ಇಷ್ಟು ದಿನ ಈ ವೈಕುಂಠ | ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರವೋ ಎನುತಲಿದ್ದೆ | ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದಲಿ ನಾನು ಕಂಡೆ | ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಗೀಶನೇ ಶ್ರೀರಂಗಶಾಯಿ |
iṣṭu dina ī vaikuṃṭha | èṣṭu dūravo ènutaliddè | dṛṣṭiyiṃdali nānu kaṃḍè | sṛṣṭigīśane śrīraṃgaśāyi |
All these days I thought Vaikuntha was so far away, beyond my reach — but now I have seen with my own eyes the Creator and Sustainer, Lord Shrirangashayi.
Verse 2 — ಎಂಟು ಏಳನು ಕಳೆದುದರಿಂದ | ಬಂಟರೈವರ ತುಳಿದುದರಿಂದ |…
By transcending the eight and seven realms, by treading past the obstacles of the five senses, and by overcoming the thorny challenges, I saw the Lord himself who came as my protector, Shrirangashayi.
I beheld the glowing thresholds of Vaikuntha studded with diamonds and gemstones, I saw the great gates ablaze with light, and the sages like Nirjara in divine contemplation — there stood Shrirangashayi, the destroyer of the wicked.
I witnessed the assembly of celestial maidens — Rambhā and Ūrvashī — the heavenly musicians Tumburu and Nārada, alongside Brahmā the lotus-born and Rudra — there presided Shrirangashayi, the father of Cupid's bane.
I gazed upon the divine form reclining on Ādishesha, I saw Shiva adorned with serpents as his ornaments, and among the gathering of ardent devotees — I saw the Lord of Kaginele, Ādikeśhava — Shrirangashayi.
About Ishtu Dina Ee Vaikuntha
Ishtu Dina Ee Vaikuntha is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Kanaka Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: dasapada.in.
A Haridasa saint-poet of Karnataka and disciple of Vyāsatīrtha, celebrated for his socially reformist devaranamas and works such as the Haribhaktisāra, composed under the signature "Ādikeśava" / "Kāginele Ādikeśava".
What is Ishtu Dina Ee Vaikuntha and what does it mean?
Ishtu Dina Ee Vaikuntha is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Kanaka Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 4 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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Ishtu Dina Ee Vaikuntha is attributed to Kanaka Dāsa.
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