Naanena Madideno Rangayya

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 4 verses

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Also available in: Devanagari Roman (IAST)

ನಾನೇನ ಮಾಡಿದೆನೋ ರಂಗಯ್ಯ ರಂಗ | ನೀ ಎನ್ನ ಕಾಯಬೇಕೋ ||

ನಾನೇನ ಮಾಡಿದೆನೋ ರಂಗಯ್ಯ ರಂಗ |
ನೀ ಎನ್ನ ಕಾಯಬೇಕೋ ||

nānena māḍidèno raṃgayya raṃga |
nī ènna kāyabeko ||

What have I ever done for You, O Ranga? — yet You must protect me, my Lord.

Verse 2 — ಮಾನಾಭಿಮಾನವು ನಿನ್ನದು ಎನಗೇನು | ದೀನರಕ್ಷಕ ತಿರುಪತಿಯ…

ಮಾನಾಭಿಮಾನವು ನಿನ್ನದು ಎನಗೇನು |
ದೀನರಕ್ಷಕ ತಿರುಪತಿಯ ವೆಂಕಟರಮಣ ||

mānābhimānavu ninnadu ènagenu |
dīnarakṣaka tirupatiya vèṃkaṭaramaṇa ||

Honour and dishonour alike are Yours alone; what are they to me? — O protector of the helpless, Veṅkaṭaramaṇa of Tirupati.

Verse 3 — ರಕ್ಕಸ ಸೂದನನೇ ಕೇಳು ಧ್ರುವರಾಯ ಚಿಕ್ಕವನಲ್ಲವೇನೋ |…

ರಕ್ಕಸ ಸೂದನನೇ ಕೇಳು ಧ್ರುವರಾಯ ಚಿಕ್ಕವನಲ್ಲವೇನೋ |
ಉಕ್ಕಿ ಈಬರುವ ಕರ್ಮ ಮಾಡಿದ ಅಜಮಿಳ |
ನಿಮ್ಮಕ್ಕನ ಮಗನೇನೋ ||

rakkasa sūdanane kel̤u dhruvarāya cikkavanallaveno |
ukki ībaruva karma māḍida ajamil̤a |
nimmakkana maganeno ||

Was Prahlāda not the son of a demon, and Dhruva but a little child? — was not Ajāmila, who had piled up a lifetime of sin, also called Your child? (1)

Verse 4 — ಕರೀರಾಜ ಕರೆಸಿದನೇ ದ್ರೌಪದಿ ದೇವಿ | ಬರೆದೋಲೆ ಕಳುಹಿದಳೇ…

ಕರೀರಾಜ ಕರೆಸಿದನೇ ದ್ರೌಪದಿ ದೇವಿ |
ಬರೆದೋಲೆ ಕಳುಹಿದಳೇ |
ಹರುಷದಿಂದಲಿ ಋಷಿಪತ್ನಿಯ ಶಾಪವ |
ಪರಿಹರಿಸಿದೆಯಲ್ಲೋ ||

karīrāja karèsidane draupadi devi |
barèdolè kal̤uhidal̤e |
haruṣadiṃdali ṛṣipatniya śāpava |
pariharisidèyallo ||

Did Gajendra the elephant king summon You with a formal call? — did Draupadī send You a written scroll? — yet, in their joy, You lovingly lifted the curse of the sages' wives. (2)

Verse 5 — ಮುಪ್ಪಿಡಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿಯ ತಂದವನಿಗೆ | ಒಪ್ಪುವಂತೆ…

ಮುಪ್ಪಿಡಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿಯ ತಂದವನಿಗೆ |
ಒಪ್ಪುವಂತೆ ಕೊಡಲಿಲ್ಲವೇ |
ಸರ್ಪಶಯನ ಶ್ರೀಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ |
ಅಪ್ರಮೇಯ ಕಾಯೋ ||

muppiḍi avalakkiya taṃdavanigè |
òppuvaṃtè kòḍalillave |
sarpaśayana śrīpuraṃdara viṭhṭhala |
aprameya kāyo ||

Did You not graciously accept the mere handful of beaten rice that Kuchela brought? — O Śrī Purandara Viṭhala who rests upon the serpent, protect me, the immeasurable One. (3)

About Naanena Madideno Rangayya

Naanena Madideno Rangayya 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: haridasaseva.com.

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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