yaadava nee baa

(Shree PurandaradAsa; Raaga: Bheemapalaasi)

 

   By

Sage Purandara  Dasa

 

 Translated by

Chakravarthi Madhusudana

 

Pallavi

 

yaadava nee baa yadukulanandana maadhava madhusudana baaro

 

Anupallavi

 

sodaramaavana mathureli maduhida yashodakanda nee baaro

 

CharaNas:    

 

kaNakaalanduge ghulughulurenutali

jhaNajhaNa veNuninaadadali

chinnikolu chendu buguriyanaaduta

saNNavarodagoodi nee baaro                              || 1 ||

 

shankhachakravu kaiyali poLeyuva

binkada govaLa nee baaro

akaLanka guruve aadi naaraayaNa

bekemba bhaktarigoli baaro                                  || 2 ||

 

khagavaahanane bagebage roopane

nagemogadarasane nee baaro

jagadoLu ninnaya mahimeya pogaLuve

purandaraviThalane nee baaro                            || 3 ||

 

Translation

 

Come Yaadava! Come, delightful son of Yadu race! Madhava, Madhusudana, please come.    (Pallavi)

Vanquisher of your own uncle (the demon Kamsa) in Mathura, please come, darling baby of Yashoda!            (Anupallavi)

 

Your anklets ring Ghulu Ghulu, your flute sounds jhana, jhana. Playing with bat, ball and spinning tops, please come along with your little friends.

 

The conch shell and the discus shine in your hands; please come Proud Cowherd!

O unblemished Superior! O Primeval Narayana! Please come and bless the devotees who need you.

 

Your vehicle is the big bird, your forms are many; come to me O King of smiling face!

I will extol your greatness in this universe, Purandara Vithala, please do come!