Composer : Sri Purandara Dasaru
Book Ref : Samagra Dasa Sahitya Samputa-3.1
Picture Credit : Srirangapatna Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple.
What an amazing lyrics from Dasaru, asking how does God look like? He helps us walk without legs, he holds us without hands. He helps us eat without teeth, helps us eat without stomach. Helps us see without eye sight, listen without ears, we cannot see him but he is around everywhere. He is in the white island sleeping in Ananthasana, who is in Vaikunta all the while Purandara Vittala.
How true it is right? We don’t see God, but we feel his presence every moment in our life.
ಅಕೋ ಹಾಗಿಹನೆ ಇಕೊ ಹೀಗಿಹನೆ || pa ||
ಕಾಲಿಲ್ಲದೆ ನಡೆಸುವ ಕೈಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಹಿಡಿಸುವ
ಹಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲದೆ ತಿನ್ನಿಸುವ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಉಣಿಸುವ || 1 ||
ಕಣ್ಣಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಕಾಣಿಸುವ ಕಿವಿಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಕೇಳಿಸುವ
ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳನೀತ ಒಳಗೆ ಹೊರಗೆ ತಿರುಗುವ || 2 ||
ಶ್ವೇತ ದ್ವೀಪದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತು ಅನಂತಾಸನದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಲಗಿ
ನಿತ್ಯ ವೈಕುಂಠ ವಾಸ ಪುರಂದರವಿಠಲ || 3 ||
Akō hāgihane iko hīgihane || pa ||
kālillade naḍesuva kaiyillade hiḍisuva
hallillade tinnisuva hoṭṭeyillade uṇisuva || 1 ||
kaṇṇillade kāṇisuva kiviyillade kēḷisuva
kāṇisikoḷḷanīta oḷage horage tiruguva || 2 ||
śvēta dvīpadalli nintu anantāsanadalli malagi
nitya vaikuṇṭha vāsa purandaraviṭhala || 3 ||
Plain English:
Ako hagihane iko higihane || pa ||
kalillade nadesuva kaiyillade hidisuva hallillade
tinnisuva hotteyillade unisuva || 1 ||
kannillade kanisuva kiviyillade kelisuva
kanisikollanita olage horage tiruguva || 2 ||
sveta dvipadalli nintu anantasanadalli malagi
nitya vaikuntha vasa purandaravithala || 3 ||
Kalpavriksha Kamadhenu 