Haridasa Sahitya — Vyasadasa

Neene Anatha Bandhu

ನೀನೇ ಅನಾಥ ಬಂಧು

Composer: Kanaka Dasaru · Deity: Krishna / Narayana / Kaginele Adi Keshava · Genre: Bhakti / Sharanagati

Kannada lyrics

ಖಂಡಿತಾ ನೀನೇ ಅನಾಥ ಬಂಧು | ಖಂಡಿತಾ ನೀನೇ ಅನಾಥ ಬಂಧು | ಖಂಡಿತಾ ನೀನೇ ಅನಾಥ ಬಂಧು ನಮ್ಮ ಕಾಯುವ ದಯಾಸಿಂಧು || Pallavi || ತಾಯಿ ನೀನೆ ತಂದೆ ನೀನೆ | ಬಂಧು ನೀನೆ ಬಳಗ ನೀನೆ | ಕಾಯುವ ದೈವ ನೀನೆ ಕಮಲನಾಭ ಹರಿಯೆ || 1 || ನೆನೆದವರ ಆಪತ್ತಿಗೆ ಮುನ್ನೆ ಬಂದು ಒಲಿವ ದೇವ | ಘನ್ನ ಕಾಗಿನೆಲೆಯಾದಿಕೇಶವ ನಮ್ಮ ಸಲಹೆ ಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮ || 2 ||

Transliteration

Khanditha Neene Anatha Bandhu | Khanditha Neene Anatha Bandhu | Khanditha Neene Anatha Bandhu Namma Kaayuwa Dayaasindhu || Pallavi || Taayi Neene Tande Neene | Bandhu Neene Balaga Neene | Kaayuwa Daiva Neene Kamala Naabha Hariye || 1 || Nenedavara Aapattige Munne Bandu Oliva Deva | Ghanna Kagineleyadikeshavasiriya Namma Salahe Saarvabhauma || 2 ||

English meaning

Refrain (Pallavi): Surely, You are the protector of the helpless! Surely, You are the shelter of the orphaned. O Ocean of Mercy, You are the one who guards us from all harm! Stanza 1: You are my mother, and You are my father. You are my kin, and You are my family. O Lotus-navelled Hari, You are the ultimate divinity who protects me! Stanza 2: O Lord, who rushes to protect and bless those who rem

Esoteric commentary

### **The Cry of Total Surrender (Sharanagati)** In this profound composition, Kanaka Dasa addresses the relationship between the finite human soul (*Jiva*) and the Infinite Divine (*Paramatman*): * **Cosmic Kinship**: The Dasa declares that when one has Lord Narayana as their mother, father, brother, and ultimate savior, there is no place for worldly worry. * **The Metaphor of Protection**: -