Vitthala, the indweller of the entire world. || refrain ||
Verse 3 — హిందే̀ విఠల ముందే̀ విఠల
హిందే̀ విఠల ముందే̀ విఠల
hiṃdè viṭhala muṃdè viṭhala
Vitthala behind, Vitthala ahead —
Verse 4 — హిందే̀ ముందే̀ పురందర విఠల
హిందే̀ ముందే̀ పురందర విఠల
hiṃdè muṃdè puraṃdara viṭhala
behind and ahead, Purandara's Vitthala. ||1||
Verse 5 — ఏ̀డకే̀ విఠల బలకే̀ విఠల
ఏ̀డకే̀ విఠల బలకే̀ విఠల
èḍakè viṭhala balakè viṭhala
Vitthala to the left, Vitthala to the right —
Verse 6 — ఏ̀డకే̀ బలకే̀ పురందర విఠల
ఏ̀డకే̀ బలకే̀ పురందర విఠల
èḍakè balakè puraṃdara viṭhala
left and right, Purandara's Vitthala. ||2||
Verse 7 — మేలే̀ విఠల కే̀ళగే̀ విఠల
మేలే̀ విఠల కే̀ళగే̀ విఠల
melè viṭhala kèl̤agè viṭhala
Vitthala above, Vitthala below —
Verse 8 — మేలే̀ కే̀ళగే̀ పురందర విఠల
మేలే̀ కే̀ళగే̀ పురందర విఠల
melè kèl̤agè puraṃdara viṭhala
above and below, Purandara's Vitthala. ||3||
Verse 9 — ఓ̀ళగే̀ విఠల హో̀రగే̀ విఠల
ఓ̀ళగే̀ విఠల హో̀రగే̀ విఠల
òl̤agè viṭhala hòragè viṭhala
Vitthala within, Vitthala without —
Verse 10 — ఓ̀ళగే̀ హో̀రగే̀ పురందర విఠల
ఓ̀ళగే̀ హో̀రగే̀ పురందర విఠల
òl̤agè hòragè puraṃdara viṭhala
within and without, Purandara's Vitthala. ||4||
Verse 11 — తందే̀ విఠల తాయి విఠల
తందే̀ విఠల తాయి విఠల
taṃdè viṭhala tāyi viṭhala
Vitthala as father, Vitthala as mother —
Verse 12 — తందే̀ తాయి పురందర విఠల
తందే̀ తాయి పురందర విఠల
taṃdè tāyi puraṃdara viṭhala
as father and mother, Purandara's Vitthala. ||5||
Verse 13 — బంధు విఠల బళగ విఠల
బంధు విఠల బళగ విఠల
baṃdhu viṭhala bal̤aga viṭhala
Vitthala as kinsman, Vitthala as our own people —
Verse 14 — బంధు బళగ పురందర విఠల
బంధు బళగ పురందర విఠల
baṃdhu bal̤aga puraṃdara viṭhala
as kin and kindred, Purandara's Vitthala. ||6||
About Viṭhala Salaho Svāmi Namma
Viṭhala Salaho Svāmi Namma is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vitthala — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: madhwafestivals.com.
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".
What is Viṭhala Salaho Svāmi Namma and what does it mean?
Viṭhala Salaho Svāmi Namma is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vitthala, 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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