Kodu bega divya mathi Saraswathi
By
Sage Purandara dasa
Translated by
Chakravarthy Madhusudan
Raga: Saraswathi; Thala: aadi
Pallavi
Kodu bEga divya
mati saraswati
Anupallavi
MruDa hari hayamukha
rodayaLe ninnaya
aDigaligeraguve amma Brahmana
Raani
Charanam
1.Indira ramaNana hiriya soseyu neenu,
bandenna vadanadi nindu naamava nuDise
2.Akhila vidyaabhimaani,
ajana paTTada raaNi,
Sukhavittu paalisu , sujana shirOmani,
3.Patita paavane neene gatiyendu nambide ,
satata purandra viThalana tOrey
Meaning
Pallavi
O Sarasvati! Give me
quickly a pious mind
Anupallavi
You are the controller of Shiva, Vishnu and Hayagreeva
O Mother, Consort of Brahma! I will worship
your feet.
Charanam
1.
You are the senior daughter-in-law of Indira ramaNa (VishNu)
Please settle in my mouth and make me utter
the divine names
2. You are the patron of all knowledge, You are the queen of Brahma
Bestow happiness and nurture me, O Crest-jewel
of the saintly
3. O Redeemer of the Fallen! I have trusted
you as the only haven
Make me see Purandara ViThala at all times.