Mātāpitaru Ninagande Māridarenna

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 6 verses

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ಮಾತಾಪಿತರು ನಿನಗಂದೆ ಮಾರಿದರೆನ್ನ

ಮಾತಾಪಿತರು ನಿನಗಂದೆ ಮಾರಿದರೆನ್ನ

mātāpitaru ninagande māridarenna

Verse 1 — ಮಾತಾಪಿತರು ನಿನಗಂದೆ ಮಾರಿದರೆನ್ನ

ಮಾತಾಪಿತರು ನಿನಗಂದೆ ಮಾರಿದರೆನ್ನ

mātāpitaru ninagaṃdè māridarènna

My parents have, as it were, sold me to You;

Verse 2 — ನಾಥನೆ ನೀನೆನ್ನ ಸಲಹದಿದ್ದರೆ ದೇವ

ನಾಥನೆ ನೀನೆನ್ನ ಸಲಹದಿದ್ದರೆ ದೇವ

nāthanè nīnènna salahadiddarè deva

O Lord, if You do not protect me, O God,

Verse 3 — ಏತಕೆ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲನೆನಿಸಿಕೊಂಡೆ

ಏತಕೆ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲನೆನಿಸಿಕೊಂಡೆ

etakè bhaktavatsalanènisikòṃḍè

why have You earned the name 'lover of devotees'?

Verse 4 — ನಾ ತಡೆಯೆನೊ ನಿನ್ನ ಬಿರುದಿಗಂಜುವನಲ್ಲ

ನಾ ತಡೆಯೆನೊ ನಿನ್ನ ಬಿರುದಿಗಂಜುವನಲ್ಲ

nā taḍèyènò ninna birudigaṃjuvanalla

I cannot bear it; I am not one who fears Your titles.

Verse 5 — ಸಾತ್ವಿಕ ದೈವವೆ ಸಲಹೊ ಎನ್ನ ಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತಪುರುಷ

ಸಾತ್ವಿಕ ದೈವವೆ ಸಲಹೊ ಎನ್ನ ಪ್ರಖ್ಯಾತಪುರುಷ

sātvika daivavè salahò ènna prakhyātapuruṣa

O sattvic God, protect me, O renowned Purusha,

Verse 6 — ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲ ||

ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲ ||

śrī puraṃdaraviṭhala ||

O Sri Purandara Vithala.

About Mātāpitaru Ninagande Māridarenna

Mātāpitaru Ninagande Māridarenna is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, 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.

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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Mātāpitaru Ninagande Māridarenna is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 6 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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