Narayana Ninna Namada
A prayer for remembrance of Narayana through ordinary activity, happiness, illness and the end of life.
The refrain asks for the nectar of Narayana’s name to reach the singer’s tongue. The verses carry that prayer into daily life rather than reserving devotion for a special occasion.
| Music | Detail |
|---|---|
| Composer | Purandara Dasa |
| Raga | Shuddha Dhanyasi |
| Tala | Khanda Chapu |
| Type | Devaranama |
| Language | Kannada |
Performances may include fewer charanams; the verses beginning kaṣṭadallirali and santata hari are often sung.
Lyrics
Pallavi
nārāyaṇā ninna nāmada smaraṇeya
sārāmṛtavenna nāligege barali
Charanam 1
kūḍuvāgali nintāḍuvāgali matte
hāḍuvāgali haridāḍuvāgali
khōṭi vinōdadi nōdade nā balu
māḍida pāpa biṭṭōṭi hōgō hāge
Charanam 2
ūrigē hōgali ūroḷagirali
kāraṇārtangaḷella kādirali
vārija nābha nara sārathi sannuta
sāri sārigē nā bēsaradhāge
Charanam 3
hasividdāgali hasivilladāgali
rasakasi irali haruṣirali
vasudēvātmaka śiśupālakṣaya
asurāntaka ninna hesaru mareyadhāgē
Charanam 4
kaṣṭadallirali utkṛṣṭadallirali
eṣṭādare matikeṭṭirali
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa endu śiṣyaru pēḷuva
aṣṭākṣara mahā mantrada nāmava
Charanam 5
kanasiḷoḷāgali kanavaḷikāgali
manasu koṭṭirali munidirali
janakajāpati ninna caraṇa kamalavanu
manasiḷoḷage omme nenesikoḷḷō hāge
Charanam 6
jvara bandāgali caḷi bandāgali
maraḷi maraḷi mattē naḍuguvāgāgali
hari nārāyaṇa durita nivāraṇanendu
iruḷu hagalu ninna smarane mareyadhāge
Charanam 7
santata hari ninna sāsira nāmavu
antarangada oḷagirisi
entō purandara viṭhala rāyane
antya kāladalli cintisōhāgē
Meaning
May remembrance of Narayana become natural in every condition: while moving about, travelling or staying home; in hunger, happiness, difficulty or illness. The repeated situations make the request concrete and personal. The closing verse asks that Hari’s names remain within, so remembrance can continue even at life’s end.