When the Lord who created it takes responsibility,
Verse 6 — ಗಟ್ಯಾಗಿ ಸಲಹುವನು ಇದಕೆ ಸಂಶಯ ಬೇಡ
ಗಟ್ಯಾಗಿ ಸಲಹುವನು ಇದಕೆ ಸಂಶಯ ಬೇಡ
gaṭyāgi salahuvanu idakè saṃśaya beḍa
He sustains it firmly — have no doubt.
Verse 7 — ಅಡವಿಯೊಳಗಾಡುವ ಮೃಗಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳಿಗೆಲ್ಲ
ಅಡವಿಯೊಳಗಾಡುವ ಮೃಗಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳಿಗೆಲ್ಲ
aḍaviyòl̤agāḍuva mṛgapakṣigal̤igèlla
For all the beasts and birds that roam the forest,
Verse 8 — ಅಡಿಗಡಿಗಡಿಗೆ ಆಹಾರವಿತ್ತವರು ಯಾರೊ
ಅಡಿಗಡಿಗಡಿಗೆ ಆಹಾರವಿತ್ತವರು ಯಾರೊ
aḍigaḍigaḍigè āhāravittavaru yārò
who gave food at every single turn?
Verse 9 — ಪಡೆದ ಜನನಿಯ ತೆರದಿ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಹೊಣೆಗೀಡಾಗಿ
ಪಡೆದ ಜನನಿಯ ತೆರದಿ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಹೊಣೆಗೀಡಾಗಿ
paḍèda jananiya tèradi svāmi hòṇègīḍāgi
Like the mother who bore you, the Lord takes charge
Verse 10 — ಬಿಡದೆ ರಕ್ಷಿಪನಿದಕೆ ಸಂದೇಹ ಬೇಡ
ಬಿಡದೆ ರಕ್ಷಿಪನಿದಕೆ ಸಂದೇಹ ಬೇಡ
biḍadè rakṣipanidakè saṃdeha beḍa
and protects without fail — have no doubt.
Verse 11 — ಕಲ್ಲೊಳಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟಿ ಕೂಗುವ ಕಪ್ಪೆಗಳಿಗೆಲ್ಲ
ಕಲ್ಲೊಳಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟಿ ಕೂಗುವ ಕಪ್ಪೆಗಳಿಗೆಲ್ಲ
kallòl̤agè huṭṭi kūguva kappègal̤igèlla
For all the frogs born within the rocks that croak,
Verse 12 — ಅಲ್ಲಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಆಹಾರವಿತ್ತವರು ಯಾರೊ
ಅಲ್ಲಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಆಹಾರವಿತ್ತವರು ಯಾರೊ
allalligè āhāravittavaru yārò
who provided food, each in its place?
Verse 13 — ಬಲ್ಲಿದನು ಕಾಗಿನೆಲೆಯಾದಿಕೇಶವರಾಯ
ಬಲ್ಲಿದನು ಕಾಗಿನೆಲೆಯಾದಿಕೇಶವರಾಯ
ballidanu kāginèlèyādikeśavarāya
The mighty Lord, Kāginele Ādikeśava,
Verse 14 — ಎಲ್ಲರನು ಸಲಹುವನು ಇದಕೆ ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲ
ಎಲ್ಲರನು ಸಲಹುವನು ಇದಕೆ ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲ
èllaranu salahuvanu idakè saṃśayavilla
sustains everyone — of this there is no doubt. (the poetʼs signature)
About Tallanasidiru Kandya
Tallanasidiru Kandya is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Kanaka Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, 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 Tallanasidiru Kandya and what does it mean?
Tallanasidiru Kandya is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Kanaka Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 13 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 Tallanasidiru Kandya?
Tallanasidiru Kandya is attributed to Kanaka Dāsa.
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