Toredu Jīvisabahude

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

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toredu jīvisabahude

toredu jīvisabahude

Verse 1 — tòrèdu jīvisabahudè hari ninna caraṇagal̤a

tòrèdu jīvisabahudè hari ninna caraṇagal̤a

Can I live at all, O Hari, having forsaken your feet?

Verse 2 — baridè mātèginnu aritu pèl̤uvènayyā

baridè mātèginnu aritu pèl̤uvènayyā

I say this now with full awareness, not idly, O Lord.

Verse 3 — tāyi taṃdèya biṭṭu tapavamāḍalu bahudu

tāyi taṃdèya biṭṭu tapavamāḍalu bahudu

One may leave mother and father to go and do penance;

Verse 4 — dāyādi baṃdhugal̤a biḍalu bahudu

dāyādi baṃdhugal̤a biḍalu bahudu

one may forsake kinsmen and relatives;

Verse 5 — rāyā tā munidarè rājyavanu biḍabahudu

rāyā tā munidarè rājyavanu biḍabahudu

if the king turns wrathful, one may abandon the kingdom;

Verse 6 — kāyaja pita ninna aḍighal̤igè biḍalāgadu

kāyaja pita ninna aḍighal̤igè biḍalāgadu

but O father of Kāma, your feet I cannot forsake.

Verse 7 — òḍalu hasiyalu anna villadalè irabahudu

òḍalu hasiyalu anna villadalè irabahudu

One may go hungry, with no food to eat;

Verse 8 — paḍèda kṣetrava biṭṭu hòraḍa bahudu

paḍèda kṣetrava biṭṭu hòraḍa bahudu

one may leave the land one has gained and depart;

Verse 9 — maḍadi makkal̤anèlla kaḍègè tòlagisi biḍabahudu

maḍadi makkal̤anèlla kaḍègè tòlagisi biḍabahudu

one may at last send away wife and children;

Verse 10 — kaḍaloḍèya ninna aḍiya biḍalāgadu

kaḍaloḍèya ninna aḍiya biḍalāgadu

but O lord of the ocean, your feet I cannot forsake.

Verse 11 — prāṇavā pararu beḍidarè ètti kòḍabahudu

prāṇavā pararu beḍidarè ètti kòḍabahudu

If others demand oneʼs very life, one may give it up;

Verse 12 — mānadali manava taggisalu bahudu

mānadali manava taggisalu bahudu

one may bow down oneʼs proud heart;

Verse 13 — prāṇanāyakanāda ādīkeśavarāya

prāṇanāyakanāda ādīkeśavarāya

O Ādikeśava, lord of my life-breath,

Verse 14 — jāṇa śrī kṛṣṇā ninnaḍighal̤igè biḍalāgadu

jāṇa śrī kṛṣṇā ninnaḍighal̤igè biḍalāgadu

O clever Śrī Kṛṣṇa, your feet I cannot forsake. (the poetʼs signature)

About Toredu Jīvisabahude

Toredu Jīvisabahude 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".

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Toredu Jīvisabahude 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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