Do not withdraw Your love; I have trusted You, O Lord.
Verse 6 — ಕಿಚ್ಚಿಗೆ ಇರುವೆ ಮುತ್ತುವುದೆ ಕೇಳೆಲೊ ರಂಗ
ಕಿಚ್ಚಿಗೆ ಇರುವೆ ಮುತ್ತುವುದೆ ಕೇಳೆಲೊ ರಂಗ
kiccigè iruvè muttuvudè kel̤èlò raṃga
Can ants ever swarm a blazing fire? Tell me, O Ranga.
Verse 7 — ಧೂಳಿಲಿ ಕುದುರೆ ವೈಯಾರದಿ ಕುಣಿಯಲು
ಧೂಳಿಲಿ ಕುದುರೆ ವೈಯಾರದಿ ಕುಣಿಯಲು
dhūl̤ili kudurè vaiyāradi kuṇiyalu
Though a horse prances proudly, kicking up the dust,
Verse 8 — ಧೂಳು ರವಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಮುಸುಕುವುದೆ
ಧೂಳು ರವಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಮುಸುಕುವುದೆ
dhūl̤u raviya melè musukuvudè
can that dust ever veil the sun?
Verse 9 — ಗಾಳಿಗೆ ಗಿರಿಯು ಅಲ್ಲಾಡಬಲ್ಲದೆ
ಗಾಳಿಗೆ ಗಿರಿಯು ಅಲ್ಲಾಡಬಲ್ಲದೆ
gāl̤igè giriyu allāḍaballadè
Can a mountain be shaken by the wind?
Verse 10 — ಕನ್ನಡಿಯೊಳಗಣ ಗಂಟು ಕಂಡು ಕಳ್ಳ
ಕನ್ನಡಿಯೊಳಗಣ ಗಂಟು ಕಂಡು ಕಳ್ಳ
kannaḍiyòl̤agaṇa gaṃṭu kaṃḍu kal̤l̤a
Seeing a treasure merely reflected in a mirror,
Verse 11 — ಕನ್ನವಿಕ್ಕಲವನ ವಶವಹುದೆ
ಕನ್ನವಿಕ್ಕಲವನ ವಶವಹುದೆ
kannavikkalavana vaśavahudè
can a thief break in and carry it away?
Verse 12 — ನಿನ್ನ ನಂಬಲು ಮುದ್ದು ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ
ನಿನ್ನ ನಂಬಲು ಮುದ್ದು ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ
ninna naṃbalu muddu puraṃdara viṭhṭhala
To trust in You, sweet Purandara Viṭhala,
Verse 13 — ಚಿನ್ನಕ್ಕೆ ಪುಟವನಿಟ್ಟಂತೆ ಅಹುದೋ ರಂಗ
ಚಿನ್ನಕ್ಕೆ ಪುಟವನಿಟ್ಟಂತೆ ಅಹುದೋ ರಂಗ
cinnakkè puṭavaniṭṭaṃtè ahudo raṃga
is like gold refined in fire — it only shines the brighter, O Ranga.
About Na Ninna Dhyanadoliralu
Na Ninna Dhyanadoliralu 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".
What is Na Ninna Dhyanadoliralu and what does it mean?
Na Ninna Dhyanadoliralu 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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