For those born, there is nothing but three bytes of food — delusion!
Verse 7 — நவிலிகே̀ சித்ரபத்ரவநாரு பரே̀தவரு
நவிலிகே̀ சித்ரபத்ரவநாரு பரே̀தவரு
naviligè citrapatravanāru barèdavaru
Who wrote the colourful plumage on the peacock?
Verse 8 — பவளத லதே̀கே̀ கே̀ம்பிட்டவரு யாரு
பவளத லதே̀கே̀ கே̀ம்பிட்டவரு யாரு
paval̤ada latègè kèṃpiṭṭavaru yāru
Who coloured the swan-white lotus petals pink?
Verse 9 — ஸவிமாதிநரகிணிகே̀ ஹஸுரு பளிதவராரு
ஸவிமாதிநரகிணிகே̀ ஹஸுரு பளிதவராரு
savimātinaragiṇigè hasuru bal̤idavarāru
Who painted the green fields for the honey-bee?
Verse 10 — அவ மாடிதவ நம்ம மரே̀திஹநே̀ மருளே̀
அவ மாடிதவ நம்ம மரே̀திஹநே̀ மருளே̀
ava māḍidava namma marètihanè marul̤è
Having forgotten the one who did all this, you remain deluded!
Verse 11 — பஸுரோ̀ளகே̀ ஶிஶுவநு அதாரு ஸலஹிதவரு
பஸுரோ̀ளகே̀ ஶிஶுவநு அதாரு ஸலஹிதவரு
basuròl̤agè śiśuvanu adāru salahidavaru
Within the egg, who sheltered the baby?
Verse 12 — வஸுதே̀யநு பஸுரோ̀ளகே̀ இட்டவரு யாரு
வஸுதே̀யநு பஸுரோ̀ளகே̀ இட்டவரு யாரு
vasudhèyanu basuròl̤agè iṭṭavaru yāru
Who placed the embryo in the womb?
Verse 13 — ஹஸகே̀டதே̀ நம்ம ஶ்ரீ புரம்தரவிடலந
ஹஸகே̀டதே̀ நம்ம ஶ்ரீ புரம்தரவிடலந
hasagèḍadè namma śrī puraṃdaraviṭhalana
Unhesitatingly — our dear Purandara Viṭhala
Verse 14 — பிஸஜபாதவ நம்பி ஸுகியாகு மருளே̀
பிஸஜபாதவ நம்பி ஸுகியாகு மருளே̀
bisajapādava naṃbi sukhiyāgu marul̤è
Trust His lotus feet and be happy, O deluded one!
About Yāke Cintisutiddi Kōtimanave
Yāke Cintisutiddi Kōtimanave is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara 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.
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 Yāke Cintisutiddi Kōtimanave and what does it mean?
Yāke Cintisutiddi Kōtimanave is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara 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 Yāke Cintisutiddi Kōtimanave?
Yāke Cintisutiddi Kōtimanave is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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