Who truly belongs to whom, in this borrowed worldly life?
Verse 2 — ನೀರ ಮೇಲಣ ಗುಳ್ಳೆ ನಿಜವಲ್ಲ ಹರಿಯೇ
ನೀರ ಮೇಲಣ ಗುಳ್ಳೆ ನಿಜವಲ್ಲ ಹರಿಯೇ
nīra melaṇa gul̤l̤è nijavalla hariye
It is a bubble upon the water — not real, O Hari.
Verse 3 — ಬಾಯಾರಿತು ಎಂದು ಬಾವಿನೀರಿಗೆ ಪೋದೆ
ಬಾಯಾರಿತು ಎಂದು ಬಾವಿನೀರಿಗೆ ಪೋದೆ
bāyāritu èṃdu bāvinīrigè podè
Thirsty, I went to the well for water;
Verse 4 — ಬಾವಿಲಿ ಜಲ ಬತ್ತಿ ಬರಿದಾಯ್ತು ಹರಿಯೆ
ಬಾವಿಲಿ ಜಲ ಬತ್ತಿ ಬರಿದಾಯ್ತು ಹರಿಯೆ
bāvili jala batti baridāytu hariyè
the well ran dry and stood empty, O Hari.
Verse 5 — ಬಿಸಿಲು ಗಾಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಮರದ ನೆರಳಿಗೆ ಪೋದೆ
ಬಿಸಿಲು ಗಾಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಮರದ ನೆರಳಿಗೆ ಪೋದೆ
bisilu gāl̤igāgi marada nèral̤igè podè
Seeking shade from sun and wind, I went beneath a tree;
Verse 6 — ಮರ ಬಗ್ಗಿ ಶಿರದ ಮೇಲೊರಗಿತೋ ಹರಿಯೆ
ಮರ ಬಗ್ಗಿ ಶಿರದ ಮೇಲೊರಗಿತೋ ಹರಿಯೆ
mara baggi śirada melòragito hariyè
the tree bent and came crashing upon my head, O Hari.
Verse 7 — ಅಡವಿಯೊಳ್ಮನೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಗಿಡಕೆ ತೊಟ್ಟಿಲು ಕಟ್ಟಿ
ಅಡವಿಯೊಳ್ಮನೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಗಿಡಕೆ ತೊಟ್ಟಿಲು ಕಟ್ಟಿ
aḍaviyòl̤manè māḍi giḍakè tòṭṭilu kaṭṭi
I made a home in the forest and tied a cradle to a sapling;
Verse 8 — ತೊಟ್ಟಿಲಿನ ಶಿಶು ಮಾಯವಾಯಿತು ಹರಿಯೆ
ತೊಟ್ಟಿಲಿನ ಶಿಶು ಮಾಯವಾಯಿತು ಹರಿಯೆ
tòṭṭilina śiśu māyavāyitu hariyè
the child in the cradle vanished away, O Hari.
Verse 9 — ತಂದೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲ ನಾರಾಯಣ
ತಂದೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲ ನಾರಾಯಣ
taṃdè śrī puraṃdaraviṭhala nārāyaṇa
O father, Śrī Purandara Viṭhala, Nārāyaṇa,
Verse 10 — ನಾ ಸಾಯೋ ಹೊತ್ತಿಗೆ ನೀ ಕಾಯೋ ಹರಿಯೆ
ನಾ ಸಾಯೋ ಹೊತ್ತಿಗೆ ನೀ ಕಾಯೋ ಹರಿಯೆ
nā sāyo hòttigè nī kāyo hariyè
at my hour of death, protect me, O Hari. (the poetʼs signature)
About Yarige Yaruntu
Yarige Yaruntu 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".
Yarige Yaruntu is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 9 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 Yarige Yaruntu?
Yarige Yaruntu is attributed to Purandara Dāsa.
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