but O lord of the ocean, your feet I cannot forsake.
Verse 11 — ప్రాణవా పరరు బేడిదరే̀ ఏ̀త్తి కో̀డబహుదు
ప్రాణవా పరరు బేడిదరే̀ ఏ̀త్తి కో̀డబహుదు
prāṇavā pararu beḍidarè ètti kòḍabahudu
If others demand oneʼs very life, one may give it up;
Verse 12 — మానదలి మనవ తగ్గిసలు బహుదు
మానదలి మనవ తగ్గిసలు బహుదు
mānadali manava taggisalu bahudu
one may bow down oneʼs proud heart;
Verse 13 — ప్రాణనాయకనాద ఆదీకేశవరాయ
ప్రాణనాయకనాద ఆదీకేశవరాయ
prāṇanāyakanāda ādīkeśavarāya
O Ādikeśava, lord of my life-breath,
Verse 14 — జాణ శ్రీ కృష్ణా నిన్నడిఘళిగే̀ బిడలాగదు
జాణ శ్రీ కృష్ణా నిన్నడిఘళిగే̀ బిడలాగదు
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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Who composed Toredu Jīvisabahude?
Toredu Jīvisabahude is attributed to Kanaka Dāsa.
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