My body has no strength — a single thought of you, that is all I need.
Verse 16 — ಹನುಮದೀಶ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲನೆ ಕೈಯ ಪಿಡಿದು
ಹನುಮದೀಶ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲನೆ ಕೈಯ ಪಿಡಿದು
hanumadīśa puraṃdara viṭhṭhalanè kaiya piḍidu
O Hanumān-adhīśa, Purandara Viṭhala, take my hand and protect me.
About Śrīnivāsa Nīne Pāliso
Śrīnivāsa Nīne Pāliso is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Venkatesha — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: haridasaseva.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".
What is Śrīnivāsa Nīne Pāliso and what does it mean?
Śrīnivāsa Nīne Pāliso is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Venkatesha, 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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Who composed Śrīnivāsa Nīne Pāliso?
Śrīnivāsa Nīne Pāliso is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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