Becoming worthy, becoming blessed with plenty, becoming fortunate, all of you —
Verse 3 — annadānava māḍuvarāgi
annadānava māḍuvarāgi
becoming those who give the gift of food,
Verse 4 — anna chatravanniṭṭavarāgi
anna chatravanniṭṭavarāgi
becoming those who found free feeding-houses,
Verse 5 — anya vārtèya biṭṭavarāgi
anya vārtèya biṭṭavarāgi
becoming those who give up idle talk of others,
Verse 6 — anudina bhajanèya māḍuvarāgi
anudina bhajanèya māḍuvarāgi
becoming those who sing His praise every single day,
Verse 7 — mātāpitṛgal̤a seviparāgi
mātāpitṛgal̤a seviparāgi
becoming those who serve their mother and father,
Verse 8 — pāpa kāryada biṭṭavarāgi
pāpa kāryada biṭṭavarāgi
becoming those who abandon sinful deeds,
Verse 9 — jātiyali migilādavarāgi
jātiyali migilādavarāgi
becoming the noblest of your kind,
Verse 10 — nīti mārgadali khyātarāgi
nīti mārgadali khyātarāgi
becoming renowned upon the path of righteousness,
Verse 11 — guru kāruṇyava paḍèdavarāgi
guru kāruṇyava paḍèdavarāgi
becoming those who have received the guru's grace,
Verse 12 — guruvina marmava til̤idavarāgi
guruvina marmava til̤idavarāgi
becoming those who have understood the guru's inmost secret,
Verse 13 — guruvina pādava smarisuvarāgi
guruvina pādava smarisuvarāgi
becoming those who ever remember the guru's feet,
Verse 14 — parama puṇyava māḍuvarāgi
parama puṇyava māḍuvarāgi
becoming those who perform the highest meritorious deeds,
Verse 15 — śrīnivāsana smarisuvarāgi
śrīnivāsana smarisuvarāgi
becoming those who remember Śrīnivāsa (Viṣṇu),
Verse 16 — prāṇarāyana dāsarāgi
prāṇarāyana dāsarāgi
becoming servants of Prāṇarāya (Mukhyaprāṇa, Hanumān),
Verse 17 — dānakèṃdu balu hèdari iṃtha
dānakèṃdu balu hèdari iṃtha
so wary of taking anything as mere charity — such ones,
Verse 18 — dīnavṛttiyali hīnarāgi
dīnavṛttiyali hīnarāgi
becoming humble to the point of self-effacing poverty,
Verse 19 — pakṣamāsa vrata māḍuvarāgi
pakṣamāsa vrata māḍuvarāgi
becoming those who keep the fortnightly and monthly sacred vows,
Verse 20 — pakṣivāhanagè priyarāgi
pakṣivāhanagè priyarāgi
becoming dear to Him whose mount is the bird (Garuḍa),
Verse 21 — kukṣili kalmaṣa illadavarāgi
kukṣili kalmaṣa illadavarāgi
becoming those with no defilement within the belly (no ill-gotten food),
Verse 22 — bhikṣukaru ati tuccharāgi
bhikṣukaru ati tuccharāgi
becoming mendicants utterly free of conceit,
Verse 23 — veda purāṇada til̤idavarāgi
veda purāṇada til̤idavarāgi
becoming those learned in the Vedas and Purāṇas,
Verse 24 — mediniyāl̤uvaṃthavarāgi
mediniyāl̤uvaṃthavarāgi
becoming such as are fit to rule the earth,
Verse 25 — sādhu dharmavācarisuvarāgi
sādhu dharmavācarisuvarāgi
becoming those who practise the dharma of the virtuous,
Verse 26 — odi graṃthagal̤a paṃḍitarāgi
odi graṃthagal̤a paṃḍitarāgi
becoming scholars well-read in the sacred books,
Verse 27 — āru mārgava aritavarāgi
āru mārgava aritavarāgi
becoming those who have understood the six paths (of philosophy),
Verse 28 — mūru mārgava til̤idavarāgi
mūru mārgava til̤idavarāgi
becoming those who have grasped the three ways (of action, devotion and knowledge),
Verse 29 — bhūri tattvava bèrèdavarāgi
bhūri tattvava bèrèdavarāgi
becoming those who have merged into the abundant truths (tattvas),
Verse 30 — krūrara saṃgava biṭṭavarāgi
krūrara saṃgava biṭṭavarāgi
becoming those who have forsaken the company of the cruel,
Verse 31 — kāma krodhava al̤idavarāgi
kāma krodhava al̤idavarāgi
becoming those who have destroyed lust and anger,
Verse 32 — nema niṣṭhègal̤a māḍuvarāgi
nema niṣṭhègal̤a māḍuvarāgi
becoming those who hold firm to discipline and observance,
Verse 33 — ā mahāpadavili sukhisuvarāgi
ā mahāpadavili sukhisuvarāgi
becoming those who delight in that supreme state,
Verse 34 — premadi kuṇi kuṇidāḍuvarāgi
premadi kuṇi kuṇidāḍuvarāgi
becoming those who dance and leap in loving ecstasy,
Verse 35 — siri ramaṇana sadā smarisuvarāgi
siri ramaṇana sadā smarisuvarāgi
becoming those who ever remember the Lord of Śrī (Lakṣmī),
Verse 36 — gurutigè bāhoraṃthavarāgi
gurutigè bāhoraṃthavarāgi
becoming such as readily stand out as true devotees,
Verse 37 — karèkarè saṃsāra nīguvarāgi
karèkarè saṃsāra nīguvarāgi
becoming those who cast off this vexing round of worldly life,
Verse 38 — puraṃdaraviṭhalana seviparāgi
puraṃdaraviṭhalana seviparāgi
becoming those who serve Purandara Viṭhala. (the poet's signature)
About Ragi Tandira
Ragi Tandira 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".
Ragi Tandira is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 37 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 Ragi Tandira?
Ragi Tandira is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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