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Kūsina Kaṇḍīryā

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 5 verses

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कूसिन कंडीर्या गुरु

कूसिन कंडीर्या गुरु
kūsina kaṇḍīryā

Verse 1 — कूसिन कंडीर्या, गुरु | मुख्यप्राणन कंडीर्या

कूसिन कंडीर्या, गुरु |
मुख्यप्राणन कंडीर्या
kūsina kaṃḍīryā, guru |
mukhyaprāṇana kaṃḍīryā
Have you seen the child, O guru? Have you seen the foremost of prāṇa?

Verse 2 — बालन कंडीर्या | बलवंतन कंडीर्या

बालन कंडीर्या |
बलवंतन कंडीर्या
bālana kaṃḍīryā |
balavaṃtana kaṃḍīryā
Have you seen the infant? Have you seen the strong one?

Verse 3 — अंजनॆयुदरदि पुट्टितु कूसु | रामन चरणकॆ ऎरगितु…

अंजनॆयुदरदि पुट्टितु कूसु |
रामन चरणकॆ ऎरगितु कूसु |
सीतॆगॆ उंगुर कॊट्टितु कूसु |
लंकापुरवनॆ सुट्टितु कूसु ||
aṃjanèyudaradi puṭṭitu kūsu |
rāmana caraṇakè èragitu kūsu |
sītègè uṃgura kòṭṭitu kūsu |
laṃkāpuravanè suṭṭitu kūsu ||
The child was born from (your) collyrium-eye, fell at Rāma's feet, gave Sītā a ring, and burnt the city of Laṅkā.

Verse 4 — बंडि अन्नवनुंडितु कूसु | बकन प्राणव कॊंदितु…

बंडि अन्नवनुंडितु कूसु |
बकन प्राणव कॊंदितु कूसु |
विषद लड्डुगॆ मॆद्दितु कूसु |
मडदिगॆ पुष्पव कॊट्टितु कूसु ||
baṃḍi annavanuṃḍitu kūsu |
bakana prāṇava kòṃditu kūsu |
viṣada laḍḍugè mèdditu kūsu |
maḍadigè puṣpava kòṭṭitu kūsu ||
The child ate Bāṇa's rice, took the life of Baka (the demon), smeared itself with the poisoned laddu, and gave a flower to (his) wife.

Verse 5 — मायावादिगळ गॆद्दितु कूसु | द्वैतमतवनुद्धरिसितु…

मायावादिगळ गॆद्दितु कूसु |
द्वैतमतवनुद्धरिसितु कूसु |
मध्वरायरॆंब पॆसरिन कूसु |
पुरंदरविठलन प्रेमद कूसु ||
māyāvādigal̤a gèdditu kūsu |
dvaitamatavanuddharisitu kūsu |
madhvarāyarèṃba pèsarina kūsu |
puraṃdaraviṭhalana premada kūsu ||
The child vanquished the Māyāvādins, restored the doctrine of Dvaita, the child known by the name of King Madhva, the child of Purandara-Viṭhala's love.

About Kūsina Kaṇḍīryā

Kūsina Kaṇḍīryā is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vayu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, 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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Kūsina Kaṇḍīryā is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vayu, of 5 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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Kūsina Kaṇḍīryā is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.

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