Marulu maadikoideyalla | ಮರುಳು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡೆಯಲ್ಲ

 📜 Original Kannada Lyrics:

ಮರುಳು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡೆಯಲ್ಲ ಮಾಯಾದೇವಿಯೆ ||

ಇರುಳು ಹಗಲು ಏಕವಾಗಿ ಹರಿಯು ನಿನ್ನ ಬಿಡದಿಪ್ಪಂತೆ ||

ಜ್ಞಾನಿಗಳು ನಿತ್ಯ ಪಾನಾದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು
ನಾನಾ ವಿಧ ತಪವಿದ್ದರು ಧ್ಯಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಲುಕದವನ

ಸರ್ವ ಸಂಗವನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಸನ್ಯಾಸಿಯಾದ ಕಾಲಕ್ಕು
ಸರ್ವದಾ ತನ್ನೆದೆಯಮೇಲೇ ಬಿಡದೆ ನಿನ್ನ ಧರಿಸಿಪ್ಪಂತೆ

ಪ್ರಳಯ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಲದೆಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಮಲಗಿದ್ದಾಗ
ಹಲವು ಆಭರಣಗಳು ಜಲವು ಆಗಿ ಜಾಣತನದಿ

ರಂಗನು ಭೂಲೋಕದಿ ಭುಜಂಗ ಗಿರಿಯೊಳಲಮೇಲು-
ಮನ್ಗಪತಿಯಾಗಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸುವಂತೆ

ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಪಡೆದರೆ ನಿನ್ನ ಚೊಕ್ಕತನವು ಪೋಪುದೆಂದು
ಪೊಕ್ಕುಳೊಳು ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಪಡೆದು ಕಕ್ಕುಲಾತಿ ಪಡುವಂತೆ

ಎಡಕೆ ಭೂಮಿ ಬಲಕೆ ಶ್ರೀಯು ಎದುರಲ್ಲಿ ದುರ್ಗಾದೇವಿ
ತೊಡೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಲಕುಮಿಯಾಗಿ ಬಿಡದೆ ಮುದ್ದಾಡಿಸುವಂತೆ

ಎಂದೆಂದಿಗೂ ಮರೆಯ ನಿನ್ನಾನಂದದಿ ಜನರಿಗೆಲ್ಲ
ತಂದು ತೋರೆ ಸ್ವಾಧೀನ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಟ್ಠಲರಾಯನ ||

ಕೃತಿ: ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರದಾಸರು

🔤 English Transliteration:

Marulu maadikoideyalla Maayadeviye ||

Iruḷu hagalu ekavaagi hariyu ninna bidadippante ||

Jnaanigalu nitya paanaadigalu bitṭu
Naanaa vidha tapaviddu dhyaanakke silukadavana

Sarva sangavanu bitṭu sanyaasiyaada kaalakku
Sarvadaa tannedeyameele bidade ninna dharisippante

Pralaya kaaladalli aaladeleya meele malagiddaga
Halavu aabharanagalu jalavu aagi jaanatanadi

Ranganu bhulokadalli bhujanga giriyolalameelu
Mangapatiyaagi ninna angeekarisuvante

Makkala padedare ninna chokkatanavu popudendu
Pokkuloḷu makkalu padedu kakkulaati paduvante

Edake bhoomi balake shriyu eduralli Durgadevi
Thodeya meele Lakumiyagi bidade muddaadisuvante

Endedigu mareya ninna aanandadi janarigella
Tandu toore swaadheena Purandara Vitthalarayana ||

Lyrics : Sri Purandara Dasaru

🌸 English Meaning:

O Goddess Māyā, you have captivated me completely.

Day and night, unceasingly, you never leave me.

Even the wise, abandoning daily pleasures,
Engaging in many austerities, could not escape your snare.

Even renunciates who give up all worldly ties
Still carry you close in their hearts without letting go.

At the time of cosmic dissolution, when lying upon the banyan leaf,
All jewels and treasures dissolve into the waters wisely.

Lord Ranga, dwelling upon the earth and the serpent mountain,
Accepts you as his consort without hesitation.

Even when children are born, your purity shines forth,
Though mothers and children alike fall into worldly attachments.

On the left stands the Earth, on the right stands Shri,
And before him stands Durga Devi,
While upon his lap you rest as Lakshmi, receiving his tender affection.

Forever may you not be forgotten, O source of bliss—
Bestow joy upon all people through the grace
Of Purandara Vittalaraya. ||

🪔 Reflection:

Purandara Dasa, revered as the Sangeeta Pitamaha (Father of Carnatic Music), composed thousands of devotional songs blending philosophy with everyday life. In this kriti, he reveals the power of Māyā—an eternal force that captivates even the wisest and most ascetic souls. He poetically shows how no one escapes the play of illusion: scholars, renunciates, or householders—all are bound in some form. Yet, in the cosmic drama, Māyā herself becomes inseparable from the divine, symbolized by Lord Ranga accepting her in varied forms—Durga, Lakshmi, or Bhumi Devi.

The beauty of this bhajan lies in its honesty: acknowledging that worldly entanglements cannot be easily discarded. Rather, by seeing Māyā as divine, the very bonds of life become a means of devotion. The song reminds us that instead of struggling against illusion, we may embrace it as part of God’s creation, using it to deepen surrender. For devotees, it is a gentle call to see every role—mother, child, ascetic, or seeker—as sacred. This song holds significance as it bridges worldly experience and divine truth, showing that even Māyā, when surrendered, leads us back to Vitthala.

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🎶 YouTube Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9KRovrGkx8&t=2s

Lyrics : Sri Purandara Dasaru

Singer : Medha Vidyabhushan