Nānēna Māḍidenō Raṅgayya

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

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నాన్ēన మాడిదేన్ō రఙ్గయ్య

నాన్ēన మాడిదేన్ō రఙ్గయ్య

nānēna māḍidenō raṅgayya

Verse 1 — నానేన మాడిదే̀నో రంగయ్య రంగ । నీ ఏ̀న్న కాయబేకో ॥

నానేన మాడిదే̀నో రంగయ్య రంగ ।
నీ ఏ̀న్న కాయబేకో ॥

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 — మానాభిమానవు నిన్నదు ఏ̀నగేను । దీనరక్షక తిరుపతియ…

మానాభిమానవు నిన్నదు ఏ̀నగేను ।
దీనరక్షక తిరుపతియ వే̀ంకటరమణ ॥

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 — రక్కస సూదననే కేళు ధ్రువరాయ చిక్కవనల్లవేనో ।…

రక్కస సూదననే కేళు ధ్రువరాయ చిక్కవనల్లవేనో ।
ఉక్కి ఈబరువ కర్మ మాడిద అజమిళ ।
నిమ్మక్కన మగనేనో ॥

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 — కరీరాజ కరే̀సిదనే ద్రౌపది దేవి । బరే̀దోలే̀…

కరీరాజ కరే̀సిదనే ద్రౌపది దేవి ।
బరే̀దోలే̀ కళుహిదళే ।
హరుషదిందలి ఋషిపత్నియ శాపవ ।
పరిహరిసిదే̀యల్లో ॥

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 — ముప్పిడి అవలక్కియ తందవనిగే̀ । ఓ̀ప్పువంతే̀…

ముప్పిడి అవలక్కియ తందవనిగే̀ ।
ఓ̀ప్పువంతే̀ కో̀డలిల్లవే ।
సర్పశయన శ్రీపురందర విఠ్ఠల ।
అప్రమేయ కాయో ॥

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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Nānēna Māḍidenō Raṅgayya is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 5 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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