Meaning for Purandaradasa Kriti

[VK RAMAN]

Can some one give me the meaning of Narayana Ninna Kriti? I have the lyrics.

[mnsriram]

http://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=889

[VK RAMAN]

Thank you mnsriram. Meaning is available only for the 4th and 7th Charanam which are normally sung.

[Lakshman]

Here are the complete lyrics for someone to provide the meaning.

nArAyaNA ninna nAmada. rAgA: shuddhadhanyAsi. rUpaka tALA.

P: nArAyaNA ninna nAmada smaraNeya sArAmrtavenna nAligege barali
C1: kUDuvAgali nintADuvAgali matte hADuvAgali haridAguvAgali
khOTi vinOdadi nOdade nA balu mADida pApa biTTOTi hOgO hAge
2: UrigE hOgali UroLagirali kAraNArtangaLella kAdirali
vArija nAbha nara sArathi sannuta sAri sArigE nA bEsaradhAge
3: hasividdAgali hasivilladAgali rasakasi irali haruSirali
vasudEvAtmaka shishupAlakSaya asurAntaka ninna hesaru mareyadhAgE
4: kaSTadallirali utkrSTadallirali eSTAdare matikeTTirali
krSna krSNa endu shiSyaru pELuva aSTAkSara mahA mantrada nAmava
5: kanasiLoLAgali kanavaLikAgali manasu koTTirali munidirali
janakajApati ninna caraNa kamalavanu manasiLoLage omme nenesikoLLO hAge
6: jvara bandAgali caLi bandAgali maraLi maraLi mattE naDuguvAgAgali
hari nArAyaNa durita nivAraNanendu iruLu hagalu ninna smarane mareyadhAge
7: santata hari ninna sAsira nAmavu antarangada oLagirisi
entO purandara viTTala rAyane antya kAladalli cintisOhAgE

[ramakriya]

Thanks Lakshman for giving the complete song. I will try to give some corrections and meanings in the next few days.

-Ramakriya

[VK RAMAN]

Thanks Lakshman for giving the complete song. I will try to give some corrections and meanings in the next few days.

-Ramakriya

Is there any story of significance behind the Song "narayana ninna" by Purandaradasa.

[PUNARVASU]

I am intrigued by the song 'Venkatachala Nilayam, in Sindhubhairavi. I presume it is in Sanskrit and in dwitiya vibhakti-
but nowhere in the song do I find a verb ending-like 'namaami','bhajaami' etc.
Is my assumption that it is in Sanskrit wrong?
Or are there any other charanams which I do not know and which contain the verb-?
Can somebody explani?
Thanks

[venkata makhi]

Has anybody sung charanas other than 4 and 7 (kaSTadalli & santata) ..? Any reference to publicly available recordings are appreciated.

[venkata makhi]

P: nArAyaNA ninna nAmada smaraNeya sArAmrtavenna nAligege barali
C1: kUDuvAgali nintADuvAgali matte hADuvAgali haridAguvAgali
khOTi vinOdadi nOdade nA balu mADida pApa biTTOTi hOgO hAge
2: UrigE hOgali UroLagirali kAraNArtangaLella kAdirali
vArija nAbha nara sArathi sannuta sAri sArigE nA bEsaradhAge
3: hasividdAgali hasivilladAgali rasakasi irali haruSirali
vasudEvAtmaka shishupAlakSaya asurAntaka ninna hesaru mareyadhAgE
4: kaSTadallirali utkrSTadallirali eSTAdare matikeTTirali
krSna krSNa endu shiSyaru pELuva aSTAkSara mahA mantrada nAmava
5: kanasiLoLAgali kanavaLikAgali manasu koTTirali munidirali
janakajApati ninna caraNa kamalavanu manasiLoLage omme nenesikoLLO hAge
6: jvara bandAgali caLi bandAgali maraLi maraLi mattE naDuguvAgAgali
hari nArAyaNa durita nivAraNanendu iruLu hagalu ninna smarane mareyadhAge
7: santata hari ninna sAsira nAmavu antarangada oLagirisi
entO purandara viTTala rAyane antya kAladalli cintisOhAgE

Strictly looking from a lyrical perspective, something seems not adding up in this song. The general flow of the song follows the vibhakti of sambodhana ... that is addressing nArayanA (in the pallavi). But the last line of the last caranam concludes with 'cintisO hAgE', which seems to be not addressing nArayaNa, but Purandara dAsaru addressing himself or his soul. Am I missing something here, or is there sudden change of the addressing subject here?

Also, looking for rhyming endings of the second lines of caranams, half of them end with 'hAge' and rest of the endings do not follow any particular rhyming pattern.

I am hoping someone with deep knowledge of Kannada poetry can shed some light here.

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nArAyaNA ninna nAmada. rAgA: shuddhadhanyAsi. rUpaka tALA.

P: nArAyaNA ninna nAmada smaraNeya sArAmrtavenna nAligege barali
C1: kUDuvAgali nintADuvAgali matte hADuvAgali *haridAguvAgali*
*khOTi* vinOdadi nOdade nA balu mADida pApa *biTTOTi *hOgO hAge
2: UrigE hOgali UroLagirali kAraNArtangaLella kAdirali
vArija nAbha nara sArathi sannuta sAri sArigE nA bEsaradhAge
3: hasividdAgali hasivilladAgali rasakasi irali haruSirali
vasudEvAtmaka shishupAlakSaya asurAntaka ninna hesaru mareyadhAgE
4: kaSTadallirali utkrSTadallirali *eSTAdare* matikeTTirali
krSna krSNa endu shiSyaru pELuva aSTAkSara mahA mantrada nAmava
5: *kanasiLoLAgali* kanavaLikAgali manasu *koTTirali* munidirali
janakajApati ninna caraNa kamalavanu *manasiLoLage* omme nenesikoLLO hAge
6: jvara bandAgali caLi bandAgali maraLi maraLi mattE naDuguvAgAgali
hari nArAyaNa durita nivAraNanendu iruLu hagalu ninna smarane mareyadhAge
7: santata hari ninna sAsira nAmavu antarangada oLagirisi
entO purandara viTTala rAyane antya kAladalli cintisOhAgE
Some corrections::
*haridAduvAgali*
*khODi*
*bittODi*
*eShTadaru*
*kanasinoLagAgali*
*kettirali*
*manasinoLage*

[Lakshman]

Thanks for the corrections savitri.

[smala]

"...Also, looking for rhyming endings of the second lines of caranams, half of them end with 'hAge' and rest of the endings do not follow any particular rhyming pattern...."


Venkta Makhi, caranam 4... kaSTadallirali ... seems to be the only one not ending "hAgE"...

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Purandara Dasaru is adressing Narayana,He says
that the name of Narayana should be on his tongue
at all times.Then he mentions many situations where the name
must not leave his tongue.
Last word of each carana connects to the first word of the pallavi.
chintisO hAge,narayana ninna namada smaraneya saramrita.......
mareyada hAge,narayana ninna namada smaraneya saramrita.......
[c1] While I sit, while I stand,and when I sing or run around,
While just being silly, careless, the sins I have committed,may leave me and run,
{p} nArAyaNA, may the nectar of the meaning of your name,be on my tongue.
[c2] If I go somewhere,if I stay at a place,if my studies in vEdAnata are pending,
vArijanABha[lotus navelled] the sArathy of nara[arjuna],served by him,again and again
when I am dejected,{p}nArAyaNA, may the nectar………..
[c3] when I feel hungry, when I am not hungry,agitated,or happy
The Self of vAsudEvA,the subduer of ShiShupAla,one who is the Death of rAkShasAs
may I never forget your name{p} nArAyaNA, may the nectar…………
[c5] In my dream, in my babbles while sleeping, if I am upset or angry
Protector of sItA,may I remember your lotus feet,in my mind once
{p}nArAyaNA, may the nectar……
[c6] If I am feeling feverish,If I am getting chills,again and again,I am shivering,
harinArAyaNA remover of difficulties,let me not forget to remember you day and night
{p}nArAyaNa, may the nectar…………..
Starting with pallavi all the last words in the first line of {c1,2,3,4 ,5,6,} end with the letters*ali*
Only the first line of{C7} ends differently.{irisi} and
*caranam 4... kaSTadallirali ... seems to be the only one not ending "hAgE"...*
{dAsa varENyara kShame irali}