Yāke Chintisutiddi Kōṭimanave

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 13 verses

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याकॆ चिंतिसुतिद्दि कोतिमनवॆ

याकॆ चिंतिसुतिद्दि कोतिमनवॆ

yākè ciṃtisutiddi kotimanavè

Why do you worry, foolish mind?

Verse 2 — लोकनाथन नॆनॆदु सुखियागु मनवॆ

लोकनाथन नॆनॆदु सुखियागु मनवॆ

lokanāthana nènèdu sukhiyāgu manavè

Remember Lord Lokanātha and be happy, O mind!

Verse 3 — हुट्टुवागापत्तिगारु चिंतिसिदवरु

हुट्टुवागापत्तिगारु चिंतिसिदवरु

huṭṭuvāgāpattigāru ciṃtisidavaru

Those who worry from the moment of birth

Verse 4 — कट्टकडॆयलि लयकॆ यार चिंतॆ

कट्टकडॆयलि लयकॆ यार चिंतॆ

kaṭṭakaḍèyali layakè yāra ciṃtè

At the final dissolution, whose worry remains?

Verse 5 — नट्टनडुविन बाळिगेकॆ चिंतिसुतिरुवॆ

नट्टनडुविन बाळिगेकॆ चिंतिसुतिरुवॆ

naṭṭanaḍuvina bāl̤igekè ciṃtisutiruvè

Why do you worry through this fleeting life?

Verse 6 — हुट्टिदवरिगॆ मूरु बट्टिल्लवॆ मरुळॆ

हुट्टिदवरिगॆ मूरु बट्टिल्लवॆ मरुळॆ

huṭṭidavarigè mūru baṭṭillavè marul̤è

For those born, there is nothing but three bytes of food — delusion!

Verse 7 — नविलिगॆ चित्रपत्रवनारु बरॆदवरु

नविलिगॆ चित्रपत्रवनारु बरॆदवरु

naviligè citrapatravanāru barèdavaru

Who wrote the colourful plumage on the peacock?

Verse 8 — पवळद लतॆगॆ कॆंपिट्टवरु यारु

पवळद लतॆगॆ कॆंपिट्टवरु यारु

paval̤ada latègè kèṃpiṭṭavaru yāru

Who coloured the swan-white lotus petals pink?

Verse 9 — सविमातिनरगिणिगॆ हसुरु बळिदवरारु

सविमातिनरगिणिगॆ हसुरु बळिदवरारु

savimātinaragiṇigè hasuru bal̤idavarāru

Who painted the green fields for the honey-bee?

Verse 10 — अव माडिदव नम्म मरॆतिहनॆ मरुळॆ

अव माडिदव नम्म मरॆतिहनॆ मरुळॆ

ava māḍidava namma marètihanè marul̤è

Having forgotten the one who did all this, you remain deluded!

Verse 11 — बसुरॊळगॆ शिशुवनु अदारु सलहिदवरु

बसुरॊळगॆ शिशुवनु अदारु सलहिदवरु

basuròl̤agè śiśuvanu adāru salahidavaru

Within the egg, who sheltered the baby?

Verse 12 — वसुधॆयनु बसुरॊळगॆ इट्टवरु यारु

वसुधॆयनु बसुरॊळगॆ इट्टवरु यारु

vasudhèyanu basuròl̤agè iṭṭavaru yāru

Who placed the embryo in the womb?

Verse 13 — हसगॆडदॆ नम्म श्री पुरंदरविठलन

हसगॆडदॆ नम्म श्री पुरंदरविठलन

hasagèḍadè namma śrī puraṃdaraviṭhalana

Unhesitatingly — our dear Purandara Viṭhala

Verse 14 — बिसजपादव नंबि सुखियागु मरुळॆ

बिसजपादव नंबि सुखियागु मरुळॆ

bisajapādava naṃbi sukhiyāgu marul̤è

Trust His lotus feet and be happy, O deluded one!

About Yāke Chintisutiddi Kōṭimanave

Yāke Chintisutiddi Kōṭimanave 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: 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".

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Yāke Chintisutiddi Kōṭimanave is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 13 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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