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Yārige Yāruṇṭu

Telugu lyrics with meaning · composed by Purandara Dāsaru · devaranama · 10 verses

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యారిగే యారుణ్టు

యారిగే యారుణ్టు
yārige yāruṇṭu

Verse 1 — యారిగే̀ యారుంటు ఏ̀రవిన సంసార

యారిగే̀ యారుంటు ఏ̀రవిన సంసార
yārigè yāruṃṭu èravina saṃsāra
Who truly belongs to whom, in this borrowed worldly life?

Verse 2 — నీర మేలణ గుళ్ళే̀ నిజవల్ల హరియే

నీర మేలణ గుళ్ళే̀ నిజవల్ల హరియే
nīra melaṇa gul̤l̤è nijavalla hariye
It is a bubble upon the water — not real, O Hari.

Verse 3 — బాయారితు ఏ̀ందు బావినీరిగే̀ పోదే̀

బాయారితు ఏ̀ందు బావినీరిగే̀ పోదే̀
bāyāritu èṃdu bāvinīrigè podè
Thirsty, I went to the well for water;

Verse 4 — బావిలి జల బత్తి బరిదాయ్తు హరియే̀

బావిలి జల బత్తి బరిదాయ్తు హరియే̀
bāvili jala batti baridāytu hariyè
the well ran dry and stood empty, O Hari.

Verse 5 — బిసిలు గాళిగాగి మరద నే̀రళిగే̀ పోదే̀

బిసిలు గాళిగాగి మరద నే̀రళిగే̀ పోదే̀
bisilu gāl̤igāgi marada nèral̤igè podè
Seeking shade from sun and wind, I went beneath a tree;

Verse 6 — మర బగ్గి శిరద మేలో̀రగితో హరియే̀

మర బగ్గి శిరద మేలో̀రగితో హరియే̀
mara baggi śirada melòragito hariyè
the tree bent and came crashing upon my head, O Hari.

Verse 7 — అడవియో̀ళ్మనే̀ మాడి గిడకే̀ తో̀ట్టిలు కట్టి

అడవియో̀ళ్మనే̀ మాడి గిడకే̀ తో̀ట్టిలు కట్టి
aḍaviyòl̤manè māḍi giḍakè tòṭṭilu kaṭṭi
I made a home in the forest and tied a cradle to a sapling;

Verse 8 — తో̀ట్టిలిన శిశు మాయవాయితు హరియే̀

తో̀ట్టిలిన శిశు మాయవాయితు హరియే̀
tòṭṭilina śiśu māyavāyitu hariyè
the child in the cradle vanished away, O Hari.

Verse 9 — తందే̀ శ్రీ పురందరవిఠల నారాయణ

తందే̀ శ్రీ పురందరవిఠల నారాయణ
taṃdè śrī puraṃdaraviṭhala nārāyaṇa
O father, Śrī Purandara Viṭhala, Nārāyaṇa,

Verse 10 — నా సాయో హో̀త్తిగే̀ నీ కాయో హరియే̀

నా సాయో హో̀త్తిగే̀ నీ కాయో హరియే̀
nā sāyo hòttigè nī kāyo hariyè
at my hour of death, protect me, O Hari. (the poetʼs signature)
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About Yārige Yāruṇṭu

Yārige Yāruṇṭu is a Kannada devaranama, composed by Purandara Dāsaru, 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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