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Toredu Jīvisabahude Hari Ninna Caraṇagaḷa

Roman (IAST) lyrics with meaning · composed by Kanaka Dāsa · devaranama · 14 verses

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toredu jīvisabahude hari ninna caraṇagaḷa

toredu jīvisabahude hari ninna caraṇagaḷa

Verse 1 — tòrèdu jīvisabahudè hari ninna caraṇagal̤a

tòrèdu jīvisabahudè hari ninna caraṇagal̤a
Can anyone live giving up Your lotus feet, O Hari?

Verse 2 — baridè mātèginnu aritu pèl̤uvènayyā

baridè mātèginnu aritu pèl̤uvènayyā
Only now do I understand — alas, how empty!

Verse 3 — tāyi taṃdèya biṭṭu tapavamāḍalu bahudu

tāyi taṃdèya biṭṭu tapavamāḍalu bahudu
One may leave mother and father to undergo penance

Verse 4 — dāyādi baṃdhugal̤a biḍalu bahudu

dāyādi baṃdhugal̤a biḍalu bahudu
One may abandon relatives and kin

Verse 5 — rāyā tā munidarè rājyavanu biḍabahudu

rāyā tā munidarè rājyavanu biḍabahudu
O Lord, if one turns away, one may give up a kingdom

Verse 6 — kāyaja pita ninna aḍighal̤igè biḍalāgadu

kāyaja pita ninna aḍighal̤igè biḍalāgadu
Even the sun and the moon cannot forsake Your feet

Verse 7 — òḍalu hasiyalu anna villadalè irabahudu

òḍalu hasiyalu anna villadalè irabahudu
The body may endure hunger without food

Verse 8 — paḍèda kṣetrava biṭṭu hòraḍa bahudu

paḍèda kṣetrava biṭṭu hòraḍa bahudu
One may leave a home one has acquired

Verse 9 — maḍadi makkal̤anèlla kaḍègè tòlagisi biḍabahudu

maḍadi makkal̤anèlla kaḍègè tòlagisi biḍabahudu
One may cast away wife and children in the end

Verse 10 — kaḍaloḍèya ninna aḍiya biḍalāgadu

kaḍaloḍèya ninna aḍiya biḍalāgadu
Even the ocean cannot desert Your feet

Verse 11 — prāṇavā pararu beḍidarè ètti kòḍabahudu

prāṇavā pararu beḍidarè ètti kòḍabahudu
If begged, one may lift and give one's very life

Verse 12 — mānadali manava taggisalu bahudu

mānadali manava taggisalu bahudu
One may humble one's pride for honour's sake

Verse 13 — prāṇanāyakanāda ādīkeśavarāya

prāṇanāyakanāda ādīkeśavarāya
O Ādīkeśava, Lord of all life —

Verse 14 — jāṇa śrī kṛṣṇā ninnaḍighal̤igè biḍalāgadu

jāṇa śrī kṛṣṇā ninnaḍighal̤igè biḍalāgadu
O clever Śrī Krishna, one cannot abandon Your feet!

About Toredu Jīvisabahude Hari Ninna Caraṇagaḷa

Toredu Jīvisabahude Hari Ninna Caraṇagaḷa is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Kanaka 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.

Also known as: Sri Hare Srinivasa, Śrī Harē Śrīnivāsa.

A Haridasa saint-poet of Karnataka and disciple of Vyāsatīrtha, celebrated for his socially reformist devaranamas and works such as the Haribhaktisāra, composed under the signature "Ādikeśava" / "Kāginele Ādikeśava".

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