Yamanelloo kaaNanendu

Yamanelloo  kaaNanendu

By

Sage Purandara dasa

Translated   by

P.R.Ramachander  and Chakravarthi Madhusudana

Raga Sivaranjini

Thala Aadi

Pallavi

Yamanelloo  kaaNanendu hELa bEDa ,

Yama Ramachandrane   sandeha   bEDa

Charanam

1. Nambida   VibheeshaNanige    Ramanaada,

 Nambadidda   RaavaNage   Yamanaada,

2. Nambida  baalakanige  hariyaada ,

Nambadidda   avana pithage   Ariyaada.

3. Nambida  Arjunanige   banTanaada ,

Nambadidda    Kouravarige   thunTanaada.

4. Nambida  Ugrasenanige   mithranaada,

Nambadidda Kamsanige   Shathruvaada

5. Nambidavara    salahuva  namma   doreyu,

Ambujaaksha   Purandara   vittala   Rayanu.

English Translation

Pallavi

Do not say that I have not been able to see Yama anywhere,

Yama is Ramachandra ,  have no doubt about it.

Chararanam

1, To Vibheeshana who believed he is Lord Rama,

To RaavaNa who did not believe   he is Yama.

2. To the boy (Prahlaada) who believed   he was Hari,

To his father (HiraNyakashipu) who did not believe, he was enemy.

3. To Arjuna, who believed, he was the slave,

And to the Kouravas   who did not believe   he was a killer

4. To Ugrasena who believed   he became a friend,

To Kamsa who did not believe    he was an enemy.

5. Our lord who protects    those who believe in him,

Is the   Lotus eyed   Purandara   Vittala.