Yāke Nirdayanāde Elo Dēvane

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsa · devaranama · 14 verses

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याकॆ निर्दयनादॆ ऎलॊ देवनॆ

याकॆ निर्दयनादॆ ऎलॊ देवनॆ

yāke nirdayanāde elo dēvane

Verse 1 — याकॆ निर्दयनादॆ ऎलॊ देवनॆ

याकॆ निर्दयनादॆ ऎलॊ देवनॆ

yākè nirdayanādè èlò devanè

Why have You become so merciless, O Lord?

Verse 2 — श्रीकांत ऎनमेलॆ ऎळ्ळष्टु दयविल्ल

श्रीकांत ऎनमेलॆ ऎळ्ळष्टु दयविल्ल

śrīkāṃta ènamelè èl̤l̤aṣṭu dayavilla

O consort of Lakshmi, there is not even a sesame seed's worth of compassion for me

Verse 3 — कंगॆट्टु कंभदलि ऒडॆदु बळलि बंदु

कंगॆट्टु कंभदलि ऒडॆदु बळलि बंदु

kaṃgèṭṭu kaṃbhadali òḍèdu bal̤ali baṃdu

Distressed, Prahlada came to You after bursting forth from the pillar

Verse 4 — हिंगदॆ प्रह्लादनप्पिकॊंडॆ

हिंगदॆ प्रह्लादनप्पिकॊंडॆ

hiṃgadè prahlādanappikòṃḍè

Without hesitation, You embraced him

Verse 5 — मंगळ पदवित्तु मन्निसिदॆ अव निनगॆ

मंगळ पदवित्तु मन्निसिदॆ अव निनगॆ

maṃgal̤a padavittu mannisidè ava ninagè

You granted him auspicious boons and honored him

Verse 6 — भंगारवॆष्टु कॊट्टनु पेळॊ हरियॆ -याकॆ निर्दयनादॆ…

भंगारवॆष्टु कॊट्टनु पेळॊ हरियॆ -याकॆ निर्दयनादॆ ऎलॊ देवनॆ

bhaṃgāravèṣṭu kòṭṭanu pel̤ò hariyè -yākè nirdayanādè èlò devanè

How much gold did he give You, tell me, O Hari? — Why have You become so merciless?

Verse 7 — सिरिदेविगॆ हेळदॆ सॆरगु संवरिसदॆ

सिरिदेविगॆ हेळदॆ सॆरगु संवरिसदॆ

siridevigè hel̤adè sèragu saṃvarisadè

Without informing Lakshmi, without even tucking Your garment

Verse 8 — गरुडन मेलॆ गमनवागदॆ

गरुडन मेलॆ गमनवागदॆ

garuḍana melè gamanavāgadè

Without even turning Your mind toward Garuda

Verse 9 — भरदिंद नी बंदु करियनुद्धरिसिदॆ

भरदिंद नी बंदु करियनुद्धरिसिदॆ

bharadiṃda nī baṃdu kariyanuddharisidè

With great haste You came and rescued the elephant king

Verse 10 — करिराज ऎष्टु कनकव कॊट्ट हरियॆ -याकॆ निर्दयनादॆ…

करिराज ऎष्टु कनकव कॊट्ट हरियॆ -याकॆ निर्दयनादॆ ऎलॊ देवनॆ

karirāja èṣṭu kanakava kòṭṭa hariyè -yākè nirdayanādè èlò devanè

How much gold did the elephant king give You, O Hari? — Why have You become so merciless?

Verse 11 — अजमिळनु अण्णनॆ विभीषणनु तम्मनॆ

अजमिळनु अण्णनॆ विभीषणनु तम्मनॆ

ajamil̤anu aṇṇanè vibhīṣaṇanu tammanè

Ajamila is Your elder brother, Vibhishana is Your younger brother

Verse 12 — निजदि रुक्मांगदनु निन्न मॊम्मगने

निजदि रुक्मांगदनु निन्न मॊम्मगने

nijadi rukmāṃgadanu ninna mòmmagane

Truly, Rukmangada is Your very grandson

Verse 13 — भजनॆगवरे हितरॆ ना निनगॆ अन्यनॆ

भजनॆगवरे हितरॆ ना निनगॆ अन्यनॆ

bhajanègavare hitarè nā ninagè anyanè

Are they dearer to You in worship? Am I a stranger to You?

Verse 14 — त्रिजगपति सलहॆन्न पुरंदरविठल - याकॆ निर्दयनादॆ…

त्रिजगपति सलहॆन्न पुरंदरविठल - याकॆ निर्दयनादॆ ऎलॊ देवनॆ

trijagapati salahènna puraṃdaraviṭhala - yākè nirdayanādè èlò devanè

O Lord of the three worlds, protect me, Purandara Vittala — Why have You become so merciless?

About Yāke Nirdayanāde Elo Dēvane

Yāke Nirdayanāde Elo Dēvane 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".

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Yāke Nirdayanāde Elo Dēvane 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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