ರಚನೆ: ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರದಾಸರು
ಅಂಬೆಗಾಲಿಕ್ಕುತಲಿ ಬಂದ ಗೋವಿಂದ ||ಪ||
ಅಂಬುಜನಾಭನು ದಯದಿಂದ ಎನ್ನ ಮನೆಗೆ ||ಅ.ಪ||
ಜಲಚರ ಜಲವಾಸ ಧರಣಿಧರ ಮೃಗರೂಪ
ನೆಲನಳೆದು ಮೂರಡಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಬಂದ
ಕುಲನಶ ವನಮಾಸ ನವನೀತ ಚೋರನಿವ
ಲಲನೆಯರ ವ್ರತಭಂಗ ವಾಹನತುರಂಗ ||೧||
ಕಣ್ಣು ಬಿಡುವನು ತನ್ನ ಬೆನ್ನ ತಗ್ಗಿಸುವನು
ಮಣ್ಣು ಕೊರೆದು ಕೋರೆ ಬಾಯ ತೆರೆದು
ಚಿಣ್ಣ ಭಾರ್ಗವ ಲಕ್ಶ್ಮಣಣ್ಣ ಬೆಣ್ಣೆಯ ಕಳ್ಳ
ಮನವನ ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಕುದುರೆಯನೇರಿದ ||೨||
ನೀರಪೊಕ್ಕನು ಗಿರಿಯ ನೆಗಹಿ ಧರಣಿಯ ತಂದು
ನರಮೃಗ ಬಲಿಬಂದ ಕೊರಳುಗೊಯಿಕ
ಶರಮುರಿದೊರಳೆಳೆದು ನಿರವಾಣಿ ಹಯಹತ್ತಿ
ಪುರಂದರವಿಟಠಲ ಮನೆಗೆ ತಾ ಬಂದ ||೩||
Transliteration:
Pallavi:
Ambegālikkatali banda Gōvinda
Ambujanābhanu dayadinda enna manege
Anupallavi:
Jalachara jalavāsa dharaṇidhara mṛgarūpa
Nelanaḷedu mūraḍi māḍi banda
Kula naśa vanamāsa navanīta cōraniva
Lalaneyara vratabhanga vāhanaturanga
Charana 1:
Kaṇṇu biḍuvanu tanna benna taggisuvanu
Maṇṇu koredu kōre bāya teredu
Ciṇṇa Bhārgava Lakṣmaṇanna beṇṇeya kaḷḷa
Manavana biṭṭu kudureyanērida
Charana 2:
Nīrapokkanu giriyu negahi dharaṇiya taṃdu
Naramṛga bali banda koraḷugoika
Śaramuridoraleḷedu niravāṇi hayahatti
Purandara Viṭṭhala manege tā banda
Translation:
Pallavi:
Govinda came at the break of dawn,
The lotus-naveled Lord arrived at my home with compassion.
Anupallavi:
He who resides in water and earth, the preserver of the world, who once took the form of a boar,
Came stepping three strides and conquered the earth.
The destroyer of clans, the forest-dweller, the butter thief,
He who broke the vows of maidens and mounted a horse.
Charana 1:
He opens his eyes and bows his back,
Digging the earth, he opens his mouth wide.
The little Bhargava (Parashurama), Lakshmana’s elder brother, the butter thief,
Left his heart and mounted a horse.
Charana 2:
He who lifted water and mountain together and brought forth the earth,
The man-lion who destroyed Hiranyakashipu with his nails,
He who split the bow and married Sita, and mounted the divine horse,
This Purandara Vittala has come to my home.
Significance:
This song celebrates various incarnations (dashavatara) of Lord Vishnu, highlighting His divine deeds across different forms—from Varaha (the boar), Narasimha (the man-lion), to Krishna. Each verse marvels at His compassionate acts, power, and grace. Purandara Dasa vividly portrays the Lord’s eternal presence, emphasizing the personal connection a devotee can experience.