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Yaru Bittaru Kaiya

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

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यारु बिट्टरू कैय नी बिडदिरु कंड्य नारायण स्वामि

यारु बिट्टरू कैय नी बिडदिरु कंड्य नारायण स्वामि
yāru biṭṭarū kaiya nī biḍadiru kaṃḍya nārāyaṇa svāmi
Though all others forsake me, do not let go my hand, O Lord Nārāyaṇa.

Verse 2 — नी बिट्टरॆ मुंदिन्नारु काय्वर काणॆ नारायण

नी बिट्टरॆ मुंदिन्नारु काय्वर काणॆ नारायण
nī biṭṭarè muṃdinnāru kāyvara kāṇè nārāyaṇa
If you let go, I see no one else to protect me, Nārāyaṇa.

Verse 3 — मुंदॆ नोडिदरॆ हॆब्बुलि बाय्बिडुतिदॆ नारायण…

मुंदॆ नोडिदरॆ हॆब्बुलि बाय्बिडुतिदॆ नारायण स्वामि
muṃdè noḍidarè hèbbuli bāybiḍutidè nārāyaṇa svāmi
Ahead, a great tiger gapes its jaws, O Lord Nārāyaṇa;

Verse 4 — हिंदॆ नोडिदरॆ हॆब्बावु नुंगुतलिदॆ नारायण

हिंदॆ नोडिदरॆ हॆब्बावु नुंगुतलिदॆ नारायण
hiṃdè noḍidarè hèbbāvu nuṃgutalidè nārāyaṇa
behind, a great serpent is swallowing me, Nārāyaṇa.

Verse 5 — कंडु मडुव बीळलु अल्लि नॆगळिगॆ नारायण बहु

कंडु मडुव बीळलु अल्लि नॆगळिगॆ नारायण बहु
kaṃḍu maḍuva bīl̤alu alli nègal̤igè nārāyaṇa bahu
Seeing a pool I fall in — and there a crocodile, Nārāyaṇa;

Verse 6 — बंधनदॊळु सिक्कि बळलि नॊंदॆनय्य नारायण

बंधनदॊळु सिक्कि बळलि नॊंदॆनय्य नारायण
baṃdhanadòl̤u sikki bal̤ali nòṃdènayya nārāyaṇa
caught in its grip I am worn and anguished, O Nārāyaṇa.

Verse 7 — नंबि ना पिडिदरॆ कॊंबॆल्ल मुरिदावु नारायण स्वामि

नंबि ना पिडिदरॆ कॊंबॆल्ल मुरिदावु नारायण स्वामि
naṃbi nā piḍidarè kòṃbèlla muridāvu nārāyaṇa svāmi
When in trust I clutch a branch, every branch breaks off, O Lord Nārāyaṇa;

Verse 8 — हंबलिसिदरंजबेडवॆंबुवरिल्ल नारायण

हंबलिसिदरंजबेडवॆंबुवरिल्ल नारायण
haṃbalisidaraṃjabeḍavèṃbuvarilla nārāyaṇa
however I yearn, there is none to say ‘fear not’, Nārāyaṇa.

Verse 9 — तुंबिद हॊळॆयल्लि हरिगोलनेरिदॆ नारायण स्वामि

तुंबिद हॊळॆयल्लि हरिगोलनेरिदॆ नारायण स्वामि
tuṃbida hòl̤èyalli harigolaneridè nārāyaṇa svāmi
On a flooded river I have boarded a coracle, O Lord Nārāyaṇa;

Verse 10 — अंबिगनंतॆन्न दडव सेरिसॊ मुन्न नारायण

अंबिगनंतॆन्न दडव सेरिसॊ मुन्न नारायण
aṃbiganaṃtènna daḍava serisò munna nārāyaṇa
like a boatman, bring me to the shore before it is too late, Nārāyaṇa.

Verse 11 — शिशु अवतारदि पशुगळ नी काय्दॆ नारायण स्वामि

शिशु अवतारदि पशुगळ नी काय्दॆ नारायण स्वामि
śiśu avatāradi paśugal̤a nī kāydè nārāyaṇa svāmi
As a child you guarded the cattle, O Lord Nārāyaṇa;

Verse 12 — दश अवतारदि चक्रव ताळिदॆ नारायण

दश अवतारदि चक्रव ताळिदॆ नारायण
daśa avatāradi cakrava tāl̤idè nārāyaṇa
through your ten avatars you bore the discus, Nārāyaṇa.

Verse 13 — विषद काळिंगन मडुव कलकि बंदॆ नारायण स्वामि

विषद काळिंगन मडुव कलकि बंदॆ नारायण स्वामि
viṣada kāl̤iṃgana maḍuva kalaki baṃdè nārāyaṇa svāmi
You churned the pool of the venomous Kāliya serpent and rose forth, O Lord Nārāyaṇa;

Verse 14 — वसुधॆयॊळधिक पुरंदरविठलनॆ नारायण

वसुधॆयॊळधिक पुरंदरविठलनॆ नारायण
vasudhèyòl̤adhika puraṃdaraviṭhalanè nārāyaṇa
O supreme upon this earth, Purandara Viṭhala, Nārāyaṇa. (the poetʼs signature)

About Yaru Bittaru Kaiya

Yaru Bittaru Kaiya 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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