Yāke Nirdayanāde Elo Devane

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

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ಯಾಕೆ ನಿರ್ದಯನಾದೆ ಎಲೊ ದೇವನೆ

ಯಾಕೆ ನಿರ್ದಯನಾದೆ ಎಲೊ ದೇವನೆ

yākè nirdayanādè èlò devanè

Why have You become so merciless, O Lord?

Verse 2 — ಶ್ರೀಕಾಂತ ಎನಮೇಲೆ ಎಳ್ಳಷ್ಟು ದಯವಿಲ್ಲ

ಶ್ರೀಕಾಂತ ಎನಮೇಲೆ ಎಳ್ಳಷ್ಟು ದಯವಿಲ್ಲ

śrīkāṃta ènamelè èl̤l̤aṣṭu dayavilla

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

Verse 3 — ಕಂಗೆಟ್ಟು ಕಂಭದಲಿ ಒಡೆದು ಬಳಲಿ ಬಂದು

ಕಂಗೆಟ್ಟು ಕಂಭದಲಿ ಒಡೆದು ಬಳಲಿ ಬಂದು

kaṃgèṭṭu kaṃbhadali òḍèdu bal̤ali baṃdu

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

Verse 4 — ಹಿಂಗದೆ ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದನಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡೆ

ಹಿಂಗದೆ ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದನಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡೆ

hiṃgadè prahlādanappikòṃḍè

Without hesitation, You embraced him

Verse 5 — ಮಂಗಳ ಪದವಿತ್ತು ಮನ್ನಿಸಿದೆ ಅವ ನಿನಗೆ

ಮಂಗಳ ಪದವಿತ್ತು ಮನ್ನಿಸಿದೆ ಅವ ನಿನಗೆ

maṃgal̤a padavittu mannisidè ava ninagè

You granted him auspicious boons and honored him

Verse 6 — ಭಂಗಾರವೆಷ್ಟು ಕೊಟ್ಟನು ಪೇಳೊ ಹರಿಯೆ -ಯಾಕೆ ನಿರ್ದಯನಾದೆ…

ಭಂಗಾರವೆಷ್ಟು ಕೊಟ್ಟನು ಪೇಳೊ ಹರಿಯೆ -ಯಾಕೆ ನಿರ್ದಯನಾದೆ ಎಲೊ ದೇವನೆ

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 — ಸಿರಿದೇವಿಗೆ ಹೇಳದೆ ಸೆರಗು ಸಂವರಿಸದೆ

ಸಿರಿದೇವಿಗೆ ಹೇಳದೆ ಸೆರಗು ಸಂವರಿಸದೆ

siridevigè hel̤adè sèragu saṃvarisadè

Without informing Lakshmi, without even tucking Your garment

Verse 8 — ಗರುಡನ ಮೇಲೆ ಗಮನವಾಗದೆ

ಗರುಡನ ಮೇಲೆ ಗಮನವಾಗದೆ

garuḍana melè gamanavāgadè

Without even turning Your mind toward Garuda

Verse 9 — ಭರದಿಂದ ನೀ ಬಂದು ಕರಿಯನುದ್ಧರಿಸಿದೆ

ಭರದಿಂದ ನೀ ಬಂದು ಕರಿಯನುದ್ಧರಿಸಿದೆ

bharadiṃda nī baṃdu kariyanuddharisidè

With great haste You came and rescued the elephant king

Verse 10 — ಕರಿರಾಜ ಎಷ್ಟು ಕನಕವ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಹರಿಯೆ -ಯಾಕೆ ನಿರ್ದಯನಾದೆ…

ಕರಿರಾಜ ಎಷ್ಟು ಕನಕವ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಹರಿಯೆ -ಯಾಕೆ ನಿರ್ದಯನಾದೆ ಎಲೊ ದೇವನೆ

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 — ಅಜಮಿಳನು ಅಣ್ಣನೆ ವಿಭೀಷಣನು ತಮ್ಮನೆ

ಅಜಮಿಳನು ಅಣ್ಣನೆ ವಿಭೀಷಣನು ತಮ್ಮನೆ

ajamil̤anu aṇṇanè vibhīṣaṇanu tammanè

Ajamila is Your elder brother, Vibhishana is Your younger brother

Verse 12 — ನಿಜದಿ ರುಕ್ಮಾಂಗದನು ನಿನ್ನ ಮೊಮ್ಮಗನೇ

ನಿಜದಿ ರುಕ್ಮಾಂಗದನು ನಿನ್ನ ಮೊಮ್ಮಗನೇ

nijadi rukmāṃgadanu ninna mòmmagane

Truly, Rukmangada is Your very grandson

Verse 13 — ಭಜನೆಗವರೇ ಹಿತರೆ ನಾ ನಿನಗೆ ಅನ್ಯನೆ

ಭಜನೆಗವರೇ ಹಿತರೆ ನಾ ನಿನಗೆ ಅನ್ಯನೆ

bhajanègavare hitarè nā ninagè anyanè

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

Verse 14 — ತ್ರಿಜಗಪತಿ ಸಲಹೆನ್ನ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲ - ಯಾಕೆ ನಿರ್ದಯನಾದೆ…

ತ್ರಿಜಗಪತಿ ಸಲಹೆನ್ನ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲ - ಯಾಕೆ ನಿರ್ದಯನಾದೆ ಎಲೊ ದೇವನೆ

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 Devane

Yāke Nirdayanāde Elo Devane 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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