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Rama Nama Payasakke

Telugu lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 16 verses

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రమ నమ పయసక్కే

రమ నమ పయసక్కే
rama nama payasakke

Verse 1 — రామ నామ పాయసక్కే̀

రామ నామ పాయసక్కే̀
rāma nāma pāyasakkè
For the sweet pāyasa of Rāma’s name,

Verse 2 — కృష్ణ నామ సక్కరే̀

కృష్ణ నామ సక్కరే̀
kṛṣṇa nāma sakkarè
Kṛṣṇa’s name is the sugar;

Verse 3 — విఠ్ఠల నామ తుప్పవ సేరిసి

విఠ్ఠల నామ తుప్పవ సేరిసి
viṭhṭhala nāma tuppava serisi
add the ghee of Viṭhala’s name,

Verse 4 — బాయి చప్పరిసిరో

బాయి చప్పరిసిరో
bāyi capparisiro
and relish it, smacking your lips!

Verse 5 — ఓ̀మ్మాన గోధియ తందు

ఓ̀మ్మాన గోధియ తందు
òmmāna godhiya taṃdu
Bring a measure of the wheat (of equanimity),

Verse 6 — వైరాగ్య కల్లలి బీసి

వైరాగ్య కల్లలి బీసి
vairāgya kallali bīsi
grind it on the millstone of dispassion,

Verse 7 — సుమ్మానే̀ సజ్జిగే̀ తే̀గే̀దు

సుమ్మానే̀ సజ్జిగే̀ తే̀గే̀దు
summānè sajjigè tègèdu
sift out the fine semolina with ease,

Verse 8 — గమ్మానే̀ శావిగే̀ హో̀సే̀దు

గమ్మానే̀ శావిగే̀ హో̀సే̀దు
gammānè śāvigè hòsèdu
and gaily roll it into vermicelli.

Verse 9 — హృదయవే̀ంబో̀ మడకే̀యలి

హృదయవే̀ంబో̀ మడకే̀యలి
hṛdayavèṃbò maḍakèyali
In the pot that is the heart,

Verse 10 — భావవే̀ంబో̀ ఏ̀సరలి

భావవే̀ంబో̀ ఏ̀సరలి
bhāvavèṃbò èsarali
in the boiling water of pure feeling,

Verse 11 — బుద్ధియింద పాక మాడి

బుద్ధియింద పాక మాడి
buddhiyiṃda pāka māḍi
cook it well with discernment,

Verse 12 — హరివాణకే̀ బడిసికో̀ండు

హరివాణకే̀ బడిసికో̀ండు
harivāṇakè baḍisikòṃḍu
and serve it onto the platter.

Verse 13 — ఆనంద ఆనందవే̀ంబో̀ తేగు

ఆనంద ఆనందవే̀ంబో̀ తేగు
ānaṃda ānaṃdavèṃbò tegu
A contented belch of sheer bliss

Verse 14 — బందితు కాణిరో̀

బందితు కాణిరో̀
baṃditu kāṇirò
has arisen — behold it!

Verse 15 — ఆనంద మూరుతి నమ్మ

ఆనంద మూరుతి నమ్మ
ānaṃda mūruti namma
Remember our embodiment of bliss,

Verse 16 — పురందర విఠ్ఠలన నే̀నే̀యిరో̀

పురందర విఠ్ఠలన నే̀నే̀యిరో̀
puraṃdara viṭhṭhalana nènèyirò
Purandara Viṭhala.

About Rama Nama Payasakke

Rama Nama Payasakke is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara 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.

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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Rama Nama Payasakke is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 16 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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