Śrīrāma Endare Bhāgyakke Kāraṇa

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 9 verses

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ಶ್ರೀರಾಮ ಎಂದರೆ ಭಾಗ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ

ಶ್ರೀರಾಮ ಎಂದರೆ ಭಾಗ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ

śrīrāma endare bhāgyakke kāraṇa

Verse 1 — ಶ್ರೀರಾಮ ಎಂದರೆ ಭಾಗ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ

ಶ್ರೀರಾಮ ಎಂದರೆ ಭಾಗ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ

śrīrāma èṃdarè bhāgyakkè kāraṇa

Uttering 'Sri Rama' is the cause of good fortune;

Verse 2 — ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ ಎಂದರೆ ದುರಿತನಿವಾರಣ

ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ ಎಂದರೆ ದುರಿತನಿವಾರಣ

śrīkṛṣṇa èṃdarè duritanivāraṇa

uttering 'Sri Krishna' removes all sins.

Verse 3 — ಎಚ್ಚತ್ತಿರು ಎಲೆ ಮನವೆ ಎಚ್ಚತ್ತಿರು ಎಲೆ ಮನವೆ

ಎಚ್ಚತ್ತಿರು ಎಲೆ ಮನವೆ ಎಚ್ಚತ್ತಿರು ಎಲೆ ಮನವೆ

èccattiru èlè manavè èccattiru èlè manavè

Wake up, O mind, wake up, O mind!

Verse 4 — ಅಚ್ಯುತನೆಂಬ ನಾಮದಲಿ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯಿಡು

ಅಚ್ಯುತನೆಂಬ ನಾಮದಲಿ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯಿಡು

acyutanèṃba nāmadali naṃbikèyiḍu

Place your trust in the name 'Achyuta';

Verse 5 — ಅಜತನೆ ಆದಿಕೇಶವನೆ ಅನಾಥಬಂಧು

ಅಜತನೆ ಆದಿಕೇಶವನೆ ಅನಾಥಬಂಧು

ajatanè ādikeśavanè anāthabaṃdhu

He is the unborn, Adikeshava, friend of the forlorn.

Verse 6 — ಅಚ್ಯುತನ ಪಾದವನೆ ನಂಬು ಗತಿಯೆಂದು

ಅಚ್ಯುತನ ಪಾದವನೆ ನಂಬು ಗತಿಯೆಂದು

acyutana pādavanè naṃbu gatiyèṃdu

Trust Achyuta's feet as your refuge;

Verse 7 — ಅನಂತನೆಂದರೆ ಬಲುಭಯ ವಿನಾಶ

ಅನಂತನೆಂದರೆ ಬಲುಭಯ ವಿನಾಶ

anaṃtanèṃdarè balubhaya vināśa

'Ananta' destroys even the greatest fears;

Verse 8 — ಗೋವಿಂದೆನೆಂದರೆ ಸಕಲ ತೀರ್ಥ ಸ್ನಾನ

ಗೋವಿಂದೆನೆಂದರೆ ಸಕಲ ತೀರ್ಥ ಸ್ನಾನ

goviṃdènèṃdarè sakala tīrtha snāna

'Govinda' is a bath in all holy waters.

Verse 9 — ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲ ಕೊಡುವ ಸಕಲಸುಜ್ಞಾನ |

ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲ ಕೊಡುವ ಸಕಲಸುಜ್ಞಾನ |

puraṃdaraviṭhala kòḍuva sakalasujñāna |

Purandara Vithala grants all wisdom.

About Śrīrāma Endare Bhāgyakke Kāraṇa

Śrīrāma Endare Bhāgyakke Kāraṇa is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Rama — a Ugabhoga. 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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