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)
About Yārige Yāruṇṭu
Yārige Yāruṇṭu 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".
Yārige Yāruṇṭu is a Kannada devaranama (devotional hymn), composed by Purandara Dāsa, addressed to Vishnu, of 10 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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