Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Endu

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Vyāsatīrtha (Vyāsarāja) · devaranama · 8 verses

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कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण ऎंदु

कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण ऎंदु

kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa endu

Verse 1 — कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्णयॆंदु मूरुबारि नॆनॆयिरॊ

कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्णयॆंदु मूरुबारि नॆनॆयिरॊ

kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇayèṃdu mūrubāri nènèyirò

Chant “Krishna, Krishna, Krishna” — remember Him but three times,

Verse 2 — संतुष्टनागि मुकुति कॊट्टु मिक्क भार हॊरुवनॊ

संतुष्टनागि मुकुति कॊट्टु मिक्क भार हॊरुवनॊ

saṃtuṣṭanāgi mukuti kòṭṭu mikka bhāra hòruvanò

and, well pleased, He grants liberation and shoulders every remaining burden of yours besides. || refrain ||

Verse 3 — सकल वेद शास्त्र पठिसि सारवन्नु तिळिदरेनु

सकल वेद शास्त्र पठिसि सारवन्नु तिळिदरेनु

sakala veda śāstra paṭhisi sāravannu til̤idarenu

What use is it to recite all the Vedas and Shastras and grasp their essence,

Verse 4 — मकर कुंडलधरन नामकॆ सरियिल्लवॊ

मकर कुंडलधरन नामकॆ सरियिल्लवॊ

makara kuṃḍaladharana nāmakè sariyillavò

when nothing equals the Name of Him who wears the makara earrings? ||1||

Verse 5 — कमलनाभन चिन्हॆयन्नु धरिसिकॊंडु मॆरॆयिरॊ

कमलनाभन चिन्हॆयन्नु धरिसिकॊंडु मॆरॆयिरॊ

kamalanābhana cinhèyannu dharisikòṃḍu mèrèyirò

Wear the emblem of Kamalanabha, the lotus-navelled Lord, and walk radiant,

Verse 6 — यमन भटरु नोडि अंजि अडविगॆ होगुवरॊ

यमन भटरु नोडि अंजि अडविगॆ होगुवरॊ

yamana bhaṭaru noḍi aṃji aḍavigè hoguvarò

and Yama’s guards, seeing it, will flee in fear into the forest. ||2||

Verse 7 — जन्मवॆत्ति मध्वमतव अनुसरिसि नडॆयिरॊ

जन्मवॆत्ति मध्वमतव अनुसरिसि नडॆयिरॊ

janmavètti madhvamatava anusarisi naḍèyirò

Take this human birth and walk in the path of Madhva’s teaching,

Verse 8 — सुम्मानदि सिरिकृष्ण तन्न लोक कॊडुवनॊ

सुम्मानदि सिरिकृष्ण तन्न लोक कॊडुवनॊ

summānadi sirikṛṣṇa tanna loka kòḍuvanò

and in the end Sri Krishna will grant you His own realm. ||3||

About Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Endu

Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Endu is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Vyāsatīrtha (Vyāsarāja), addressed to Krishna — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: madhwafestivals.com.

A preeminent Mādhwa pontiff and rājaguru at the Vijayanagara court and a progenitor of the Haridāsa movement, whose disciples included Purandara Dāsa and Kanaka Dāsa; composer of Kannada devaranamas such as "Kṛṣṇā nī bēgane bāro" under the signature "Sri Krishna".

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