Nī Māyeyol̤agō

Tamil lyrics with meaning · composed by Kanaka Dāsa · devaranama · 27 verses

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நீ மாயேயோளக்ō

நீ மாயேயோளக்ō

nī māyeyol̤agō

Verse 1 — நீ மாயே̀யோ̀ளகோ

நீ மாயே̀யோ̀ளகோ

nī māyèyòl̤ago

Are you within Māyā (illusion),

Verse 2 — நிந்நோ̀ளு மாயே̀யோ

நிந்நோ̀ளு மாயே̀யோ

ninnòl̤u māyèyo

or is Māyā within you?

Verse 3 — நீ தேஹதோ̀ளகோ

நீ தேஹதோ̀ளகோ

nī dehadòl̤ago

Are you within the body,

Verse 4 — நிந்நோ̀ளு தேஹவோ ஹரியே

நிந்நோ̀ளு தேஹவோ ஹரியே

ninnòl̤u dehavo hariye

or is the body within you, O Hari?

Verse 5 — பயலோ̀ளகே̀ ஆலயவோ

பயலோ̀ளகே̀ ஆலயவோ

bayalòl̤agè ālayavo

Is the temple within the open space,

Verse 6 — ஆலயதி பயலோ

ஆலயதி பயலோ

ālayadi bayalo

or the open space within the temple?

Verse 7 — பயலு ஆலயவே̀ரடு

பயலு ஆலயவே̀ரடு

bayalu ālayavèraḍu

Are space and temple, both,

Verse 8 — நயநதோ̀ளகோ̀

நயநதோ̀ளகோ̀

nayanadòl̤agò

within the eye,

Verse 9 — நயந புத்திய ஓ̀ளகோ

நயந புத்திய ஓ̀ளகோ

nayana buddhiya òl̤ago

or is the eye within the mind,

Verse 10 — புத்தி நயநத ஓ̀ளகோ

புத்தி நயநத ஓ̀ளகோ

buddhi nayanada òl̤ago

or the mind within the eye?

Verse 11 — நயந புத்திகளே̀ரடு

நயந புத்திகளே̀ரடு

nayana buddhigal̤èraḍu

Are eye and mind, both,

Verse 12 — நிந்நோ̀ளகோ̀ ஹரியே

நிந்நோ̀ளகோ̀ ஹரியே

ninnòl̤agò hariye

within you, O Hari?

Verse 13 — ஸவியு ஸக்கரே̀யோ̀ளகோ

ஸவியு ஸக்கரே̀யோ̀ளகோ

saviyu sakkarèyòl̤ago

Is the sweetness within the sugar,

Verse 14 — ஸக்கரே̀யு ஸவியோ̀ளகோ

ஸக்கரே̀யு ஸவியோ̀ளகோ

sakkarèyu saviyòl̤ago

or the sugar within the sweetness?

Verse 15 — ஸவியு ஸக்கரே̀களே̀ரடு

ஸவியு ஸக்கரே̀களே̀ரடு

saviyu sakkarègal̤èraḍu

Are sweetness and sugar, both,

Verse 16 — ஜிஹ்வே̀யோ̀ளகோ

ஜிஹ்வே̀யோ̀ளகோ

jihvèyòl̤ago

within the tongue,

Verse 17 — ஜிஹ்வே̀ மநஸிந ஓ̀ளகோ

ஜிஹ்வே̀ மநஸிந ஓ̀ளகோ

jihvè manasina òl̤ago

or is the tongue within the mind,

Verse 18 — மநஸு ஜிஹ்வே̀ய ஓ̀ளகோ

மநஸு ஜிஹ்வே̀ய ஓ̀ளகோ

manasu jihvèya òl̤ago

or the mind within the tongue?

Verse 19 — ஜிஹ்வே̀ மநஸுகளே̀ரடு

ஜிஹ்வே̀ மநஸுகளே̀ரடு

jihvè manasugal̤èraḍu

Are tongue and mind, both,

Verse 20 — நிந்நோ̀ளகோ̀ ஹரியே

நிந்நோ̀ளகோ̀ ஹரியே

ninnòl̤agò hariye

within you, O Hari?

Verse 21 — குஸுமதலி கம்தவோ

குஸுமதலி கம்தவோ

kusumadali gaṃdhavo

Is the fragrance within the flower,

Verse 22 — கம்ததலி குஸுமவோ

கம்ததலி குஸுமவோ

gaṃdhadali kusumavo

or the flower within the fragrance?

Verse 23 — குஸும கம்தகளே̀ரடு

குஸும கம்தகளே̀ரடு

kusuma gaṃdhagal̤èraḍu

Are flower and fragrance, both,

Verse 24 — ஆக்ராணதோ̀ளகோ

ஆக்ராணதோ̀ளகோ

āghrāṇadòl̤ago

within the sense of smell?

Verse 25 — அஸமபவ காகிநே̀லே̀ ஆதிகேஶவராய

அஸமபவ காகிநே̀லே̀ ஆதிகேஶவராய

asamabhava kāginèlè ādikeśavarāya

O peerless Kāginele Ādikeśava,

Verse 26 — உஸுரலே̀ந்நளவல்ல ஏ̀ல்ல

உஸுரலே̀ந்நளவல்ல ஏ̀ல்ல

usuralènnal̤avalla èlla

it is beyond my power to tell it all —

Verse 27 — நிந்நோ̀ளகோ ஹரியே

நிந்நோ̀ளகோ ஹரியே

ninnòl̤ago hariye

all is within you, O Hari. (the poetʼs signature)

About Nī Māyeyol̤agō

Nī Māyeyol̤agō is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Kanaka 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: Kannada Wikisource.

A Haridasa saint-poet of Karnataka and disciple of Vyāsatīrtha, celebrated for his socially reformist devaranamas and works such as the Haribhaktisāra, composed under the signature "Ādikeśava" / "Kāginele Ādikeśava".

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