When the elephant, seized by the crocodile, cried out,
Verse 4 — ಆದಿ ಮೂಲ ಎಂಬೊ ನಾಮವೆ ಕಾಯ್ತೊ
ಆದಿ ಮೂಲ ಎಂಬೊ ನಾಮವೆ ಕಾಯ್ತೊ
ādi mūla èṃbò nāmavè kāytò
it was the name ‘Ādimūla’ that saved him.
Verse 5 — ಬಾಲೆಯ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೀರೆಯ ಸೆಳೆವಾಗ
ಬಾಲೆಯ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೀರೆಯ ಸೆಳೆವಾಗ
bālèya sabhèyalli sīrèya sèl̤èvāga
When the young womanʼs sari was seized in the assembly,
Verse 6 — ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಎಂಬೊ ನಾಮವೆ ಕಾಯ್ತೊ
ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಎಂಬೊ ನಾಮವೆ ಕಾಯ್ತೊ
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa èṃbò nāmavè kāytò
it was the name ‘Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa’ that saved her.
Verse 7 — ಆ ಮರ ಈ ಮರ ಧ್ಯಾನಿಸುತಿರುವಾಗ
ಆ ಮರ ಈ ಮರ ಧ್ಯಾನಿಸುತಿರುವಾಗ
ā mara ī mara dhyānisutiruvāga
While reciting ‘mara, mara’ in meditation,
Verse 8 — ರಾಮ ರಾಮ ಎಂಬೊ ನಾಮವೆ ಕಾಯ್ತೊ
ರಾಮ ರಾಮ ಎಂಬೊ ನಾಮವೆ ಕಾಯ್ತೊ
rāma rāma èṃbò nāmavè kāytò
it was the name ‘Rāma, Rāma’ that saved him.
Verse 9 — ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮಕೆ ಸರಿ ಕಾಣೆನೊ ಜಗದಲಿ
ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮಕೆ ಸರಿ ಕಾಣೆನೊ ಜಗದಲಿ
ninna nāmakè sari kāṇènò jagadali
I find nothing in the world equal to your name,
Verse 10 — ಘನ್ನ ಮಹಿಮ ಸಿರಿ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ
ಘನ್ನ ಮಹಿಮ ಸಿರಿ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ
ghanna mahima siri puraṃdara viṭhṭhala
O mighty and glorious Śrī Purandara Viṭhala. (the poet’s signature)
About Ninyako Ninna Hangyako
Ninyako Ninna Hangyako is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Kannada Wikisource.
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".
What is Ninyako Ninna Hangyako and what does it mean?
Ninyako Ninna Hangyako is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 9 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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Who composed Ninyako Ninna Hangyako?
Ninyako Ninna Hangyako is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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