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Tamboori Meetidava

Kannada lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 3 verses

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ತಂಬೂರಿ ಮೀಟಿದವ

ತಂಬೂರಿ ಮೀಟಿದವ
tamboori meetidava

Verse 1 — ತಂಬೂರಿ ಮೀಟಿದವ ಭವಾಬ್ಧಿ ದಾಟಿದವ

ತಂಬೂರಿ ಮೀಟಿದವ ಭವಾಬ್ಧಿ ದಾಟಿದವ
taṃbūri mīṭidava bhavābdhi dāṭidava
He who strummed the tambūrā crossed the ocean of worldly existence.

Verse 2 — ತಾಳವ ತಟ್ಟಿದವ ಸುರರೊಳು ಸೇರಿದವ

ತಾಳವ ತಟ್ಟಿದವ ಸುರರೊಳು ಸೇರಿದವ
tāl̤ava taṭṭidava suraròl̤u seridava
He who kept the beat joined the company of the celestial ones.

Verse 3 — ಗೆಜ್ಜೆಯ ಕಟ್ಟಿದವ ಖಳರೆದೆಯ ಮೆಟ್ಟಿದವ | ಗಾನವ ಪಾಡಿದವ…

ಗೆಜ್ಜೆಯ ಕಟ್ಟಿದವ ಖಳರೆದೆಯ ಮೆಟ್ಟಿದವ |
ಗಾನವ ಪಾಡಿದವ ಹರಿಮೂರುತಿ ನೋಡಿದವ |
ವಿಠ್ಠಲನ ನೋಡಿದವ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲನ ನೋಡಿದವ ವೈಕುಂಠಕೆ ಓಡಿದವ
gèjjèya kaṭṭidava khal̤arèdèya mèṭṭidava |
gānava pāḍidava harimūruti noḍidava |
viṭhṭhalana noḍidava puraṃdara viṭhṭhalana noḍidava vaikuṃṭhakè oḍidava
He who tied on ankle bells trampled the hearts of the wicked; singing sacred song, he beheld the very form of Hari — he saw Viṭṭhala, saw Purandara Viṭṭhala, and raced to Vaikuṇṭha.

About Tamboori Meetidava

Tamboori Meetidava is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: dasapada.in.

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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What is Tamboori Meetidava and what does it mean?

Tamboori Meetidava is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 3 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 Tamboori Meetidava?

Tamboori Meetidava is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.

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