Lyrics for Indu Enage Govinda

Sri Raghavendra Swami (1595-1671), lived in the 16th century. He advocated Vaishnavism and the Dvaita philosophy advocated by Madhvacharya. He is considered by his devotees to be a reincarnation of Prahlada, the devotee who was saved by Vishnu in his avatar as Narasimha. Shri Raghavendra Swami has performed many miracles during his lifetime and has continued to bless his devotees to this day.

At Udupi, he sang his famous “Indu Enage Govinda” song upon seeing Udupi Sri Krishna. I will be posting all the lyrics on Sri Raghavendra Swami at this weblog.

Here are the lyrics for this wonderful song which Rayaru which he is fondly called wrote in Kannada

ಇಂದು ಎನಗೆ ಗೋವಿಂದ ನಿನ್ನಯಪಾದಾರವಿಂದವ
ತೋರೋ ಮುಕುಂದನೆ || PA ||

ಸುಂದರ ವದನನೆ ನಂದಗೋಪನ ಕಂದ
ಮಂದರೋದ್ಧಾರ ಆನಂದ ಇಂದಿರಾ ರಮಣ || A PA ||

ನೊಂದೆನಯ್ಯ ಭವಬಂಧನದೊಳು ಸಿಲುಕಿ|
ಮುಂದೆ ದಾರಿ ಕಾಣದೆ ಕುಂದಿದೆ ಜಗದೊಳು ಕಂದನಂತೆಂದೆನ್ನ |

ಕುಂದುಗಳೆಣಿಸದೆತಂದೆ ಕಾಯೊ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕಂದರ್ಪಜನಕನೆ || 1 ||

ಮೂಢತನದಿ ಬಹು ಹೇಡಿ ಜೀವ ನಾನಾಗಿ
ದೃಢಭಕುತಿಯನು ಮಾಡಲಿಲ್ಲವೊ ಹರಿಯೆ |
ನೋಡಲಿಲ್ಲವೊ ನಿನ್ನ ಪಾಡಲಿಲ್ಲವೊ ಮಹಿಮೆ |
ಗಾಡಿಕಾರ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಬೇಡಿ ಕೊಂಬೆನೊ ನಿನ್ನ || 2 ||

ಧಾರುಣಿಯೊಳು ಭೂಭಾರಜೀವ ನಾನಾಗಿ
ದಾರಿತಪ್ಪಿ ನಡೆದೆ ಸೇರಿದೆ ಕುಜನರ |
ಆರೂ ಕಾಯುವರಿಲ್ಲ ಸೇರಿದೆ ನಿನಗಯ್ಯಾ |
ಧೀರವೇಣುಗೋಪಾಲ ಪಾರುಗಾಣಿಸೊ ಹರಿಯೆ || 3 ||

Google Translate

Indu enage gōvinda ninnayapādāravindava tōrō mukundane || PA ||

sundara vadanane nandagōpana kanda mandarōd’dhāra ānanda indirā ramaṇa || A PA ||

nondenayya bhavabandhanadoḷu siluki| munde dāri kāṇade kundide jagadoḷu kandanantendenna |kundugaḷeṇisadetande kāyo kr̥ṣṇa kandarpajanakane || 1 ||

mūḍhatanadi bahu hēḍi jīva nānāgi dr̥ḍhabhakutiyanu māḍalillavo hariye | nōḍalillavo ninna pāḍalillavo mahime | gāḍikāra kr̥ṣṇa bēḍi kombeno ninna || 2 ||

dhāruṇiyoḷu bhūbhārajīva nānāgi dāritappi naḍede sēride kujanara | ārū kāyuvarilla sēride ninagayyā | dhīravēṇugōpāla pārugāṇiso hariye || 3 ||

Plain English

iMdu Enage gOviMda ninnaya
pAdaaraviMdava tOrO mukuMdane||

suMdara vadanane naMdagopiya kaMda
maMdarOddhAra aanaMda iMdirA ramaNa||

noMdenaiyya bhavabaMdhanadoLu siluki
muMde daari kaaNade kuMdide jagadoLu
kaMdanaMte eMdenna kuMdugaLeNisade
taMde kAyo kRuShNa kaMdarpa janakane||1||

mooDhatanadi balu hEDijeeva naanaagi
dRuDhabhakutiyanu maaDalillavo hariye
nODalillavo ninna paaDalillavo mahime
gaaDikaara kRuShNa bEDikoMbeno ninna||2||

dhaaruNiyoLu bhUbhaarajeeva naanaagi
daaritappi naDede seride kujanara
Yaru kaayuvarilla sEride ninagayya
dheeravENugOpAla paarugaaNiso hariye ||3||

Listen to this song sung by Pt. Bhimsen Joshi here

• Indu Enage Govinda
• Listen to the song at youtube.