Without respite I burn in this world, body aching,
Verse 3 — ಕಂದರ್ಪ ಬಾಧೆಯಿಂ ಮಾನಿನಿಯ ವಶನಾಗಿ
ಕಂದರ್ಪ ಬಾಧೆಯಿಂ ಮಾನಿನಿಯ ವಶನಾಗಿ
kaṃdarpa bādhèyiṃ māniniya vaśanāgi
Subdued by Kāmdā's torment, enslaved by greed —
Verse 4 — ಮಂದಮತಿಯಿಂದ ಬಲು ಮರುಳಾದೆನೊ
ಮಂದಮತಿಯಿಂದ ಬಲು ಮರುಳಾದೆನೊ
maṃdamatiyiṃda balu marul̤ādènò
From dull-wittedness I grew wholly deluded!
Verse 5 — ಸಂದಿತೈ ಯೌವನವು ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಬಂದಿತು ಈಗ
ಸಂದಿತೈ ಯೌವನವು ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಬಂದಿತು ಈಗ
saṃditai yauvanavu buddhi baṃditu īga
Youth has passed; now old age has arrived —
Verse 6 — ಸಂದೇಹಪಡದೆ ನೀ ಕರುಣಿಸೈ ಎನ್ನ
ಸಂದೇಹಪಡದೆ ನೀ ಕರುಣಿಸೈ ಎನ್ನ
saṃdehapaḍadè nī karuṇisai ènna
Without doubt, do show me compassion!
Verse 7 — ಹೆಂಡತಿಯು ಕಡೆಗಣ್ಣಿನಿಂದ ನೋಡುವಳೀಗ
ಹೆಂಡತಿಯು ಕಡೆಗಣ್ಣಿನಿಂದ ನೋಡುವಳೀಗ
hèṃḍatiyu kaḍègaṇṇiniṃda noḍuval̤īga
My wife now watches me with sidelong glances —
Verse 8 — ಹಿಂಡು ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಎನ್ನ ಕಾಡುತಿಹರು
ಹಿಂಡು ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಎನ್ನ ಕಾಡುತಿಹರು
hiṃḍu makkal̤u ènna kāḍutiharu
My children and kin torment me —
Verse 9 — ಮುಂಡಮೋಚಿದೆ ನಾನು ಇನ್ನಾರು ಗತಿ ಎನಗೆ
ಮುಂಡಮೋಚಿದೆ ನಾನು ಇನ್ನಾರು ಗತಿ ಎನಗೆ
muṃḍamocidè nānu innāru gati ènagè
I am shorn of everything; what refuge remains for me?
Verse 10 — ಪುಂಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷ ನೀ ಕರುಣಿಸೈ ಎನ್ನ
ಪುಂಡರೀಕಾಕ್ಷ ನೀ ಕರುಣಿಸೈ ಎನ್ನ
puṃḍarīkākṣa nī karuṇisai ènna
O Pundarīkākṣa — lotus-eyed Lord — have mercy on me!
Verse 11 — ಅಟ್ಟ ಮೇಲೆ ಒಲೆಯು ಉರಿವಂತೆ ಎನಗೀಗ
ಅಟ್ಟ ಮೇಲೆ ಒಲೆಯು ಉರಿವಂತೆ ಎನಗೀಗ
aṭṭa melè òlèyu urivaṃtè ènagīga
As fire atop an anthill blazes — so it is with me now!
Verse 12 — ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಮೇಲೆ ಅರಿವು ಬಂದಿತಯ್ಯ
ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಮೇಲೆ ಅರಿವು ಬಂದಿತಯ್ಯ
kèṭṭa melè arivu baṃditayya
Only after the worst does wisdom dawn —
Verse 13 — ನೆಟ್ಟನೆ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲನೆ ಕೈ ಬಿಡದೆ
ನೆಟ್ಟನೆ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲನೆ ಕೈ ಬಿಡದೆ
nèṭṭanè puraṃdaraviṭhalanè kai biḍadè
Never letting go of Purandara Viṭhala's hand,
Verse 14 — ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದಲಿ ನೋಡಿ ಪರಿಪಾಲಿಸಯ್ಯ
ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದಲಿ ನೋಡಿ ಪರಿಪಾಲಿಸಯ್ಯ
dṛṣṭiyiṃdali noḍi paripālisayya
Gaze upon me with Your eyes and protect me, O Lord!
About Yākenōlēnitu Krōpeyilla Harīye
Yākenōlēnitu Krōpeyilla Harīye 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".
What is Yākenōlēnitu Krōpeyilla Harīye and what does it mean?
Yākenōlēnitu Krōpeyilla Harīye 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.
How do I pronounce Yākenōlēnitu Krōpeyilla Harīye correctly?
Avabodhak presents Yākenōlēnitu Krōpeyilla Harīye in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada alongside IAST Roman transliteration that marks every long vowel (ā, ī, ū) and conjunct consonant. Reading the Devanagari text with the IAST line lets you follow the exact pronunciation syllable by syllable, and the guided practice mode replays it line by line.
What is the word-by-word meaning of Yākenōlēnitu Krōpeyilla Harīye?
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Who composed Yākenōlēnitu Krōpeyilla Harīye?
Yākenōlēnitu Krōpeyilla Harīye is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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Yākenōlēnitu Krōpeyilla Harīye is available in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada on Avabodhak, each with English meaning and IAST transliteration.
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