Kanaka dasa's Keshava Nama
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Kanaka dasa (Pen name-Adhi KesavE)
(Kanaka dasa is a great devotee of Krishna who lived between 1508 and 1806. He hailed from Kagginale of Dharwad district. When he was not allowed to enter the shrine in Udupi, the lord himself turned to see him(Kanakana kindi) .His songs are classified as Devarnamas and he is a great composer from Karnataka.
Long back I had translated many of his songs .Bur this translation , I took help from blog of great scholar Hari Sarvothama from his blog https://sarvotamah.blogspot.com/.My deep sense of acknowledgement to him.Most of the meaning of Kesava's name , I took from my translation of Vishna sahasra nama)
Isha ninna charaNa bhajane Asheyinda mADu venu
dOsha rAshi nAsha mADu shreesha kEshava |1|
Oh God I am doing this due to desire tossing about your feet
Please destroy my heaps of sins, Keshava , lord of Lakshmi
Kesava -He who killed Kesi
sharaNu hokkenayya yenna maraNa samayadalli ninna
carana smaraNe karuNisayya nArAyaNa |2|
I seek your fefuge, at the time of my death
Pleas show mercy andmake me think of your feet, Oh Narayana
(Narayana- he in whom all souls reside)
shOdhisenna bhavada kalusha bhOdisayya gyAnavenage
bAdhisuva yamana bAdhe biDisu mAdhavA |3|
Please test for bad sins and teach me wisdom
Oh Madhava free me from the pain of Yama who ties
(Madhava- God of knowledge)
hindanEka yOnigaLali bandu bandu nondenayya
indu bhavada bandha biDisu tande gOvindA |4|
I have suffered because I went and went from ob to wombs
Please today cut off the tie of birth to me, Oh father Govinda
(Govinda-Chief of cow herds/God who grants salvation)
bhrashTanenisa bEDa krishNa ishTu mAtra bEDikombe
shishTaroDane iTu kashTa biDisu vishNuvE|5|
Oh Krishna do not consider as a wrong doer , I only request this
Please put me with good people and remove difficulties , Oh Vishnu
(Krishna –One who is black)
madananayya ninna mahime vadanadalli nuDiyuvante
hrudayadoLage hudugisayya madhusUdhanA |6|
Father of Manmatha , make me recite your praises, by my tougue
Please make them grow in my heart , Oh Madhusudana
(Madhu sudana- killer of Madhu)
kavidukonDu iruva pApa savidu pOguvante mADo
javana bAdheyannu biDisu trivikramA |7|
Sins keep on overflowing, please make them diminish
Oh TRivikrama, please get of the pain of next birth
(Trivikrama –Form of Vamana who measured the worlds)
kAmajanaka ninna nAma prEmadinda pADuvantha
nEmavenage pAlisayya swAmi vAmanA |8|
Oh father of Manmatha, please promote the rule
To sing sing your name with love, Oh Vamana
(vamana –Dwarf Brahmachari who went to Mahabali)
modalu ninna pAda pUje odaguvante mADO yenna
hrudayalli sadana mADo mudadi shriidara |9|
First make me do the worship of your feet
And Live in my heart , Oh cute Sridhara
(Sridhara –He who carries Maha Lakshmi)
husiyanADi hoTTe horeva vishayadalli rasikanendu
husige hAkadiirayya hrushiikEshanE |10|
Do not make me a liar of enjoyer in makingmy belly full
Do not make me one enjoying pleasures , Oh Hrishikesa
(Hrishikesa-One who controls the senses)
biddu bhavadanEka januma baddhanAgi kalushadinda
geddupOpa buddhi tOrO padmanAbhane |11|
Do not make me get tied in the cycle of births
Please guide my brain to get out of it , Oh Padmanabha
(Padmanabha-one who has lotus on his belly)
kAma krOdha biDisi ninna nAma jihveyoLage nuDiso
shrii mahAnubhAvanAda dAmOdarA |12|
Make me free from anger and passion and put your name
Oh great one, oh DAmodara
(Dammodhara-One whose belly was tied by a rope)
pankajAksha nEnu yenna manku buddhyannu biDisi
kinkaranna mADikoLLo sankarushaNA |13|
Oh lotus eyed one by making me leave stupid of me and mine
Oh Sankarssha , make me your servant
(Sankarshana-He who unites)
yEsu januma bandarEnu dAsanalla vEno nAnu
ghAsi mADadiru yenna vAsudEvanE |14|
Inspite of many births am I not your servant
My Vasudeva , do not trouble me.
(He who was born to Vasudeva)
buddhi shOnyanAgi yenna paddha kArya kuhakamanava
tiddi hrudaya shuddhi mADo pradyumnanE |15|
Without Brain , my road has made me impure human
Oh Pradhyumna , please rectify my mind
(Pradhyumna-He who makes others shine)
jananijanaka nIne yendu nenevenayya diina bandhu
yenage mukti pAlisayya aniruddhanE |16|
And Oh Anirudha , grant me salvation
Come daily and make me think that you are mother as well as father
(Anirudha- He who cannot be stopped)
harushadinda ninna nAma smarisuvate mADu nEma
virisu caraNa dalli pushOttamA |17|
Make a rule for me to daily think of your name
Oh Purushothama , make me find pleasure in your feet
(Purushothama- Supreme spirit)
sAdhusanga koTTu ninna pAdabhajane yiTTu enna
bhEdamAdi nODadirO shri adhOkshajA |18|
BY giving company of pious people and make me worship yout feet
Oh Adhokshaja , please do not treat me differently
(Adhokshaja- He who looks below)
cAru caraNa tOri yenage pArugANisayya konege
bhAra hAkutiruve ninage nArasimhanE |19|
Please show me your pretty feet and eventually save me
Though this will make it heavy , Oh Narasimha
(Narasimha-Man-lion form)
sancitArtha pApagaLanu kincitAda piiDegaLanu
muncitavAgi kaLedu poreyo swAmi accyutA |20|
Have much accumulated sins, please reduce
My sufferings slightly and save me Oh Achyutha
(Achyutha- He who never changes)
gyAna bhakti koTTu ninna dhyAnadalli yiTTu sadA
hiina buddhi biDisu munna shrii janArdhana |21|
By giving holy wisdom and devotion, and permanently ,
Keep in memory and first make leave my evil thoughts, Oh Janardhana
(Janardhana- He who troubles bad people)
japatapAnushTAna villade kupathAgAmiyAda yenna
krupeyamADi kshamisabEku upEndranE |22|
Without chanting and penance , I am travelling in evil path
With mercy do pardon me , oh Upendra
(He who is Indra to indra himself)
moreya iDuvenayya ninage sharadhi shayana shubhamatIya
irisu bhaktanendu paramapurusha shri harI |23|
I will make appeal to you and with good understanding ,
Lie and rotate round you, Oh Divine man Hari place me as youe devotee
(He who removes births and deaths)
puTTisalEbEDa innu puTTisidake pAlisenna
ishTu mAtra bEDikombe shrii krishNanE |24|
Do not give further birth, protect me for having given a life
Only this I would request you, Oh Krishna
(Krishna- he who is personification of truth)
satyavAda nAmagaLanu nityadalli paThisuvavara
arthiyinda salahuvanu kartru kEshavA |25|
To the one who sings these truthful names
The creator will truly save , Oh kesava
(Keshava- He who has pretty hair)
mareyadale hariyanAma baredu Odi kELidavage
karedu mukti koDuva neley AdikEshavA |Isha|
Do not forget names of Hari write, read and learn
Oh God adhi kesava , he will call and grant salvation
(Adhi kesava is Mudhra of Author Kanaka dasa)
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