Madhukara Vṛtti

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 4 verses

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ಮಧುಕರ ವೃತ್ತಿ

ಮಧುಕರ ವೃತ್ತಿ

madhukara vṛtti

Verse 1 — ಮಧುಕರ ವೃತ್ತಿ ಎನ್ನದು ಅದು ಬಲು ಚೆನ್ನದು | ಪದುಮನಾಭನ…

ಮಧುಕರ ವೃತ್ತಿ ಎನ್ನದು ಅದು ಬಲು ಚೆನ್ನದು |
ಪದುಮನಾಭನ ಪಾದಪದುಮ ಮಧುಪವೆಂಬ

madhukara vṛtti ènnadu adu balu cènnadu |
padumanābhana pādapaduma madhupavèṃba

The 'madhukara' way — the mendicant bee that sips honey from every flower — they say is truly beautiful: to be the bee hovering at the lotus-feet of Padmanābha.

Verse 2 — ಕಾಲಿಗೆ ಗೆಜ್ಜೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿ ನೀಲ ವರ್ಣನ ಗುಣ | ಆಲಾಪಿಸುತ್ತ…

ಕಾಲಿಗೆ ಗೆಜ್ಜೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿ ನೀಲ ವರ್ಣನ ಗುಣ |
ಆಲಾಪಿಸುತ್ತ ಬಲು ಓಲಗ ಮಾಡುವಂಥ

kāligè gèjjè kaṭṭi nīla varṇana guṇa |
ālāpisutta balu olaga māḍuvaṃtha

With anklets bound to his feet, singing aloud the virtues of the dark-hued Lord, making a grand festival of devotion.

Verse 3 — ರಂಗನಾಥನ ಗುಣ ಹಿಂಗದೆ ಪಾಡುತ್ತ | ಶೃಂಗಾರ ನೋಡುತ್ತಾ…

ರಂಗನಾಥನ ಗುಣ ಹಿಂಗದೆ ಪಾಡುತ್ತ |
ಶೃಂಗಾರ ನೋಡುತ್ತಾ ಕಂಗಳಾನಂದವೆಂಬ

raṃganāthana guṇa hiṃgadè pāḍutta |
śṛṃgāra noḍuttā kaṃgal̤ānaṃdavèṃba

Singing without cease the praises of Raṅganātha and gazing on his beauty, his eyes brimming with bliss.

Verse 4 — ಇಂದಿರಾಪತಿ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲನಲ್ಲಿ | ಚೆಂದದ…

ಇಂದಿರಾಪತಿ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲನಲ್ಲಿ |
ಚೆಂದದ ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದಾನಂದವ ಪಡುವಂಥ

iṃdirāpati puraṃdaraviṭhalanalli |
cèṃdada bhaktiyiṃdānaṃdava paḍuvaṃtha

In Purandara Viṭhala, the lord of Indirā, to gain bliss through devotion that is pure and lovely.

About Madhukara Vṛtti

Madhukara Vṛtti 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: madhwafestivals.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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Madhukara Vṛtti is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Krishna, of 4 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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Madhukara Vṛtti is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.

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