Narayana ninna

 

By

Sage Purandara dasa

 

Translaed by

P.R.Ramachander

 

Raga Shuddha danyasi

Tala Roopaka

 

Pallavi

Narayana, ninna naamada smaraneya,

Sara amruthavenna naligeege bar ali

 

Charanam

1.Kuduvagali ninthaduvagali mathe haaduvagali, haridaguvagali,

Khoti vinodadi nodadhe  na baalu madidha papa bittodi hogo hege.

 

2.Oorige hogali , oor olage irali karna antharanga lella kadirali,

Vaarija naabha , nara sarathi sannutha  sari sarige na besaradhaage.

 

3.Hasividdagali , hasi villadhagali, rasa kasi irali  harusirali ,

Vasudevathmaka , Shishupalakasaya , asuranthaka , ninna hesaru mareyadhage.

 

4.Kashtadallirali , uthkrishtadallirali, eshtadaremathi kettirali,

Krishna, Krishna endhu sishtaru piluva , ashtaksharada maha manthrada namava.

 

5.Kanasilogalli kanavalikaagali  manasu kottirali munidiralli

Janakajapathi ninna charana kamalavanu manasil olage  omme nenasikkollo hage

 

6.Jwara bandhagai  chali bandhagali  , marali , marali  mathe naduguvagagali,

Hari Narayana  duritha nivarana nendu  irulu hagalu  smarane mareyadhu hege.

 

7.Santhatha Hari ninna sasira namavu antharanga olagirisi,

Yentho Purandara Vittala  rayane . anthya kala dhalli chinthiso hage.

 

English translation

 

Pallavi

 

Oh Narayana , the thought of your name,

Is the essence of nectar and let it come to my toungue.

 

Charanam

 

1. How can  the sins committed in my life leave and run away from me.

Whether I am  in the state  sitting, standing , singing  or running ,

Or  stay without bothering about  the crores of recreations ,

 

2.Whether I go to the town  or stay inside the town ,

Or whether  all my secret wishes  are not satisfied,

Oh God with lotus on belly , Oh God who was charioteer of Arjuna,

Let me be able to chant your name without getting bored.

 

3.Whether I am hungry , or not hungry or when I am upset or flying with happiness,

Oh son of Vasudeva, killer of Shishupala killer of Rakshasas, how can I forget your name.

 

4.Whether I am in trouble or in greatly elated mood ,

Or  even if my mind has been spoiled to any extent,

When the learned people  chant “Krishna,” “Krishna”,

Oh God , let me chant your eight lettered mantra .

 

5.Whether in dreams or in perturbed state or peaceful time or in bad temper,

Oh consort of daughter of Janaka would you not make me remember,

Your lotus like feet  at least once, won’t you?

 

6.When fever comes or when cold comes  or again and again when shivering comes,

Understand that Hari Narayana is the one who removes all our problems,

And  meditate on him throughout the day and night  without forgetting, Ok.

 

7.Oh Hari after always  make me keep   your thousand names in my mind,

Says Purandara Vittala instead of thinking about it only at time of death.

 

(Note. Many people sing only the second and 7^th  charanams instead of all the verses.)