Nānēna Māḍidenō Raṅgayya

Tamil lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 5 verses

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நாந்ēந மாடிதேந்ō ரங்கய்ய

நாந்ēந மாடிதேந்ō ரங்கய்ய

nānēna māḍidenō raṅgayya

Verse 1 — நாநேந மாடிதே̀நோ ரம்கய்ய ரம்க । நீ ஏ̀ந்ந காயபேகோ…

நாநேந மாடிதே̀நோ ரம்கய்ய ரம்க ।
நீ ஏ̀ந்ந காயபேகோ ॥

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 — மாநாபிமாநவு நிந்நது ஏ̀நகேநு । தீநரக்ஷக திருபதிய…

மாநாபிமாநவு நிந்நது ஏ̀நகேநு ।
தீநரக்ஷக திருபதிய வே̀ம்கடரமண ॥

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 — ரக்கஸ ஸூதநநே கேளு த்ருவராய சிக்கவநல்லவேநோ ।…

ரக்கஸ ஸூதநநே கேளு த்ருவராய சிக்கவநல்லவேநோ ।
உக்கி ஈபருவ கர்ம மாடித அஜமிள ।
நிம்மக்கந மகநேநோ ॥

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 — கரீராஜ கரே̀ஸிதநே த்ரௌபதி தேவி । பரே̀தோலே̀…

கரீராஜ கரே̀ஸிதநே த்ரௌபதி தேவி ।
பரே̀தோலே̀ களுஹிதளே ।
ஹருஷதிம்தலி ரு'ஷிபத்நிய ஶாபவ ।
பரிஹரிஸிதே̀யல்லோ ॥

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 — முப்பிடி அவலக்கிய தம்தவநிகே̀ । ஓ̀ப்புவம்தே̀…

முப்பிடி அவலக்கிய தம்தவநிகே̀ ।
ஓ̀ப்புவம்தே̀ கோ̀டலில்லவே ।
ஸர்பஶயந ஶ்ரீபுரம்தர விட்டல ।
அப்ரமேய காயோ ॥

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 Nānēna Māḍidenō Raṅgayya

Nānēna Māḍidenō Raṅgayya is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, 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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