Haridasa Sahitya — Vyasadasa

Jagadoddharana Adisidale Yashoda

ಜಗದೋದ್ಧಾರನ ಆಡಿಸಿದಳೆ ಯಶೋದಾ

Composer: Purandara Dasaru · Deity: Krishna / Govinda / Mukunda · Genre: Vatsalya / Bhakti

Kannada lyrics

ಜಗದೋದ್ಧಾರನ ಆಡಿಸಿದಳೆ ಯಶೋದಾ || ಪಲ್ಲವಿ || ಜಗದೋದ್ಧಾರನ ಮಗನೆಂದು ತಿಳಿಯುತ ಸುಗೆಯ ತನಯನ ಸೂಜಿಗನಾಗಿ || ಅನುಪಲ್ಲವಿ || ನಿಗಮಕೇ ನಿಲುಕದ ಅಗಣಿತ ಮಹಿಮನ ಮಗುವಿನೊಳು ಅತಿ ಸುಲಭನೆಂದುತಿಳಿಯುತ || ೧ || ಅಣೋರಣೀ ರಂಗ ಮಹತೋ ಮಹೀಮಗ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡಕೋಟಿಗಳ ಒಡಲೊಳು ಇಟ್ಟವನ || ೨ || ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ ಕರ್ತನ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲನ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲನ ಸವಿದು ಸವಿದು || ೩ ||

Transliteration

Jagadoddharana adisidale yashoda || Pallavi || Jagadoddharana maganendu thaliyuta Sugeya tanayana soojiganaagi || Anupallavi || Nigamake nilukada aganitha mahimana Maguvinolu ati sulabhanendu thaliyuta || 1 || Anoraneeranga mahatho maheemaga Brahmandakotigala odalolu ittavana || 2 || Srushti karthana bhaktavatsalana Purandaravithalana savidu savidu || 3 ||

English meaning

Yashoda plays with the savior of the universe, kissing and cuddling the supreme lord as her own little toddler. Thinking of the world's master as her simple son, she marvels at his adorable childish activities. He who is beyond the grasp of ancient Vedas, whose great glories are infinite, is seen by her as highly easy to access and play with in the form of a serene infant. He who is smaller tha

Esoteric commentary

This is perhaps the single most famous composition of Purandara Dasa. Its esoteric focus is on the Dvaita concept of Taratamya and Hari-Saulabhya (the supreme lord’s immense accessibility to his devotees). Yashoda, a human mother, plays with Govinda as though he is an ordinary baby. He who has no beginning or end, who carries the entire universe in his speck of light, is bound with a rope and coax