Maneyinda Santoṣa Kelavarige Lokadoḷu

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Vyāsatīrtha (Vyāsarāja) · devaranama · 6 verses

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मनॆयिंद संतोष कॆलवरिगॆ लोकदल्लि

मनॆयिंद संतोष कॆलवरिगॆ लोकदल्लि

maneyinda santoṣa kelavarige lokadoḷu

Verse 1 — मनॆयिंद संतोष कॆलवरिगॆ लोकदल्लि

मनॆयिंद संतोष कॆलवरिगॆ लोकदल्लि

manèyiṃda saṃtoṣa kèlavarigè lokadalli

Some find joy through family in this world;

Verse 2 — धनदिंद संतोष कॆलवरिगॆ लोकदल्लि

धनदिंद संतोष कॆलवरिगॆ लोकदल्लि

dhanadiṃda saṃtoṣa kèlavarigè lokadalli

some find joy through wealth in this world;

Verse 3 — वनितॆयिं संतोष कॆलवरिगॆ लोकदल्लि

वनितॆयिं संतोष कॆलवरिगॆ लोकदल्लि

vanitèyiṃ saṃtoṣa kèlavarigè lokadalli

some find joy through their wives in this world;

Verse 4 — तनयरिं संतोष कॆलवरिगॆ लोकदल्लि

तनयरिं संतोष कॆलवरिगॆ लोकदल्लि

tanayariṃ saṃtoṣa kèlavarigè lokadalli

some find joy through their children in this world;

Verse 5 — इनितु संतोष अवरवरिगागलि

इनितु संतोष अवरवरिगागलि

initu saṃtoṣa avaravarigāgali

let such joys be theirs;

Verse 6 — निन्ननॆनॆवो संतोष ऎनगागलि नम्म रंगविठल

निन्ननॆनॆवो संतोष ऎनगागलि नम्म रंगविठल

ninnanènèvo saṃtoṣa ènagāgali namma raṃgaviṭhala

for me, joy is in remembering You, O our Ranga Vithala.

About Maneyinda Santoṣa Kelavarige Lokadoḷu

Maneyinda Santoṣa Kelavarige Lokadoḷu is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Vyāsatīrtha (Vyāsarāja), addressed to Vishnu — a Ugabhoga. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Kannada Wikisource.

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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