Śrīnivāsa Enna Biṭṭu

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 13 verses

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ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಎನ್ನ ಬಿಟ್ಟು ನೀನಗಲದೆ

ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಎನ್ನ ಬಿಟ್ಟು ನೀನಗಲದೆ

śrīnivāsa enna biṭṭu

Verse 1 — ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಎನ್ನ ಬಿಟ್ಟು ನೀನಗಲದೆ

ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಎನ್ನ ಬಿಟ್ಟು ನೀನಗಲದೆ

śrīnivāsa ènna biṭṭu nīnagaladè

Śrīnivāsa, do not leave me, do not part from me —

Verse 2 — ಮನವೆಂಬೊ ಮಂಟಪ

ಮನವೆಂಬೊ ಮಂಟಪ

manavèṃbò maṃṭapa

in the pavilion that is my mind,

Verse 3 — ತನುವೆಂಬೊ ಹಾಸು ಮಂಚ

ತನುವೆಂಬೊ ಹಾಸು ಮಂಚ

tanuvèṃbò hāsu maṃca

on the spread couch that is my body,

Verse 4 — ಜ್ಞಾನವೆಂಬೊ ದಿವ್ಯದೀಪದ ಬೆಳಕಲಿ

ಜ್ಞಾನವೆಂಬೊ ದಿವ್ಯದೀಪದ ಬೆಳಕಲಿ

jñānavèṃbò divyadīpada bèl̤akali

by the light of the divine lamp that is wisdom,

Verse 5 — ಸನಕಾದಿ ವಂದ್ಯ ನೀ ಬೇಗ ಬಾರೊ

ಸನಕಾದಿ ವಂದ್ಯ ನೀ ಬೇಗ ಬಾರೊ

sanakādi vaṃdya nī bega bārò

O one adored by Sanaka and the sages, come quickly.

Verse 6 — ಪಂಚದೈವರು ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಎನ್ನ

ಪಂಚದೈವರು ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಎನ್ನ

paṃcadaivaru yāvāgalū ènna

The five (the senses) forever

Verse 7 — ಹೊಂಚು ಹಾಕಿ ನೋಡುತಾರೆ

ಹೊಂಚು ಹಾಕಿ ನೋಡುತಾರೆ

hòṃcu hāki noḍutārè

lie in wait, watching me;

Verse 8 — ಹೊಂಚುಗಾರರು ಆರು ಮಂದಿ

ಹೊಂಚುಗಾರರು ಆರು ಮಂದಿ

hòṃcugāraru āru maṃdi

and six lurking foes, the passions,

Verse 9 — ಆವ ಹಿಂದು ಮುಂದಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಎಳೆಯುತಾರೆ

ಆವ ಹಿಂದು ಮುಂದಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಎಳೆಯುತಾರೆ

āva hiṃdu muṃdilladè èl̤èyutārè

drag me to and fro without rhyme or reason.

Verse 10 — ಮುನ್ನ ಮಾಡಿದ ದುಷ್ಕರ್ಮದಿ ಬಳಲಿದೆನೊ

ಮುನ್ನ ಮಾಡಿದ ದುಷ್ಕರ್ಮದಿ ಬಳಲಿದೆನೊ

munna māḍida duṣkarmadi bal̤alidènò

I am worn out by the evil deeds of my past;

Verse 11 — ಇನ್ನಾದರೂ ಎನ್ನ ಕೈ ಪಿಡಿಯೊ

ಇನ್ನಾದರೂ ಎನ್ನ ಕೈ ಪಿಡಿಯೊ

innādarū ènna kai piḍiyò

even now, take me by the hand.

Verse 12 — ಘನ್ನ ಮಹಿಮ ಸಿರಿ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ

ಘನ್ನ ಮಹಿಮ ಸಿರಿ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲ

ghanna mahima siri puraṃdara viṭhṭhala

O mighty and glorious Śrī Purandara Viṭhala,

Verse 13 — ಮನ್ನಿಸಿ ಎನ್ನನು ಕಾಯಬೇಕೊ

ಮನ್ನಿಸಿ ಎನ್ನನು ಕಾಯಬೇಕೊ

mannisi ènnanu kāyabekò

forgive me and protect me. (the poetʼs signature)

About Śrīnivāsa Enna Biṭṭu

Śrīnivāsa Enna Biṭṭu is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Venkateshwara — 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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