Indu Enage Govinda

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Rāghavendra Tīrtha · devaranama · 10 verses

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इंदु ऎनगॆ गोविंद

इंदु ऎनगॆ गोविंद

indu enage govinda

Verse 1 — इंदु ऎनगॆ गोविंद निन्नय पादारविंदव तोरो मुकुंदनॆ

इंदु ऎनगॆ गोविंद निन्नय पादारविंदव तोरो मुकुंदनॆ

iṃdu ènagè goviṃda ninnaya pādāraviṃdava toro mukuṃdanè

This day, O Govinda, show me the lotus feet of yours — O Mukunda!

Verse 2 — सुंदर वदननॆ नंदगोपन कंद मंदरोद्धार आनंद इंदिरा…

सुंदर वदननॆ नंदगोपन कंद मंदरोद्धार आनंद इंदिरा रमण

suṃdara vadananè naṃdagopana kaṃda maṃdaroddhāra ānaṃda iṃdirā ramaṇa

O beautiful-faced one, child of Nandagopa — O joy of the lifter of the Mandara mountain, O beloved of Lakshmi (Indira)!

Verse 3 — नॊंदॆनय्य ना भवबंधनदॊळु सिलुकि मुंदॆ दारि काणदॆ…

नॊंदॆनय्य ना भवबंधनदॊळु सिलुकि मुंदॆ दारि काणदॆ कुंदिदॆ जगदॊळु

nòṃdènayya nā bhavabaṃdhanadòl̤u siluki muṃdè dāri kāṇadè kuṃdidè jagadòl̤u

I am weary, O Lord, trapped in the bondage of worldly existence — the way ahead is unseen and I have withered away in this world.

Verse 4 — कंदनंतॆंदॆन्न कुंदुगळॆणिसदॆ तंदॆ कायो कृष्ण…

कंदनंतॆंदॆन्न कुंदुगळॆणिसदॆ तंदॆ कायो कृष्ण कंदर्पजनकनॆ

kaṃdanaṃtèṃdènna kuṃdugal̤èṇisadè taṃdè kāyo kṛṣṇa kaṃdarpajanakanè

Counting me as your child and without reckoning my faults, O father, protect me — O Krishna, father of Kandarpa (the god of love)!

Verse 5 — मूढतनदि बहु हेडि जीव नानागि दृढभकुतियनु…

मूढतनदि बहु हेडि जीव नानागि दृढभकुतियनु माडलिल्लवॊ हरियॆ

mūḍhatanadi bahu heḍi jīva nānāgi dṛḍhabhakutiyanu māḍalillavò hariyè

Through foolishness I have been a very cowardly being and have not practiced steadfast devotion, O Hari.

Verse 6 — नोडलिल्लवॊ निन्न पाडलिल्लवॊ महिमॆ

नोडलिल्लवॊ निन्न पाडलिल्लवॊ महिमॆ

noḍalillavò ninna pāḍalillavò mahimè

Have I not looked upon you, have I not sung your glory?

Verse 7 — गाडिकार कृष्ण बेडिकॊंबॆनॊ निन्न

गाडिकार कृष्ण बेडिकॊंबॆनॊ निन्न

gāḍikāra kṛṣṇa beḍikòṃbènò ninna

O Krishna, driver of the chariot — may I not beseech you?

Verse 8 — धारुणियॊळु भूभारजीव नानागि दारितप्पि नडॆदॆ…

धारुणियॊळु भूभारजीव नानागि दारितप्पि नडॆदॆ सेरिदॆ कुजनर

dhāruṇiyòl̤u bhūbhārajīva nānāgi dāritappi naḍèdè seridè kujanara

In this world I have been a life burdened to the earth, and straying from the path I have sought the company of evil men.

Verse 9 — आरू कायुवरिल्ल सेरिदॆ निनगय्य

आरू कायुवरिल्ल सेरिदॆ निनगय्य

ārū kāyuvarilla seridè ninagayya

No one else protects me — I have taken refuge in you, O Lord.

Verse 10 — धीरवेणुगोपाल पारुगाणिसॊ हरियॆ

धीरवेणुगोपाल पारुगाणिसॊ हरियॆ

dhīraveṇugopāla pārugāṇisò hariyè

O valiant cowherd of the flute, O Hari, ferry me across!

About Indu Enage Govinda

Indu Enage Govinda is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Rāghavendra Tīrtha, addressed to Krishna — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: meerasubbarao.wordpress.com.

A revered Mādhwa pontiff of Mantrālaya and guru of Appaṇācārya, regarded by devotees as an avatāra of Prahlāda; composer of Kannada devaranamas such as the celebrated "Indu Enage Govinda", said to have been sung on seeing Udupi Kṛṣṇa, under the signature "Śrī Raghāvendra Yatīndra".

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