Deavaki Nandana

 

By

 

Sage Purandara Dasa

 

Translated by

 

P.R.Ramachander

 

Raga Ragamalika

Thala Aadhi

 

Pallavi (Sindhu Bhairavi)

 

Devaki Nandana , nanda Mukunda

Nandhitha muni jana nithyananda

 

Anupallavi

 

Nidamothara navaneetha chora,

Gagapathi Vahana jagadothara

 

Charanam

 

1.Makara kundala  dara mohana vesha    (Bhaggasri)

Riukmani vallabha  pandava posha.

 

2.Shanka chakra dara  mohana vesha,      (Valachi)

Pankaja lochana paramananda

 

3.Kamsa mardhana kousthuba abarana       (Saranga)

Hamsa vahana  poojitha charana

 

4.Varada belapura  chenna prasanna            (Sindhu Bhairavi)

Purandata vittala  guna paripoorna

 

English translation

 

Pallavi

 

Son of Devaki , son of Nanda,

The perennial joy of the saluting sages

 

Anupallavi

 

He who lifts people from sin,

He who steals fresh butter,

He who travels on king of birds

He who uplifts the earth.

 

Charanam

 

1.He who wears ear studs  and is very pretty,

He who is husband of Rukmani  and helper of Pandavas.

 

2.He who holds conch and Wheel and is pretty,

He who has lotus like eyes, He who is the ultimate joy

 

3. He who killed Kamsa, he who wears Kousthubha

He whose feet is worshipped by Brahma

 

4.He who blesses , he who is well pleased in Belapura,

He who is Purandara Vittala , He whose character is complete.