This is no ordinary thing — it is the writ that Brahmā wrote,
Verse 4 — नेमदिंदलि ऎन्न हणॆयल्लि बरॆदुदकॆ
नेमदिंदलि ऎन्न हणॆयल्लि बरॆदुदकॆ
nemadiṃdali ènna haṇèyalli barèdudakè
inscribed by decree upon my brow.
Verse 5 — अतिथिगळिगॆ अन्न कॊट्टवनल्ल पर
अतिथिगळिगॆ अन्न कॊट्टवनल्ल पर
atithigal̤igè anna kòṭṭavanalla para
I am not one who gave food to guests;
Verse 6 — सतियर संघगळ बिट्टवनल्ल
सतियर संघगळ बिट्टवनल्ल
satiyara saṃghagal̤a biṭṭavanalla
I am not one who shunned the company of othersʼ wives.
Verse 7 — मतिहीन नानागि मरुळागिद्दॆनॊ देव
मतिहीन नानागि मरुळागिद्दॆनॊ देव
matihīna nānāgi marul̤āgiddènò deva
Witless, I lived like one deluded, O Lord;
Verse 8 — गतियावुदिन्नु गरुड गमन कृष्ण
गतियावुदिन्नु गरुड गमन कृष्ण
gatiyāvudinnu garuḍa gamana kṛṣṇa
what refuge is left me now, O Garuḍa-riding Kṛṣṇa?
Verse 9 — अन्नपानंगळिगॆ अग्रगण्यनागि
अन्नपानंगळिगॆ अग्रगण्यनागि
annapānaṃgal̤igè agragaṇyanāgi
Foremost at food and drink,
Verse 10 — स्नान संध्यादि जप तपव नीगि
स्नान संध्यादि जप तपव नीगि
snāna saṃdhyādi japa tapava nīgi
neglecting bathing, sandhyā, japa and penance,
Verse 11 — दानवांतक निन्न ध्यानव माडदॆ
दानवांतक निन्न ध्यानव माडदॆ
dānavāṃtaka ninna dhyānava māḍadè
and never meditating on you, O slayer of demons,
Verse 12 — श्वाननंतॆ मनॆ मनॆ तिरुगतलिद्दॆ
श्वाननंतॆ मनॆ मनॆ तिरुगतलिद्दॆ
śvānanaṃtè manè manè tirugataliddè
I roamed house to house like a dog.
Verse 13 — इन्नादरू निन्न दासर संघवित्तु
इन्नादरू निन्न दासर संघवित्तु
innādarū ninna dāsara saṃghavittu
Even now, grant me the company of your devotees,
Verse 14 — मन्निसि सलहय्य मन्मथ जनक
मन्निसि सलहय्य मन्मथ जनक
mannisi salahayya manmatha janaka
forgive me and sustain me, O father of Manmatha.
Verse 15 — अन्यरॊब्बर काणॆ आधरिसुवरिल्ल
अन्यरॊब्बर काणॆ आधरिसुवरिल्ल
anyaròbbara kāṇè ādharisuvarilla
I see no other; there is none to uphold me,
Verse 16 — पन्नगशयन पुरंदर विठ्ठल
पन्नगशयन पुरंदर विठ्ठल
pannagaśayana puraṃdara viṭhṭhala
O serpent-couched Purandara Viṭhala. (the poetʼs signature)
About Na Madida Karma
Na Madida Karma is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, 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".
Na Madida Karma is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 15 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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Who composed Na Madida Karma?
Na Madida Karma is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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