This itself is fortune — this itself is fortune, this itself is blessedness!
Verse 2 — ಪದುಮನಾಭನ ಪಾದಭಜನೆ ಸುಖವಯ್ಯ
ಪದುಮನಾಭನ ಪಾದಭಜನೆ ಸುಖವಯ್ಯ
padumanābhana pādabhajanè sukhavayya
To worship Padmanābha's feet is the truest joy.
Verse 3 — ಕಲ್ಲಾಗಿ ಇರಬೇಕು ಕಠಿಣ ಭವತೊರೆಯೊಳಗೆ
ಕಲ್ಲಾಗಿ ಇರಬೇಕು ಕಠಿಣ ಭವತೊರೆಯೊಳಗೆ
kallāgi irabeku kaṭhiṇa bhavatòrèyòl̤agè
Stand firm as stone amid life's harsh, rushing torrent.
Verse 4 — ಬಿಲ್ಲಾಗಿ ಇರಬೇಕು ಬಲ್ಲವರೊಳು
ಬಿಲ್ಲಾಗಿ ಇರಬೇಕು ಬಲ್ಲವರೊಳು
billāgi irabeku ballavaròl̤u
Bend like a bow, humbly, before those who know.
Verse 5 — ಮೆಲ್ಲನೇ ಮಾಧವನ ಮನದಿ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿಸಬೇಕು
ಮೆಲ್ಲನೇ ಮಾಧವನ ಮನದಿ ಮೆಚ್ಚಿಸಬೇಕು
mèllane mādhavana manadi mèccisabeku
Gently, win over Mādhava's heart.
Verse 6 — ಬೆಲ್ಲವಾಗಿರಬೇಕು ಬಂಧುಜನರೊಳಗೆ
ಬೆಲ್ಲವಾಗಿರಬೇಕು ಬಂಧುಜನರೊಳಗೆ
bèllavāgirabeku baṃdhujanaròl̤agè
Be sweet as jaggery among your kin and companions.
Verse 7 — ಬುದ್ಧಿಯಲಿ ತನುಮನವ ತಿದ್ದಿಕೊಳುತಿರಬೇಕು
ಬುದ್ಧಿಯಲಿ ತನುಮನವ ತಿದ್ದಿಕೊಳುತಿರಬೇಕು
buddhiyali tanumanava tiddikòl̤utirabeku
Keep refining body and mind with wisdom.
Verse 8 — ಮುದ್ದಾಗಿ ಇರಬೇಕು ಮುನಿ ಯೋಗಿಗಳಿಗೆ
ಮುದ್ದಾಗಿ ಇರಬೇಕು ಮುನಿ ಯೋಗಿಗಳಿಗೆ
muddāgi irabeku muni yogigal̤igè
Be tender and beloved of sages and yogis.
Verse 9 — ಮಧ್ವ ಮತಾಬ್ಧಿಯಲಿ ಮೀನಾಗಿ ಇರಬೇಕು
ಮಧ್ವ ಮತಾಬ್ಧಿಯಲಿ ಮೀನಾಗಿ ಇರಬೇಕು
madhva matābdhiyali mīnāgi irabeku
Swim like a fish in the ocean of Madhva's teaching.
Verse 10 — ಶುದ್ಧನಾಗಿರಬೇಕು ಕರಣತ್ರಯಂಗಳಲಿ
ಶುದ್ಧನಾಗಿರಬೇಕು ಕರಣತ್ರಯಂಗಳಲಿ
śuddhanāgirabeku karaṇatrayaṃgal̤ali
Stay pure in all three instruments — thought, word, and deed.
Verse 11 — ವಿಷಯಭೋಗದ ತೃಣಕೆ ಉರಿಯಾಗಿ ಇರಬೇಕು
ವಿಷಯಭೋಗದ ತೃಣಕೆ ಉರಿಯಾಗಿ ಇರಬೇಕು
viṣayabhogada tṛṇakè uriyāgi irabeku
Be fire to the dry straw of sensual pleasure.
Verse 12 — ನಿಶಿ ಹಗಲು ಶ್ರೀಹರಿಯ ಭಜಿಸಬೇಕು
ನಿಶಿ ಹಗಲು ಶ್ರೀಹರಿಯ ಭಜಿಸಬೇಕು
niśi hagalu śrīhariya bhajisabeku
Worship Śrī Hari night and day.
Verse 13 — ವಸುಧೆಯೊಳು ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲನ ನಾಮವ
ವಸುಧೆಯೊಳು ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲನ ನಾಮವ
vasudhèyòl̤u puraṃdaraviṭhalana nāmava
Here on earth, take up Purandara Viṭṭhala's name —
Verse 14 — ಹಸನಾಗಿ ನೆನೆನೆನೆದು ಸುಖಿಯಾಗಬೇಕು
ಹಸನಾಗಿ ನೆನೆನೆನೆದು ಸುಖಿಯಾಗಬೇಕು
hasanāgi nènènènèdu sukhiyāgabeku
dwell on it sweetly, over and over, and be happy.
About Idu Bhāgya
Idu Bhāgya 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: madhwafestivals.com.
Also known as: Idu Bhagya, Idu Bhagya Idu Bhagya.
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".
Idu Bhāgya is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 14 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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Who composed Idu Bhāgya?
Idu Bhāgya is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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