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Nārāyaṇa Ninna Nāmada Smaraṇeya

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsaru · devaranama · 10 verses

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ನಾರಾಯಣ ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮದ ಸ್ಮರಣೆಯ

ನಾರಾಯಣ ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮದ ಸ್ಮರಣೆಯ
nārāyaṇa ninna nāmada smaraṇeya

Verse 1 — ನಾರಾಯಣ ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮದ ಸ್ಮರಣೆಯ

ನಾರಾಯಣ ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮದ ಸ್ಮರಣೆಯ
nārāyaṇa ninna nāmada smaraṇèya
O Narayana, may the remembrance of Your holy name —

Verse 2 — ಸಾರಾಮೃತವು ಎನ್ನ ನಾಲಿಗೆಗೆ ಬರಲಿ ||

ಸಾರಾಮೃತವು ಎನ್ನ ನಾಲಿಗೆಗೆ ಬರಲಿ ||
sārāmṛtavu ènna nāligègè barali ||
the nectar of essence — come to my tongue.

Verse 3 — ಕಷ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿರಲಿ ಉತ್ಕೃಷ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿರಲಿ

ಕಷ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿರಲಿ ಉತ್ಕೃಷ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿರಲಿ
kaṣṭadallirali utkṛṣṭadallirali
Whether I am in hardship or in the height of comfort,

Verse 4 — ಎಷ್ಟಾದರೂ ಮತಿಗೆಟ್ಟು ಇರಲಿ

ಎಷ್ಟಾದರೂ ಮತಿಗೆಟ್ಟು ಇರಲಿ
èṣṭādarū matigèṭṭu irali
however it may be, even if my mind wavers —

Verse 5 — ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಎಂದು ಶಿಷ್ಟರು ಪೇಳುವ

ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಎಂದು ಶಿಷ್ಟರು ಪೇಳುವ
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa èṃdu śiṣṭaru pel̤uva
may I always chant 'Krishna, Krishna', as the noble ones recite,

Verse 6 — ಅಷ್ಟಾಕ್ಷರ ಮಹಾ ಮಂತ್ರದ ನಾಮವ

ಅಷ್ಟಾಕ್ಷರ ಮಹಾ ಮಂತ್ರದ ನಾಮವ
aṣṭākṣara mahā maṃtrada nāmava
the great eight-syllabled mantra of the Lord. ||1||

Verse 7 — ಸಂತತ ಹರಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಸಾಸಿರ ನಾಮವ

ಸಂತತ ಹರಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಸಾಸಿರ ನಾಮವ
saṃtata hari ninna sāsira nāmava
May Your thousand names, O Hari, be ever

Verse 8 — ಅಂತರಂಗದ ಒಳಗಿರಿಸಿ

ಅಂತರಂಗದ ಒಳಗಿರಿಸಿ
aṃtaraṃgada òl̤agirisi
lodged deep within my heart,

Verse 9 — ಎಂತೋ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠಲ ರಾಯನ

ಎಂತೋ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠಲ ರಾಯನ
èṃto puraṃdara viṭhala rāyana
just as Purandara Vittala Raya

Verse 10 — ಅಂತ್ಯ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿಂತಿಸೋ ಹಾಂಗೆ

ಅಂತ್ಯ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿಂತಿಸೋ ಹಾಂಗೆ
aṃtya kāladalli ciṃtiso hāṃgè
remembers them at the moment of his final breath. ||2||
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About Nārāyaṇa Ninna Nāmada Smaraṇeya

Nārāyaṇa Ninna Nāmada Smaraṇeya is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsaru, addressed to Krishna — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: meerasubbarao.wordpress.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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