By: Shri Kesava Rao Tadipatri
1. paramapurusha nInellikAyi
sarasiyoLage kari kUgalukAyi
2. hiridu mADida pApa nuggekAyi
hari ninna dhyAna bALE kAyi
3. saruva jIvariguNisiyum badanE kAyi
arishhaDvargagalodagilikAyi
4. krUravyAdhigalella hIrE kAyi
ghOradushhkR^itagaLu sOrE kAyi
5. bhArata kathe karNa tuppire kAyi
vArijaxane gatiyendippe kayi
6. murahara ninnavaru avarE kAyi
gurukaruNAmR^ita uNisikAyi
7. vara bhaktavatsalanemba hesara kAyi
siriyAdi kEshava ninna nAma meNisE kAyi
೧. ಪರಮಪುರುಶ ನೀನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ
ಸರಸಿಯೊಳಗೆ ಕರಿ ಕೂಗಲುಕಾಯಿ
೨. ಹಿರಿದು ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾಪ ನುಗ್ಗೆಕಾಯಿ
ಹರಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಧ್ಯಾನ ಬಾಳೇ ಕಾಯಿ
೩. ಸರುವ ಜೀವರಿಗುಣಿಸಿಯುಮ್ ಬದನೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಅರಿಷಡ್ ವರ್ಗಗಲೊದಗಿಲಿ ಕಾಯಿ
೪. ಕ್ರೂರ ವ್ಯಾಧಿಗಳೆಲ್ಲ ಹೀರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಘೋರ ದುಷ್ಕ್ರುತಗಳು ಸೋರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
೫. ಭಾರತ ಕಥೆ ಕರ್ಣ ತುಪ್ಪಿರೆ ಕಾಯಿ
ವಾರಿಜಾಕ್ಷನೆ ಗತಿಯೆಂದಿಪ್ಪೆ ಕಯಿ
೬. ಮುರಹರ ನಿನ್ನವರು ಅವರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಗುರುಕರುಣಾಂರುತ ಉಣಿಸಿಕಾಯಿ
೭. ವರ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲನೆಂಬ ಹೆಸರ ಕಾಯಿ
ಸಿರಿಯಾದಿ ಕೇಶವ ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮ ಮೆಣಿಸೇ ಕಾಯಿ
Kanakadasa's "muNDige-s"(riddle songs) are quite famous and the following is one such. First I will try to give the superficial meaning and then later on attempt to give the inner meaning.
1. paramapurusha nInellikAyi
sarasiyoLage kari kUgalukAyi
೧. ಪರಮಪುರುಶ ನೀನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ
ಸರಸಿಯೊಳಗೆ ಕರಿ ಕೂಗಲುಕಾಯಿ
O Supreme Lord, you are gooseberry [Emblic Myrobalan, also known as dhAtrIphala or Amalaka] and in the lake the black soapnut pod or soap-berry.
2. hiridu mADida pApa nuggekAyi
hari ninna dhyAna bALE kAyi
೨. ಹಿರಿದು ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾಪ ನುಗ್ಗೆಕಾಯಿ
ಹರಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಧ್ಯಾನ ಬಾಳೇ ಕಾಯಿ
The sin committed by demolishing [others] is drum-stick or a pod of Moringa Pteridosperma. O Hari, meditating on you is plantain or banana.
3. saruva jIvariguNisiyum badanE kAyi
arishhaDvargagalodagilikAyi
೩. ಸರುವ ಜೀವರಿಗುಣಿಸಿಯುಮ್ ಬದನೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಅರಿಷಡ್ ವರ್ಗಗಲೊದಗಿಲಿ ಕಾಯಿ
Feed the egg-plant or brinjal to all the jIvas. Let the arishhDvarga [kAma or desire, krodha or anger, lobha or avarice, moha or delusion, mada or arrogance, mAtsarya or jealousy] be accrued into tufted or lawn pennywort or Hydrocotyle Rotundifolia.
ili kAyi can also be water or marsh pennywort or Hydrocotyle Ranunculoides. The leaves of ilikivi (rat-ear) are used to make a kind of soup for pregnant women.
4. krUravyAdhigalella hIrE kAyi
ghOradushhkR^itagaLu sOrE kAyi
೪. ಕ್ರೂರ ವ್ಯಾಧಿಗಳೆಲ್ಲ ಹೀರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಘೋರ ದುಷ್ಕ್ರುತಗಳು ಸೋರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
All the cruel diseases are stripe gourd (Luffa Acutangula and all the scary sins are bottle gourd or Lagenaria Vulgaris. In telugu hIrE kAyi is known as bIrakAyi.
5. bhArata kathe karNa tuppire kAyi
vArijaxane gatiyendippe kayi
೫. ಭಾರತ ಕಥೆ ಕರ್ಣ ತುಪ್ಪಿರೆ ಕಾಯಿ
ವಾರಿಜಾಕ್ಷನೆ ಗತಿಯೆಂದಿಪ್ಪೆ ಕಯಿ
The episode of Bharata and KarNa is tuppa hIrE kAyi or nEti bIra kAyi [a kind of Luffa, but does
not contain any tuppa, nEyi or ghee!]. That the lotus-eyed Lord is the refuge is madhUka, or lodhrapushpa or guDapushpa or Bassia Latifolia [arrack is distilled from the blossoms and oil extracted from the seeds].
6. murahara ninnavaru avarE kAyi
gurukaruNAmR^ita uNisikAyi
೬. ಮುರಹರ ನಿನ್ನವರು ಅವರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಗುರುಕರುಣಾಂರುತ ಉಣಿಸಿಕಾಯಿ
O slayer of the demon Mura, your devotees are a kind of flat beans or pulses [Phaseolus Radiatus or Dolichos Lablab]. The nectar of the grace of the Guru is tamarind.
7. vara bhaktavatsalanemba hesara kAyi
siriyAdi kEshava ninna nAma meNisE kAyi
೭. ವರ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲನೆಂಬ ಹೆಸರ ಕಾಯಿ
ಸಿರಿಯಾದಿ ಕೇಶವ ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮ ಮೆಣಿಸೇ ಕಾಯಿ
That you are the greatest grace giver to your devotees is green gram or mudga. SiriyAdi Keshava your name is chilli pod.
Now I attempt to give the inner meaning.
1. paramapurusha nInellikAyi
sarasiyoLage kari kUgalukAyi
೧. ಪರಮಪುರುಶ ನೀನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ
ಸರಸಿಯೊಳಗೆ ಕರಿ ಕೂಗಲುಕಾಯಿ
Split as "nInu + elli (meaning elliyU or ellakaDiyU) kari also means elephant. kAyi means protect.
O Supreme Lord, you protect me at all places (and at all times). In the lake, when the elephant gajendra) cries for help, protect it.
2. hiridu mADida pApa nuggekAyi
hari ninna dhyAna bALE kAyi
೨. ಹಿರಿದು ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾಪ ನುಗ್ಗೆಕಾಯಿ
ಹರಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಧ್ಯಾನ ಬಾಳೇ ಕಾಯಿ
nuggE = nugguvante = puDi mADuvante = powder or pulverize.
bALe = bALuvante = make one live [happily]
Oh Lord, pulverize the sins that I commit by hurting others and protect me. Oh Hari, thru meditation on You, may my life progress.
If the sins are committed by hurting good people, then we do not have even face to pray God to pulverize the sins. What is implied is if I hurt unknowingly, destroy those sins. Help me not to hurt good ones knowingly.
3. saruva jIvariguNisiyum badanE kAyi
arishhaDvargagalodagilikAyi
೩. ಸರುವ ಜೀವರಿಗುಣಿಸಿಯುಮ್ ಬದನೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಅರಿಷಡ್ ವರ್ಗಗಲೊದಗಿಲಿ ಕಾಯಿ
uNisi = by feeding (by making eat); umbadanE = by not eating.
It is well known quote (It comes in Mundakopanishad (also known as atharvopanishad) and also in Shvetashvataropanishad:
"dvA suparNA sayujA sakhAyA samAnaM vR^ikshaM parishhasvajAte |
tayoranyaH pippalaM svAdvattyanashnannanyo abhichAkashIti"
द्वा सुपर्णा सयुजा सखाया समानं वृक्षं परिषस्वजाते।
तयोरन्यः पिप्पलं स्वाद्वत्त्यनश्नन्नन्यो अभिचाकशीति
"Two birds reside in this body of Ashvattha tree, as inseparable friends. One of them keeps eating the fruits of this tree as if it is very tasty and the other does not eat any thing and is worry-free and blissful."
The Lord makes us eat the fruits of our actions and He does not eat any fruits (eternally blissful). He protects the jIva all the time.
odagi + ili = odagadante (ili means illadante) = making not happen.
Protect us by not letting us get into the grip of the six internal enemies (as listed in the prior posting).
hIrE kAyi = hIruvante mADi kAyi = dry them up and protect
sOrE kAyi = sOruvante mADi kAyi = drain them out and protect
Protect us by drying out and thus wiping out all the cruel diseases. Protect us by draining out and thus emptying the dreadful sins.
5. bhArata kathe karNa tuppire kAyi
vArijaxane gatiyendippe kayi
೫. ಭಾರತ ಕಥೆ ಕರ್ಣ ತುಪ್ಪಿರೆ ಕಾಯಿ
ವಾರಿಜಾಕ್ಷನೆ ಗತಿಯೆಂದಿಪ್ಪೆ ಕಯಿ
tuppodu means sprinkling ; tuppire means 'if sprinkled'
karNa = ear.
ippe = irpe = iruve = I stay.
Protect those who sprinkle the Bharata episode in their ears. That means even if your devotees listen a small portion of Bharata (and by upalaxaNa, other itihasas and purANas, and more importantly the glories of the Lord), you protect them. I am living with the thought that the lotus-eyed Lord is the refuge and so protect me.
6. murahara ninnavaru avarE kAyi
gurukaruNAmR^ita uNisikAyi
೬. ಮುರಹರ ನಿನ್ನವರು ಅವರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಗುರುಕರುಣಾಂರುತ ಉಣಿಸಿಕಾಯಿ
avare = iddAre = exist (live)
uNisi = feed
O slayer of the demon Mura, your devotees live with the belief that they are Yours (meaning You are the only refuge) and so protect them. Feed them the nectar of the grace of their Gurus.
Who are these Gurus?
"brahmAntA guravaH sAxAdishhTaM daivaM shriyapatiH |
AchAryAH shrImadAchAryAH santu me janmajanmani ||"
ब्रह्मान्ता गुरवः साक्षादिष्टं दैवं श्रियपतिः।
आचार्याः श्रीमदाचार्याः सन्तु मे जन्मजन्मनि॥
7. vara bhaktavatsalanemba hesara kAyi
siriyAdi kEshava ninna nAma meNisE kAyi
೭. ವರ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲನೆಂಬ ಹೆಸರ ಕಾಯಿ
ಸಿರಿಯಾದಿ ಕೇಶವ ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮ ಮೆಣಿಸೇ ಕಾಯಿ
hesaru = name; hesara kAyi = save the name.
nAma meNisE kAyi = nAmam eNise kAyi = I count on your name and so protect.
You have to save Your name as "the greatest grace giver to Your devotees". This means that You are obliged to protect all Your devotees.
O Shri Adi Keshava, I am one of Your devotees, as I count on Your name only. Hence You got to protect me.
Taking this kind of liberty with the Lord is an indication of zealous devotion reaching its zenith and yet the acumen of poetic skill at its acme, with total surrender to the feet of the Lord.
Shri KrishnArpanamastu.
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| Shri Kanakadasaru |
1. paramapurusha nInellikAyi
sarasiyoLage kari kUgalukAyi
2. hiridu mADida pApa nuggekAyi
hari ninna dhyAna bALE kAyi
3. saruva jIvariguNisiyum badanE kAyi
arishhaDvargagalodagilikAyi
4. krUravyAdhigalella hIrE kAyi
ghOradushhkR^itagaLu sOrE kAyi
5. bhArata kathe karNa tuppire kAyi
vArijaxane gatiyendippe kayi
6. murahara ninnavaru avarE kAyi
gurukaruNAmR^ita uNisikAyi
7. vara bhaktavatsalanemba hesara kAyi
siriyAdi kEshava ninna nAma meNisE kAyi
೧. ಪರಮಪುರುಶ ನೀನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ
ಸರಸಿಯೊಳಗೆ ಕರಿ ಕೂಗಲುಕಾಯಿ
೨. ಹಿರಿದು ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾಪ ನುಗ್ಗೆಕಾಯಿ
ಹರಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಧ್ಯಾನ ಬಾಳೇ ಕಾಯಿ
೩. ಸರುವ ಜೀವರಿಗುಣಿಸಿಯುಮ್ ಬದನೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಅರಿಷಡ್ ವರ್ಗಗಲೊದಗಿಲಿ ಕಾಯಿ
೪. ಕ್ರೂರ ವ್ಯಾಧಿಗಳೆಲ್ಲ ಹೀರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಘೋರ ದುಷ್ಕ್ರುತಗಳು ಸೋರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
೫. ಭಾರತ ಕಥೆ ಕರ್ಣ ತುಪ್ಪಿರೆ ಕಾಯಿ
ವಾರಿಜಾಕ್ಷನೆ ಗತಿಯೆಂದಿಪ್ಪೆ ಕಯಿ
೬. ಮುರಹರ ನಿನ್ನವರು ಅವರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಗುರುಕರುಣಾಂರುತ ಉಣಿಸಿಕಾಯಿ
೭. ವರ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲನೆಂಬ ಹೆಸರ ಕಾಯಿ
ಸಿರಿಯಾದಿ ಕೇಶವ ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮ ಮೆಣಿಸೇ ಕಾಯಿ
Kanakadasa's "muNDige-s"(riddle songs) are quite famous and the following is one such. First I will try to give the superficial meaning and then later on attempt to give the inner meaning.
1. paramapurusha nInellikAyi
sarasiyoLage kari kUgalukAyi
೧. ಪರಮಪುರುಶ ನೀನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ
ಸರಸಿಯೊಳಗೆ ಕರಿ ಕೂಗಲುಕಾಯಿ
O Supreme Lord, you are gooseberry [Emblic Myrobalan, also known as dhAtrIphala or Amalaka] and in the lake the black soapnut pod or soap-berry.
2. hiridu mADida pApa nuggekAyi
hari ninna dhyAna bALE kAyi
೨. ಹಿರಿದು ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾಪ ನುಗ್ಗೆಕಾಯಿ
ಹರಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಧ್ಯಾನ ಬಾಳೇ ಕಾಯಿ
The sin committed by demolishing [others] is drum-stick or a pod of Moringa Pteridosperma. O Hari, meditating on you is plantain or banana.
3. saruva jIvariguNisiyum badanE kAyi
arishhaDvargagalodagilikAyi
೩. ಸರುವ ಜೀವರಿಗುಣಿಸಿಯುಮ್ ಬದನೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಅರಿಷಡ್ ವರ್ಗಗಲೊದಗಿಲಿ ಕಾಯಿ
Feed the egg-plant or brinjal to all the jIvas. Let the arishhDvarga [kAma or desire, krodha or anger, lobha or avarice, moha or delusion, mada or arrogance, mAtsarya or jealousy] be accrued into tufted or lawn pennywort or Hydrocotyle Rotundifolia.
ili kAyi can also be water or marsh pennywort or Hydrocotyle Ranunculoides. The leaves of ilikivi (rat-ear) are used to make a kind of soup for pregnant women.
4. krUravyAdhigalella hIrE kAyi
ghOradushhkR^itagaLu sOrE kAyi
೪. ಕ್ರೂರ ವ್ಯಾಧಿಗಳೆಲ್ಲ ಹೀರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಘೋರ ದುಷ್ಕ್ರುತಗಳು ಸೋರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
All the cruel diseases are stripe gourd (Luffa Acutangula and all the scary sins are bottle gourd or Lagenaria Vulgaris. In telugu hIrE kAyi is known as bIrakAyi.
5. bhArata kathe karNa tuppire kAyi
vArijaxane gatiyendippe kayi
೫. ಭಾರತ ಕಥೆ ಕರ್ಣ ತುಪ್ಪಿರೆ ಕಾಯಿ
ವಾರಿಜಾಕ್ಷನೆ ಗತಿಯೆಂದಿಪ್ಪೆ ಕಯಿ
The episode of Bharata and KarNa is tuppa hIrE kAyi or nEti bIra kAyi [a kind of Luffa, but does
not contain any tuppa, nEyi or ghee!]. That the lotus-eyed Lord is the refuge is madhUka, or lodhrapushpa or guDapushpa or Bassia Latifolia [arrack is distilled from the blossoms and oil extracted from the seeds].
6. murahara ninnavaru avarE kAyi
gurukaruNAmR^ita uNisikAyi
೬. ಮುರಹರ ನಿನ್ನವರು ಅವರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಗುರುಕರುಣಾಂರುತ ಉಣಿಸಿಕಾಯಿ
O slayer of the demon Mura, your devotees are a kind of flat beans or pulses [Phaseolus Radiatus or Dolichos Lablab]. The nectar of the grace of the Guru is tamarind.
7. vara bhaktavatsalanemba hesara kAyi
siriyAdi kEshava ninna nAma meNisE kAyi
೭. ವರ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲನೆಂಬ ಹೆಸರ ಕಾಯಿ
ಸಿರಿಯಾದಿ ಕೇಶವ ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮ ಮೆಣಿಸೇ ಕಾಯಿ
That you are the greatest grace giver to your devotees is green gram or mudga. SiriyAdi Keshava your name is chilli pod.
Now I attempt to give the inner meaning.
1. paramapurusha nInellikAyi
sarasiyoLage kari kUgalukAyi
೧. ಪರಮಪುರುಶ ನೀನೆಲ್ಲಿಕಾಯಿ
ಸರಸಿಯೊಳಗೆ ಕರಿ ಕೂಗಲುಕಾಯಿ
Split as "nInu + elli (meaning elliyU or ellakaDiyU) kari also means elephant. kAyi means protect.
O Supreme Lord, you protect me at all places (and at all times). In the lake, when the elephant gajendra) cries for help, protect it.
2. hiridu mADida pApa nuggekAyi
hari ninna dhyAna bALE kAyi
೨. ಹಿರಿದು ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾಪ ನುಗ್ಗೆಕಾಯಿ
ಹರಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಧ್ಯಾನ ಬಾಳೇ ಕಾಯಿ
nuggE = nugguvante = puDi mADuvante = powder or pulverize.
bALe = bALuvante = make one live [happily]
Oh Lord, pulverize the sins that I commit by hurting others and protect me. Oh Hari, thru meditation on You, may my life progress.
If the sins are committed by hurting good people, then we do not have even face to pray God to pulverize the sins. What is implied is if I hurt unknowingly, destroy those sins. Help me not to hurt good ones knowingly.
3. saruva jIvariguNisiyum badanE kAyi
arishhaDvargagalodagilikAyi
೩. ಸರುವ ಜೀವರಿಗುಣಿಸಿಯುಮ್ ಬದನೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಅರಿಷಡ್ ವರ್ಗಗಲೊದಗಿಲಿ ಕಾಯಿ
uNisi = by feeding (by making eat); umbadanE = by not eating.
It is well known quote (It comes in Mundakopanishad (also known as atharvopanishad) and also in Shvetashvataropanishad:
"dvA suparNA sayujA sakhAyA samAnaM vR^ikshaM parishhasvajAte |
tayoranyaH pippalaM svAdvattyanashnannanyo abhichAkashIti"
द्वा सुपर्णा सयुजा सखाया समानं वृक्षं परिषस्वजाते।
तयोरन्यः पिप्पलं स्वाद्वत्त्यनश्नन्नन्यो अभिचाकशीति
"Two birds reside in this body of Ashvattha tree, as inseparable friends. One of them keeps eating the fruits of this tree as if it is very tasty and the other does not eat any thing and is worry-free and blissful."
The Lord makes us eat the fruits of our actions and He does not eat any fruits (eternally blissful). He protects the jIva all the time.
odagi + ili = odagadante (ili means illadante) = making not happen.
Protect us by not letting us get into the grip of the six internal enemies (as listed in the prior posting).
4. krUravyAdhigalella hIrE kAyi
ghOradushhkR^itagaLu sOrE kAyi
೪. ಕ್ರೂರ ವ್ಯಾಧಿಗಳೆಲ್ಲ ಹೀರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಘೋರ ದುಷ್ಕ್ರುತಗಳು ಸೋರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ghOradushhkR^itagaLu sOrE kAyi
೪. ಕ್ರೂರ ವ್ಯಾಧಿಗಳೆಲ್ಲ ಹೀರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಘೋರ ದುಷ್ಕ್ರುತಗಳು ಸೋರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
hIrE kAyi = hIruvante mADi kAyi = dry them up and protect
sOrE kAyi = sOruvante mADi kAyi = drain them out and protect
Protect us by drying out and thus wiping out all the cruel diseases. Protect us by draining out and thus emptying the dreadful sins.
5. bhArata kathe karNa tuppire kAyi
vArijaxane gatiyendippe kayi
೫. ಭಾರತ ಕಥೆ ಕರ್ಣ ತುಪ್ಪಿರೆ ಕಾಯಿ
ವಾರಿಜಾಕ್ಷನೆ ಗತಿಯೆಂದಿಪ್ಪೆ ಕಯಿ
tuppodu means sprinkling ; tuppire means 'if sprinkled'
karNa = ear.
ippe = irpe = iruve = I stay.
Protect those who sprinkle the Bharata episode in their ears. That means even if your devotees listen a small portion of Bharata (and by upalaxaNa, other itihasas and purANas, and more importantly the glories of the Lord), you protect them. I am living with the thought that the lotus-eyed Lord is the refuge and so protect me.
6. murahara ninnavaru avarE kAyi
gurukaruNAmR^ita uNisikAyi
೬. ಮುರಹರ ನಿನ್ನವರು ಅವರೇ ಕಾಯಿ
ಗುರುಕರುಣಾಂರುತ ಉಣಿಸಿಕಾಯಿ
avare = iddAre = exist (live)
uNisi = feed
O slayer of the demon Mura, your devotees live with the belief that they are Yours (meaning You are the only refuge) and so protect them. Feed them the nectar of the grace of their Gurus.
Who are these Gurus?
"brahmAntA guravaH sAxAdishhTaM daivaM shriyapatiH |
AchAryAH shrImadAchAryAH santu me janmajanmani ||"
ब्रह्मान्ता गुरवः साक्षादिष्टं दैवं श्रियपतिः।
आचार्याः श्रीमदाचार्याः सन्तु मे जन्मजन्मनि॥
7. vara bhaktavatsalanemba hesara kAyi
siriyAdi kEshava ninna nAma meNisE kAyi
೭. ವರ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲನೆಂಬ ಹೆಸರ ಕಾಯಿ
ಸಿರಿಯಾದಿ ಕೇಶವ ನಿನ್ನ ನಾಮ ಮೆಣಿಸೇ ಕಾಯಿ
hesaru = name; hesara kAyi = save the name.
nAma meNisE kAyi = nAmam eNise kAyi = I count on your name and so protect.
You have to save Your name as "the greatest grace giver to Your devotees". This means that You are obliged to protect all Your devotees.
O Shri Adi Keshava, I am one of Your devotees, as I count on Your name only. Hence You got to protect me.
Taking this kind of liberty with the Lord is an indication of zealous devotion reaching its zenith and yet the acumen of poetic skill at its acme, with total surrender to the feet of the Lord.
Shri KrishnArpanamastu.
Wow.. what a wonderful pada. Thanks to Sri Keshava Rao for explaining the inner meanings.
ReplyDeleteNamaskara, Thanks a lot for posting an excellent dasara song with both superfiical and inner meaning. This is helpful for the people like me who don't know fluently kannada.
ReplyDeleteBy any chance this song also directly/indirectly lists all the vegetables which needs to be consumed/avoided appropriately? Please advise.
Namaskara, Very nice explanation for this beautiful composition! Regarding the second comment on this post, i think not all vegetables mentioned in this composition are nishiddha. For instance, to my knowledge, avare kAyi and meNashina kAyi are not nishiddha. Not sure about hIre kAyi. Some people say it is nishiddha. But one of the shrAvaNa shukravAra song mentions about offering hIre kAyi to devi.
ReplyDeleteI would not have understood this song if i had just read in the book or listened. Thank you so much sir!