஷ்டிகோ̀டே̀யந முட்டி பஜிஸி நீ
ஸ்ரு'ஷ்டிகோ̀டே̀யந முட்டி பஜிஸி நீ
sṛṣṭigòḍèyana muṭṭi bhajisi nī
master of creation: reach out, worship, and remember Him. (the poetʼs signature)
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About Hari Smaraṇe Māḍo
Hari Smaraṇe Māḍo 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: 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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