mul̤l̤u kònèya mele mūru kèrèya kaṭṭi èraḍu tuṃbadu òṃdu tuṃbale illa
Three lakes are built on the tip of a thorn; two cannot be filled, and the third remains unfilled — the jīva is infinitesimal, surrounded by three bodies (liṅga, aniruddha, sthūla); the first two cannot be filled with sādhana, the gross body is for sādhana but remains unfulfilled.
tuṃbalillada kèrègè baṃdaru mūvaru òḍḍaru ibbaru kuṃṭaru òbbagè kāle illa
To the unfilled lake came three stone-cutters; two are lame, one has no legs — the three stages of life (boyhood, youth, old age); boyhood and old age are lame (immature or infirm), youth has strength but lacks willingness (no legs).
kālillada òḍḍagè kòṭṭaru mūru èmmègal̤a èraḍu baraḍu òṃdakkè karuve illa
Three buffaloes given to the legless cutter; two are barren, one has no calf — the three desires (wife, children, wealth); wife and children bind one, wealth is often used for pleasure, not dharma.
salladidda hònnigè baṃdaru mūvaru noṭagāraru ibbaru kuruḍaru òbbagè kaṇṇe illa
Three debtors came for the unspent gold; two blind, one eyeless — the three karmas (sañcita, āgāmi, prārabdha); the first two unknown, the third knowable but ignored in material pursuit.
kaṇṇillada noṭagāragè kòṭṭaru mūru ūrugal̤a èraḍu hāl̤u òṃdakkè òkkale illa
Three towns given to the eyeless debtor; two deserted, one uninhabited — the three guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas); rajas and tamas lead not to mokṣa; sattva can but is unused.
òkkalillada ūrigè baṃdaru mūvaru kuṃbāraru ibbaru còṃcaru òbbagè kayye illa
Three potters came to the uninhabited town; two crippled, one armless — the three abhimāni devatās of sattva (Rudra, Brahmā, Viṣṇu); Rudra and Brahmā are not independent; Viṣṇu is independent but does not yet liberate us.
kai illada kuṃbāranu māḍida mūru maḍikègal̤a èraḍu òḍaku òṃdakkè buḍave illa
The armless potter made three pots; two with holes, one bottomless — Viṣṇu gave knowledge, detachment, devotion; we lack knowledge and detachment (holes); devotion without them is bottomless.
buḍavillada maḍikègè hākidaru mūru akkikāl̤a èraḍu beyadu òṃdu beyale illa
Three rice grains put in the bottomless pot; two uncooked, one not cooking — the three bhaktis (sāttvika, rājasika, tāmasika); the first two cannot lead to mokṣa; sāttvika can but we don't use it.
beyalillada akkigè baṃdaru mūvaru nèṃṭaru ibbaru uṇṇaru òbbagè hasive illa
Three relatives came to the uncooked grain; two don't eat, one not hungry — the three karaṇas (mind, speech, body); speech and body without mind fail; mind can lead but lacks hunger (jijñāsā).
The hungerless relative is struck with three cudgels; two don't touch, one doesn't touch — sorrows of past, future, present births; past and future unknown; present felt but doesn't transform us.
Making the untouching cudgel touch us, grant us sadgati — O Purandara Viṭhala Rāya, by making us feel the sorrow of this birth, give us knowledge, devotion, detachment and grace us with liberation.
About Mullu Koneyā Mēlē Mūru Kereya Kaṭṭi
Mullu Koneyā Mēlē Mūru Kereya Kaṭṭi is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Mundige. 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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Mullu Koneyā Mēlē Mūru Kereya Kaṭṭi is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 12 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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