Karuṇisō Raṅga

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 14 verses

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करुणिसो रंग करुणिसो कृष्ण करुणिसो रंग करुणिसो

करुणिसो रंग करुणिसो कृष्ण करुणिसो रंग करुणिसो

karuṇisō raṅga

Verse 1 — करुणिसो रंग करुणिसो कृष्ण करुणिसो रंग करुणिसो

करुणिसो रंग करुणिसो कृष्ण करुणिसो रंग करुणिसो

karuṇiso raṃga karuṇiso kṛṣṇa karuṇiso raṃga karuṇiso

Have mercy, Ranga; have mercy, Kṛṣṇa; have mercy, Ranga, have mercy —

Verse 2 — हगलु इरुळु निन्न स्मरणॆ मरॆयदंतॆ

हगलु इरुळु निन्न स्मरणॆ मरॆयदंतॆ

hagalu irul̤u ninna smaraṇè marèyadaṃtè

that day and night I may never forget to remember you.

Verse 3 — रुकुमांगदनंतॆ व्रतव नानरियॆ

रुकुमांगदनंतॆ व्रतव नानरियॆ

rukumāṃgadanaṃtè vratava nānariyè

I know no vows like king Rukmāṅgada;

Verse 4 — शुकमुनियंतॆ स्तुतिसलु अरियॆ

शुकमुनियंतॆ स्तुतिसलु अरियॆ

śukamuniyaṃtè stutisalu ariyè

I cannot praise you like the sage Śuka;

Verse 5 — बकवैरियंतॆ ध्यानव माडलरिये

बकवैरियंतॆ ध्यानव माडलरिये

bakavairiyaṃtè dhyānava māḍalariye

I cannot meditate like Bhīma, the foe of Baka;

Verse 6 — देवकियंतॆ मुद्दिसलू अरियॆनो करुणिसो

देवकियंतॆ मुद्दिसलू अरियॆनो करुणिसो

devakiyaṃtè muddisalū ariyèno karuṇiso

nor fondle you like Devakī — have mercy!

Verse 7 — गरुडनंददि पॊत्तु तिरुगलु अरियॆ

गरुडनंददि पॊत्तु तिरुगलु अरियॆ

garuḍanaṃdadi pòttu tirugalu ariyè

I cannot bear you aloft like Garuḍa;

Verse 8 — करियलु अरियॆ करिराज नंतॆ

करियलु अरियॆ करिराज नंतॆ

kariyalu ariyè karirāja naṃtè

I cannot cry out to you like Gajendra, the elephant-king;

Verse 9 — वरकपि यंतॆ दास्यव माडलरिये

वरकपि यंतॆ दास्यव माडलरिये

varakapi yaṃtè dāsyava māḍalariye

I cannot serve you like the noble monkey Hanumān;

Verse 10 — सिरियंतॆ नॆरॆदु मोहिसलु अरियॆनो करुणिसो

सिरियंतॆ नॆरॆदु मोहिसलु अरियॆनो करुणिसो

siriyaṃtè nèrèdu mohisalu ariyèno karuṇiso

nor cleave to you in love like Śrī — have mercy!

Verse 11 — बलियंतॆ दानव कॊडलु अरियॆ

बलियंतॆ दानव कॊडलु अरियॆ

baliyaṃtè dānava kòḍalu ariyè

I cannot give in charity like Bali;

Verse 12 — भक्ति छलवनु अरिये प्रह्लादनंतॆ

भक्ति छलवनु अरिये प्रह्लादनंतॆ

bhakti chalavanu ariye prahlādanaṃtè

I know not the steadfast devotion of Prahlāda;

Verse 13 — वरिसलु अरियॆ अर्जुननंतॆ सखनागि

वरिसलु अरियॆ अर्जुननंतॆ सखनागि

varisalu ariyè arjunanaṃtè sakhanāgi

I cannot win you as a friend like Arjuna;

Verse 14 — सलहो देवर देव श्रीपुरंदरविठ्ठल करुणिसो

सलहो देवर देव श्रीपुरंदरविठ्ठल करुणिसो

salaho devara deva śrīpuraṃdaraviṭhṭhala karuṇiso

protect me, O God of gods, Śrī Purandara Viṭhala — have mercy! (the poetʼs signature)

About Karuṇisō Raṅga

Karuṇisō Raṅga is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Krishna — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Kannada Wikisource.

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".

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Karuṇisō Raṅga is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Krishna, 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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