Aa:S R2 G3 M2 P D2 N3 S
Av: S N3 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S

taaLam: jhampa
Composer: Purandara Daasar
Language:

pallavi

ninnanAshrayisuveno nigamagOcara nitya benna biDade kAyo manadiSTavIyo

caraNam 1

kuNDaNada Ashrayavu navaratnagaLigella candirana Ashraya cakOragaLige
kandarpanAshraya vasanta kAlakke gOvinda ninnAshrayavu maraNa kAladoLu

caraNam 2

haNNuLLa maragaLu pakSigaLigAshrayavu puNyanadigaLu rSigaLige Ashrayavu
kaNNilladAtanige kaigOlinAshrayavu enniSTa paDeyuvare ninna Ashrayavu

caraNam 3

pativratAvanitege patiyonde Ashrayavu yatigaLiganushrutadi praNavadAshrayavu
mativantanige hari stutigaLe Ashrayavu hitavahudu purandaraviThalanAshrayavu
Meaning of the song:
I seek your (ninna) protection (Ashrayisuveno) and save (kAyO) me without fail (benna biDade)
fulfil my desires (manadiShTavIyo) O God always visible by Vedas (nigamagOcara nitya)
(nigama - the Vedas)
All nine types of diamonds (navaratnagaLigella) seek protection (AshrayavO) of gold-ornaments (kuMdaNada)
chakora birds (cakOragaLige) always seeks (Ashraya) moon (caMdirana)
(chakora - is a bird which loves moon-light)
autumn season (vasaMta kAlakke) seeks Manmatha (kaMdarpanAshraya)
Govinda,you protect (ninna Ashrayavu) us at the time (kAladoLu) of death (maraNa)
Trees (maragaLu) with fruits (haNNuLLa) protects (Ashrayavu) birds (pakShigaLige)
Sacred rivers (puNya nadigaLu) protects (Ashrayavu) many sages (RuShigaLige)
blind-men (kaNNilladAtanige) depends (Ashrayavu) on the stick (kaigOlu)
One who wants (paDeyuvare) to fulfil his desires (enniShTa)
it depends (Ashrayavu) on your (ninna) blessing
chaste woman (pativratAvanitege) wants protection (Ashrayavu) of her husband (patiyoMde)
Sages (yatigaLige) should always listen (anushrutadi) to chanting of 'OM' (praNavadAshrayavu)
(praNava is 'OM')
Intelligent men (mativaMtanige) listen to praise of Hari (haristutigaLe Ashrayavu))
Always better (hitavahudu) to have protection (Ashrayavu) of Shri Purandaravittala

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Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde.