Verse 2 — bhraṣṭa mānava ninna haṇèbarèhavalladè illa
bhraṣṭa mānava ninna haṇèbarèhavalladè illa
O fallen man, nothing comes to you but what is written on your forehead by fate.
Verse 3 — sirivaṃtana snehava māḍi naḍèdaru illa
sirivaṃtana snehava māḍi naḍèdaru illa
They did not cozy up to the rich and call it friendship,
Verse 4 — paripariyali vidyèya kalitarilla
paripariyali vidyèya kalitarilla
nor master every kind of learning,
Verse 5 — nariya buddhiyiṃdali naḍèdukòṃḍaru illa
nariya buddhiyiṃdali naḍèdukòṃḍaru illa
nor scheme their way through life with a fox's cunning,
Verse 6 — ariyadè halava haṃbalisidaru illa
ariyadè halava haṃbalisidaru illa
nor blindly crave after every little thing,
Verse 7 — kòṃḍāḍi kāḍi nī beḍikòṃḍaru illa
kòṃḍāḍi kāḍi nī beḍikòṃḍaru illa
They never flattered and pestered anyone into giving,
Verse 8 — kaṃḍa kaṃḍavarigè kai mugidarilla
kaṃḍa kaṃḍavarigè kai mugidarilla
never folded their hands before every passerby,
Verse 9 — gaṃḍugattariyanu kòral̤igiṭṭaru illa
gaṃḍugattariyanu kòral̤igiṭṭaru illa
never held a dagger to anyone's throat,
Verse 10 — pracaṃḍanādaru illa parihāsyavèlla
pracaṃḍanādaru illa parihāsyavèlla
never turned fierce — all such striving is but a mockery.
Verse 11 — kaṭṭāl̤u kaḍujāṇanāgi puṭṭidarilla
kaṭṭāl̤u kaḍujāṇanāgi puṭṭidarilla
They were not born brawny heroes of sharp wit,
Verse 12 — bèṭṭavanu kittu taṃdiṭṭarilla
bèṭṭavanu kittu taṃdiṭṭarilla
nor did they uproot a mountain and set it down —
Verse 13 — sṛṣṭiyòl̤u kāginèlèyādikeśavarāya
sṛṣṭiyòl̤u kāginèlèyādikeśavarāya
in this creation it is Kaginele Adikeshava, the Lord, who decides:
Verse 14 — kòṭṭavariguṃṭu kòḍadavarigilla
kòṭṭavariguṃṭu kòḍadavarigilla
those He gives to, have; those He gives nothing to, have nothing. (the poet's signature)
About Kashtapattaru Illa Kalavalisidaru
Kashtapattaru Illa Kalavalisidaru is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Kanaka Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: bhakthilahari.com.
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 Kashtapattaru Illa Kalavalisidaru and what does it mean?
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