Neene gathi enage Vanaja nEthri

Neene gathi enage Vanaja nEthri

By
Sage Purandara dasa

Translated by
P.R.Ramachander and Chakravarthi Madhusudana

Ragam Malaya Marutham; Talam Aadhi

Pallavi
Neene gathi enage Vanaja nEthri

Anupallavi
Kailasa embOdu kaNNali kaaNe
Mayilu vahana pitha etta pOdano kaaNe

Charanam
SathyalokavembOdu mithya vaayitu kaaNe
Etta pOdano brahma Enu maaDali amma,
Sarasija naabhanu sarathiyoLu muLugida,
Purandara viThalana karuNege paathraLe

English meaning
Pallavi
You are my only refuge, Oh lotus eyed one

Anupallavi
I do not see with my eyes the place called Kailasa
I do not know where (Shiva) the father of the God who rides the peacock, has gone

Charanam
Oh dear, the sathya loka has become an illusion,
Oh Mother, where has Brahma disappeared? What shall I do?
(Vishnu) The God with lotus in his belly has submerged in the sea,
You, who are favoured by Purandara Vithala, (are my only refuge)