You who slew your maternal uncle (Kaṃsa) at Mathurā,
Verse 4 — ಯಶೋದೆ ಕಂದೆ ನೀ ಬಾರೊ
ಯಶೋದೆ ಕಂದೆ ನೀ ಬಾರೊ
yaśodè kaṃdè nī bārò
darling child of Yaśodā, come.
Verse 5 — ಕನಕಾಲಂದಗಿ ಘುಲು ಘುಲು ಯೆನುತಲಿ
ಕನಕಾಲಂದಗಿ ಘುಲು ಘುಲು ಯೆನುತಲಿ
kanakālaṃdagi ghulu ghulu yènutali
With golden anklets jingling ‘ghulu-ghulu’,
Verse 6 — ಝಣಝಣ ವೆನುತಿಹ ನಾದಗಳು
ಝಣಝಣ ವೆನುತಿಹ ನಾದಗಳು
jhaṇajhaṇa vènutiha nādagal̤u
and their ‘jhaṇa-jhaṇa’ ringing music,
Verse 7 — ಚಿಣಿಕೊಳು ಚೆಂಡು ಬುಗರೆಯನಾಡುತ
ಚಿಣಿಕೊಳು ಚೆಂಡು ಬುಗರೆಯನಾಡುತ
ciṇikòl̤u cèṃḍu bugarèyanāḍuta
playing at gilli-danda, ball and spinning-top,
Verse 8 — ಸಣ್ಣ ಸಣ್ಣ ಗೊವಳರೊಡಿ ಬಾರೊ
ಸಣ್ಣ ಸಣ್ಣ ಗೊವಳರೊಡಿ ಬಾರೊ
saṇṇa saṇṇa gòval̤aròḍi bārò
come running with the little cowherd boys.
Verse 9 — ಶಂಖ ಚಕ್ರವು ಕೈಯಲಿ ಹೊಳಿಯುತ
ಶಂಖ ಚಕ್ರವು ಕೈಯಲಿ ಹೊಳಿಯುತ
śaṃkha cakravu kaiyali hòl̤iyuta
Conch and discus gleaming in your hands,
Verse 10 — ಬಿಂಕದ ಕೋವಲ ನೀ ಬಾರೊ
ಬಿಂಕದ ಕೋವಲ ನೀ ಬಾರೊ
biṃkada kovala nī bārò
come, O graceful cowherd.
Verse 11 — ಅಕಳಂಕ ಮಹಿಮನೆ ಆದಿನಾರಾಯಣ
ಅಕಳಂಕ ಮಹಿಮನೆ ಆದಿನಾರಾಯಣ
akal̤aṃka mahimanè ādinārāyaṇa
O stainless one of glory, primeval Nārāyaṇa,
Verse 12 — ಬೇಗಂಪೆ ಭಕುತರಿಗೊಲಿ ಬಾರೊ
ಬೇಗಂಪೆ ಭಕುತರಿಗೊಲಿ ಬಾರೊ
begaṃpè bhakutarigòli bārò
come quickly, gracing your devotees.
Verse 13 — ಖಗವಾಹನನೆ ಬಗೆಬಗೆರೂಪನೆ
ಖಗವಾಹನನೆ ಬಗೆಬಗೆರೂಪನೆ
khagavāhananè bagèbagèrūpanè
O rider of the bird (Garuḍa), you of myriad forms,
Verse 14 — ನಗೆಮೊಗದರುಶನೆ ನೀ ಬಾರೊ
ನಗೆಮೊಗದರುಶನೆ ನೀ ಬಾರೊ
nagèmògadaruśanè nī bārò
of the smiling-faced vision, come.
Verse 15 — ಜಗದೊಳು ನಿನ್ನಯ ಮಹಿಮೆಯ ಪೊಗಳುವ
ಜಗದೊಳು ನಿನ್ನಯ ಮಹಿಮೆಯ ಪೊಗಳುವ
jagadòl̤u ninnaya mahimèya pògal̤uva
In this world that sings your glory,
Verse 16 — ಪುರಂದರವಿಠ್ಠಲ ನೀ ಬಾರೊ
ಪುರಂದರವಿಠ್ಠಲ ನೀ ಬಾರೊ
puraṃdaraviṭhṭhala nī bārò
come, O Purandara Viṭhala. (the poet’s signature)
About Yadava Nee Ba
Yadava Nee Ba is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Krishna — a Devaranama. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Kannada Wikisource.
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".
Yadava Nee Ba is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Krishna, of 15 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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Yadava Nee Ba is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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