Kāḍa Beḷadingaḷu Ī Sansāra Kattale Beḷadingaḷu

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Śrīpādarāja (Śrīpādarāya) · devaranama · 11 verses

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काड बॆळदिंगळु ई संसार कत्तलॆ बॆळदिंगळु

काड बॆळदिंगळु ई संसार कत्तलॆ बॆळदिंगळु

kāḍa beḷadingaḷu ī sansāra kattale beḷadingaḷu

Verse 1 — काड बॆळदिंगळु ई संसार कत्तलॆ बॆळदिंगळु

काड बॆळदिंगळु ई संसार कत्तलॆ बॆळदिंगळु

kāḍa bèl̤adiṃgal̤u ī saṃsāra kattalè bèl̤adiṃgal̤u

Moonlight in an empty forest — this worldly life is moonlight lost in darkness. || refrain ||

Verse 2 — सत्यक्कॆ धर्मनु लॆत्तवनाडलु अर्थ भांडरवॆल्लव…

सत्यक्कॆ धर्मनु लॆत्तवनाडलु अर्थ भांडरवॆल्लव सोतु

satyakkè dharmanu lèttavanāḍalu artha bhāṃḍaravèllava sotu

When Dharmaraya staked all upon truth and lost his entire treasury of wealth —

Verse 3 — मत्तॆ विराटरायन मनॆयल्लि तॊत्तादळु द्रौपदि ऒंदु…

मत्तॆ विराटरायन मनॆयल्लि तॊत्तादळु द्रौपदि ऒंदु वरुष

mattè virāṭarāyana manèyalli tòttādal̤u draupadi òṃdu varuṣa

then Draupadi served a full year as a maid in King Virata's palace. ||1||

Verse 4 — पुंडरीकाक्ष पुरुषोत्तम हरियु बंडि बोवनाद…

पुंडरीकाक्ष पुरुषोत्तम हरियु बंडि बोवनाद पार्थनिगॆ

puṃḍarīkākṣa puruṣottama hariyu baṃḍi bovanāda pārthanigè

For Arjuna, his charioteer's helper, the lotus-eyed supreme Lord Hari himself held the reins —

Verse 5 — भूमंडलनाळुव हरिश्चंद्र रायनु कॊंडव काय्दनु…

भूमंडलनाळुव हरिश्चंद्र रायनु कॊंडव काय्दनु हॊलॆयनाळागि

bhūmaṃḍalanāl̤uva hariścaṃdra rāyanu kòṃḍava kāydanu hòlèyanāl̤āgi

while Harishchandra, ruler of the whole earth, kept his plighted word even serving as a menial at the cremation grounds. ||2||

Verse 6 — उंटाद कालक्कॆ नॆंटरु इष्टरु बंटरागि बागिल…

उंटाद कालक्कॆ नॆंटरु इष्टरु बंटरागि बागिल काय्वरु

uṃṭāda kālakkè nèṃṭaru iṣṭaru baṃṭarāgi bāgila kāyvaru

While fortune smiles, kith and kin crowd the doorway like guardsmen —

Verse 7 — उंटादतन तप्पि बडतन बंदरॆ ऒंटॆयंतॆ गोण…

उंटादतन तप्पि बडतन बंदरॆ ऒंटॆयंतॆ गोण मेलॆत्तुवरु

uṃṭādatana tappi baḍatana baṃdarè òṃṭèyaṃtè goṇa melèttuvaru

but let prosperity slip and poverty arrive, and they shrug off the load and slink away like camels. ||3||

Verse 8 — उंबाग उडुवाग कॊंबाग कॊडुवाग बॆंबलदलि…

उंबाग उडुवाग कॊंबाग कॊडुवाग बॆंबलदलि नलिनलिवुतिहरु

uṃbāga uḍuvāga kòṃbāga kòḍuvāga bèṃbaladali nalinalivutiharu

While there is eating and dressing, taking and giving, they revel in your patronage —

Verse 9 — बॆंबलतन तप्पि बडतन बंदरॆ इंबु निनगिल्ल नडॆयॆंबरु

बॆंबलतन तप्पि बडतन बंदरॆ इंबु निनगिल्ल नडॆयॆंबरु

bèṃbalatana tappi baḍatana baṃdarè iṃbu ninagilla naḍèyèṃbaru

but let support fail and poverty come, and it is 'no comfort for you here — move on.' ||4||

Verse 10 — एरुव दंडिगॆ नूराळु मंदियु मूरु दिनद भाग्य झण…

एरुव दंडिगॆ नूराळु मंदियु मूरु दिनद भाग्य झण झणवु

eruva daṃḍigè nūrāl̤u maṃdiyu mūru dinada bhāgya jhaṇa jhaṇavu

A hundred men rally round a rising palanquin; three days' fortune is all glitter and jingle —

Verse 11 — नूरारु साविर दंडव तॆत्तरॆ रंगविठलनॆ गतियॆंबॊरय्य

नूरारु साविर दंडव तॆत्तरॆ रंगविठलनॆ गतियॆंबॊरय्य

nūrāru sāvira daṃḍava tèttarè raṃgaviṭhalanè gatiyèṃbòrayya

though you pay tribute by the hundreds of thousands, 'Ranga Vittala alone is the refuge,' they say. ||5||

About Kāḍa Beḷadingaḷu Ī Sansāra Kattale Beḷadingaḷu

Kāḍa Beḷadingaḷu Ī Sansāra Kattale Beḷadingaḷu is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Śrīpādarāja (Śrīpādarāya), addressed to Vitthala — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: meerasubbarao.wordpress.com.

An early Mādhwa pontiff of Mulbagal and a pioneer of the Haridāsa movement, guru of Vyāsatīrtha; among the first to compose Kannada devaranamas, suḷādis and ugābhogas, under the signature "Raṅga Viṭhala".

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