When the Lord who created it takes responsibility,
Verse 6 — गट्यागि सलहुवनु इदकॆ संशय बेड
गट्यागि सलहुवनु इदकॆ संशय बेड
gaṭyāgi salahuvanu idakè saṃśaya beḍa
He sustains it firmly — have no doubt.
Verse 7 — अडवियॊळगाडुव मृगपक्षिगळिगॆल्ल
अडवियॊळगाडुव मृगपक्षिगळिगॆल्ल
aḍaviyòl̤agāḍuva mṛgapakṣigal̤igèlla
For all the beasts and birds that roam the forest,
Verse 8 — अडिगडिगडिगॆ आहारवित्तवरु यारॊ
अडिगडिगडिगॆ आहारवित्तवरु यारॊ
aḍigaḍigaḍigè āhāravittavaru yārò
who gave food at every single turn?
Verse 9 — पडॆद जननिय तॆरदि स्वामि हॊणॆगीडागि
पडॆद जननिय तॆरदि स्वामि हॊणॆगीडागि
paḍèda jananiya tèradi svāmi hòṇègīḍāgi
Like the mother who bore you, the Lord takes charge
Verse 10 — बिडदॆ रक्षिपनिदकॆ संदेह बेड
बिडदॆ रक्षिपनिदकॆ संदेह बेड
biḍadè rakṣipanidakè saṃdeha beḍa
and protects without fail — have no doubt.
Verse 11 — कल्लॊळगॆ हुट्टि कूगुव कप्पॆगळिगॆल्ल
कल्लॊळगॆ हुट्टि कूगुव कप्पॆगळिगॆल्ल
kallòl̤agè huṭṭi kūguva kappègal̤igèlla
For all the frogs born within the rocks that croak,
Verse 12 — अल्लल्लिगॆ आहारवित्तवरु यारॊ
अल्लल्लिगॆ आहारवित्तवरु यारॊ
allalligè āhāravittavaru yārò
who provided food, each in its place?
Verse 13 — बल्लिदनु कागिनॆलॆयादिकेशवराय
बल्लिदनु कागिनॆलॆयादिकेशवराय
ballidanu kāginèlèyādikeśavarāya
The mighty Lord, Kāginele Ādikeśava,
Verse 14 — ऎल्लरनु सलहुवनु इदकॆ संशयविल्ल
ऎल्लरनु सलहुवनु इदकॆ संशयविल्ल
èllaranu salahuvanu idakè saṃśayavilla
sustains everyone — of this there is no doubt. (the poetʼs signature)
About Tallaṇasidiru Kaṇḍya
Tallaṇasidiru Kaṇḍya 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.
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".
What is Tallaṇasidiru Kaṇḍya and what does it mean?
Tallaṇasidiru Kaṇḍya is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Kanaka Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 14 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 Tallaṇasidiru Kaṇḍya?
Tallaṇasidiru Kaṇḍya is attributed to Kanaka Dāsa.
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