Ītane Kāṇiro Madhva Muni

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Vādirāja Tīrtha · devaranama · 11 verses

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ईतनॆ काणिरॊ मध्वमुनि

ईतनॆ काणिरॊ मध्वमुनि

ītane kāṇiro madhva muni

Verse 1 — ईतनॆ काणिरॊ मध्वमुनि

ईतनॆ काणिरॊ मध्वमुनि

ītanè kāṇirò madhvamuni

Behold this Muni Madhva!

Verse 2 — परिपरि श्रुतिगळॆंब गुहॆगळलि केसरियंतॆ चरिसुत्त

परिपरि श्रुतिगळॆंब गुहॆगळलि केसरियंतॆ चरिसुत्त

paripari śrutigal̤èṃba guhègal̤ali kesariyaṃtè carisutta

Roaming like a lion through the manifold caverns that are the Śrutis,

Verse 3 — हरियॆ सर्वोत्तमनॆंब घोषगळिंद

हरियॆ सर्वोत्तमनॆंब घोषगळिंद

hariyè sarvottamanèṃba ghoṣagal̤iṃda

by his grand declarations that Hari alone is the Supreme Lord,

Verse 4 — दुरुळ वादिगळॆंब नरिगळोडिसिदात

दुरुळ वादिगळॆंब नरिगळोडिसिदात

durul̤a vādigal̤èṃba narigal̤oḍisidāta

he drove away the jackals that were the wicked disputants.

Verse 5 — सकलागमगळॆंब शरधियॊळगॆ

सकलागमगळॆंब शरधियॊळगॆ

sakalāgamagal̤èṃba śaradhiyòl̤agè

Within the ocean that is the host of all the Āgamas,

Verse 6 — युकुतियिंदलि मथिसि

युकुतियिंदलि मथिसि

yukutiyiṃdali mathisi

churning it with consummate skill,

Verse 7 — अकळंक श्रीहरियॆंब रत्नव कंडु

अकळंक श्रीहरियॆंब रत्नव कंडु

akal̤aṃka śrīhariyèṃba ratnava kaṃḍu

he found the flawless jewel that is Śrī Hari,

Verse 8 — मकुटदॊळिट्टु लोकदि मॆरॆसिदात

मकुटदॊळिट्टु लोकदि मॆरॆसिदात

makuṭadòl̤iṭṭu lokadi mèrèsidāta

and setting it in his crown, made it shine throughout the world.

Verse 9 — वेदसारवॆंब ईशतत्त्ववाद सुधॆय कल्पिसिकॊंडु

वेदसारवॆंब ईशतत्त्ववाद सुधॆय कल्पिसिकॊंडु

vedasāravèṃba īśatattvavāda sudhèya kalpisikòṃḍu

Having prepared the nectar that is the essential truth of the Vedas,

Verse 10 — आदिमूरुति श्री हयवदनन दिव्य

आदिमूरुति श्री हयवदनन दिव्य

ādimūruti śrī hayavadanana divya

of the primeval Lord Śrī Hayavadana, the divine

Verse 11 — पाद सेवकनाद मध्वमुनियॆंबात

पाद सेवकनाद मध्वमुनियॆंबात

pāda sevakanāda madhvamuniyèṃbāta

feet — this Muni Madhva became their devoted servant.

About Ītane Kāṇiro Madhva Muni

Ītane Kāṇiro Madhva Muni is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Vādirāja Tīrtha, addressed to Madhva — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: madhwafestivals.com.

A revered Mādhwa saint and pontiff of Sode, and a prolific poet-scholar renowned for works such as the Daśāvatāra Stuti and Lakṣmī Śobhāne.

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Ītane Kāṇiro Madhva Muni is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Śrī Vādirāja Tīrtha, addressed to Madhva, of 11 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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