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Loḷaloṭṭe Ellā Loḷaloṭṭe

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 13 verses

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लॊळलॊट्टॆ ऎल्ला लॊळलॊट्टॆ

लॊळलॊट्टॆ ऎल्ला लॊळलॊट्टॆ
loḷaloṭṭe ellā loḷaloṭṭe

Verse 1 — लॊळलॊट्टॆ ऎल्ला लॊळलॊट्टॆ

लॊळलॊट्टॆ ऎल्ला लॊळलॊट्टॆ
lòl̤alòṭṭè èllā lòl̤alòṭṭè
All is hollow, all is vain —

Verse 2 — आनॆ कुदुरॆ ऒंटॆ लॊळलॊट्टॆ

आनॆ कुदुरॆ ऒंटॆ लॊळलॊट्टॆ
ānè kudurè òṃṭè lòl̤alòṭṭè
Elephants, horses, camels — hollow;

Verse 3 — बहु सेनॆ भंडारवु लॊळलॊट्टॆ

बहु सेनॆ भंडारवु लॊळलॊट्टॆ
bahu senè bhaṃḍāravu lòl̤alòṭṭè
mighty armies and full treasuries — hollow;

Verse 4 — मानिनियर संग लॊळलॊट्टॆ

मानिनियर संग लॊळलॊट्टॆ
māniniyara saṃga lòl̤alòṭṭè
the company of proud beauties — hollow;

Verse 5 — दॊड्ड क्षोणीशनॆंबुदु लॊळलॊट्टॆ

दॊड्ड क्षोणीशनॆंबुदु लॊळलॊट्टॆ
dòḍḍa kṣoṇīśanèṃbudu lòl̤alòṭṭè
the pride of ruling as a great emperor — hollow.

Verse 6 — मुत्तु माणिक्य लॊळलॊट्टॆ

मुत्तु माणिक्य लॊळलॊट्टॆ
muttu māṇikya lòl̤alòṭṭè
Pearls and rubies — hollow;

Verse 7 — चिन्न छत्र चामर ध्वज लॊळलॊट्टॆ

चिन्न छत्र चामर ध्वज लॊळलॊट्टॆ
cinna chatra cāmara dhvaja lòl̤alòṭṭè
gold, the royal parasol, whisks and banners — hollow;

Verse 8 — सुत्तगल कोटॆ लॊळलॊट्टॆ

सुत्तगल कोटॆ लॊळलॊट्टॆ
suttagala koṭè lòl̤alòṭṭè
fortresses ringed all around — hollow;

Verse 9 — मत्तॆ उत्तमप्रभुत्व लॊळलॊट्टॆ

मत्तॆ उत्तमप्रभुत्व लॊळलॊट्टॆ
mattè uttamaprabhutva lòl̤alòṭṭè
and the splendour of supreme sovereignty — hollow.

Verse 10 — कंटकरॆंबोदु लॊळलॊट्टॆ

कंटकरॆंबोदु लॊळलॊट्टॆ
kaṃṭakarèṃbodu lòl̤alòṭṭè
Those you call thorns in your path — hollow;

Verse 11 — नम्म नॆंटरु इष्टरु लॊळलॊट्टॆ

नम्म नॆंटरु इष्टरु लॊळलॊट्टॆ
namma nèṃṭaru iṣṭaru lòl̤alòṭṭè
our own kinsmen and beloved friends — hollow;

Verse 12 — उंटाद गुणनिधि पुरंदरविठलन्न

उंटाद गुणनिधि पुरंदरविठलन्न
uṃṭāda guṇanidhi puraṃdaraviṭhalanna
says Purandaravittala, the treasure of every virtue —

Verse 13 — बंटनागदव लॊळलॊट्टॆ

बंटनागदव लॊळलॊट्टॆ
baṃṭanāgadava lòl̤alòṭṭè
whoever has not become His servant, all his is hollow. (the poet's signature)

About Loḷaloṭṭe Ellā Loḷaloṭṭe

Loḷaloṭṭe Ellā Loḷaloṭṭe is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vitthala — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: raocollectionssongs.blogspot.com.

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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Loḷaloṭṭe Ellā Loḷaloṭṭe is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vitthala, of 13 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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