Monday, January 9, 2012

Keshava Naama.

These stanzas were sung by a Krishna Baktha called Kanaka daasa. He it is lived for 98 years and when sang the last stanza of this he breathed his last.It is full of meaning and both men and women can sing it.
1] EEsha ninna , paada bhajane, aase indha maaduvenu dosha rasi nasa madu Srisha Keshava.
2] Shranu Hokeniaya enna, marana samayadhalli nina, chrana smarane karunasaya Narayana.
3] Shodhisu yena bavadha kalasa, bhodhisaya Gnana venage, Bhadhisuva Yamana bhadhe bidiso Madhava.
4] Hinda neke yonigalalli, bandhu bandhu nondhenaiya, Indu bhavadha banda bidiso thandhe Govindha.
5] Brishta nenesa beda Krishna, ishtu mathra bedigombe, shrishta rodene ittu kashtav bidiso Vishnuve.
6] Madhana naya ninna mahime, vadhana dalli nudi yuvanthe, hridhayadhalli hudhikasaya Madhusudhana.
7]Kavidhu khondu iruva papa, savidhu hoguvanthe madi, javana bhadheyanu bidiso Thrivikrama.
8]Kaama janaka ninna naama, premadindha paduvantha, nemavenage paalisaya swami vamana.
9] Modhalu ninna paadha puje, odhuguvanthe maado yenna, hrudayadolage sadhana maadu mudhadhi Sridhara.
10]Husiyanaadi hote horeve, vishyadhalli rasika-nendu, husige haakadhiro yenna Hrishikeshane.
11]Kaama krodha bidisi nana,naama jiveyolage nudiso.sri mahanubhavanaadha Damodhara.
12] Bidu bavaneke januma, badha nagi kalushdindha, gedhu popa budhi thoro Padmanabhane.
13] Panka-jaksha ninu yena, manku bhudhi yanu bidisi, kinkaranna madikollo Sankarshana.
14] Yesu janma bandharenu, dasa nalla venu nanu, ghasi madadhiru yena vasudevane.
15] Bhudhi shunya-nagiyena,badha kayakuhaka manava, thidhihrudaya shudha mado Pradhumnane.
16] Janani janaka neneyendu,nenevenaya dhinabandhu, yenage mukthi paalisenduAnirudhane.
17] Harushadindha nina naama, smarisuvanthe maadu kshema, irisu charana-dhali prema Purushothama.
18] Saadhu sanga kotu ninu, paadha bhajane ithu enna, bedha-maadadhiru yena Adhokshaja.
19] Charu-charana thori yenage,parugaanisaya konege, bhara haakiruva ninage Narasimhane.
20] Sanchithartha papagalu, kinchithadha pidegalu,munchithavagi kalayabeku swami Achutha.
21] Gnyana bakuthi kotunina, dhyanadhali netu sadha,hina bhudhi bidiso munna Sri janardhana.
22] Japa thapa anushta-navilla, kupitha-gamiyadhayena, kripeya madi kshamisabeku Upendrane.
23] Moreya viduvenaya ninage, sharadhi shayanashubamathiya, iriso baktha rolu parama purushaSrihare.
24] Putisale bedainnu, putisidhake palisena, ishtu mathra bedikombe Srikrishnane.
26] Satya-vadha namagalu, nithya dhalli patisuvarige, arti-indha salhu-thiruva kartha KLeshava.
27] Marayadhale hariya naama, bharedhu odhi peldhavarige, karedhu mukthi-koduva Neleyadhi keshava.

These stanzas can be read every day by both men and women.
Kanaka was a great baktha of Krishna. When he was not allowed into the udupi Krishna temple he sang a song in kanada Bagilanu therudhu dhrushanava needu hariye. [meaning open the door and give your dharshan] at this the wall facing Kanaka broke open, so Kanaka could view hos Lord.
So pure was his Bhakthi.