O Narayana, may the remembrance of Your holy name —
Verse 2 — సారామృతవు ఏ̀న్న నాలిగే̀గే̀ బరలి ॥
సారామృతవు ఏ̀న్న నాలిగే̀గే̀ బరలి ॥
sārāmṛtavu ènna nāligègè barali ||
the nectar of essence — come to my tongue.
Verse 3 — కష్టదల్లిరలి ఉత్కృష్టదల్లిరలి
కష్టదల్లిరలి ఉత్కృష్టదల్లిరలి
kaṣṭadallirali utkṛṣṭadallirali
Whether I am in hardship or in the height of comfort,
Verse 4 — ఏ̀ష్టాదరూ మతిగే̀ట్టు ఇరలి
ఏ̀ష్టాదరూ మతిగే̀ట్టు ఇరలి
èṣṭādarū matigèṭṭu irali
however it may be, even if my mind wavers —
Verse 5 — కృష్ణ కృష్ణ ఏ̀ందు శిష్టరు పేళువ
కృష్ణ కృష్ణ ఏ̀ందు శిష్టరు పేళువ
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa èṃdu śiṣṭaru pel̤uva
may I always chant 'Krishna, Krishna', as the noble ones recite,
Verse 6 — అష్టాక్షర మహా మంత్రద నామవ
అష్టాక్షర మహా మంత్రద నామవ
aṣṭākṣara mahā maṃtrada nāmava
the great eight-syllabled mantra of the Lord. ||1||
Verse 7 — సంతత హరి నిన్న సాసిర నామవ
సంతత హరి నిన్న సాసిర నామవ
saṃtata hari ninna sāsira nāmava
May Your thousand names, O Hari, be ever
Verse 8 — అంతరంగద ఓ̀ళగిరిసి
అంతరంగద ఓ̀ళగిరిసి
aṃtaraṃgada òl̤agirisi
lodged deep within my heart,
Verse 9 — ఏ̀ంతో పురందర విఠల రాయన
ఏ̀ంతో పురందర విఠల రాయన
èṃto puraṃdara viṭhala rāyana
just as Purandara Vittala Raya
Verse 10 — అంత్య కాలదల్లి చింతిసో హాంగే̀
అంత్య కాలదల్లి చింతిసో హాంగే̀
aṃtya kāladalli ciṃtiso hāṃgè
remembers them at the moment of his final breath. ||2||
About Nārāyaṇa Ninna Nāmada Smaraṇeya
Nārāyaṇa Ninna Nāmada Smaraṇeya is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, 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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