Is it the blowing, honeyed flute — the true splendour that upholds the world? Is it the ringing anklets on Your feet — the wish-fulfilling shoot sought by all the Vedas?
Is it the pride of the musk tilak — the crown glittering on Your brow? Is it the world You bear aloft — the Supreme Being, Nanda and Yashoda's child?
Verse 6 — navanītava piḍida karavò nava nava mohana…
navanītava piḍida karavò nava nava mohana śṛṃgāravò avatarisida surataruvò śataraviyaṃdadi uṃguraviṭṭa bharavò
Is it the hand that holds the butter — ever-new, enchanting adornment? Is it the heaven-descended wish-tree — the splendour of a hundred suns set in a ring?
Mātanāḍai Mannāri Kṛṣṇa is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Śrī Vijaya Dāsaru, 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.
Also known as: Matanadai Mannari Krishna.
A leading Haridāsa saint who revived the Dāsakūṭa in the eighteenth century and initiated a lineage that included Gopāla Dāsaru and Jagannātha Dāsaru; composer of a vast body of padas, suḷādis and ugābhogas under the signature "Vijaya Viṭhala".
What is Mātanāḍai Mannāri Kṛṣṇa and what does it mean?
Mātanāḍai Mannāri Kṛṣṇa is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Śrī Vijaya Dāsaru, addressed to Krishna, of 8 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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Mātanāḍai Mannāri Kṛṣṇa is attributed to Śrī Vijaya Dāsaru.
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Hear the recitationChant along with word meaningsAnanthacharya Katageri Dasaru8 verses