Full explanation and lyrics of ನೀ ಮಾಯೆಯೊಳಗೊನಿನ್ನೊಳು ಮಾಯೆಯೊ – Nii maayeyolago Ninnolu maayeyo by Kanaka Dasa in English and Kannada.
ನೀ ಮಾಯೆಯೊಳಗೊ
ನಿನ್ನೊಳು ಮಾಯೆಯೊ
ನೀ ದೇಹದೊಳಗೊ
ನಿನ್ನೊಳು ದೇಹವೊ
ಬಯಲು ಆಲಯದೊಳಗೊ
ಆಲಯವು ಬಯಲೊಳಗೊ
ಬಯಲು ಆಲಯವೆರಡು
ನಯನದೊಳಗೊ
ನಯನ ಬುದ್ಧಿಯೊಳಗೊ
ಬುದ್ಧಿ ನಯನದೊಳಗೊ
ನಯನ ಬುದ್ಧಿಗಳೆರಡು
ನಿನ್ನೊಳಗೊ ಹರಿಯೆ
ಸವಿಯು ಸಕ್ಕರೆಯೊಳಗೊ
ಸಕ್ಕರೆಯು ಸವಿಯೊಳಗೊ
ಸವಿಯು ಸಕ್ಕರೆಗಳೆರಡು
ಜಿಹ್ವೆಯೊಳಗೊ
ಜಿಹ್ವೆ ಮನಸಿನೊಳಗೊ
ಮನಸು ಜಿಹ್ವೆಯೊಳಗೊ
ಜಿಹ್ವೆ ಮನಸುಗಳೆರಡು
ನಿನ್ನೊಳಗೊ ಹರಿಯೆ
ಕುಸುಮದೊಳು ಗಂಧವೊ
ಗಂಧದೊಳು ಕುಸುಮವೊ
ಕುಸುಮ ಗಂಧಗಳೆರಡು
ಘ್ರಾಣದೊಳಗೊ
ಅಸಮಭವ ಕಾಗಿನೆಲೆಯಾದಿಕೇಶವರಾಯ
ಉಸುರಲೆನ್ನಳವಲ್ಲ ಎಲ್ಲ
ನಿನ್ನೊಳಗೊ
Transliteration:
Nii maayeyolago
Ninnolu maayeyo
Nii dehadolago
Ninnolu dehavo
Bayalu aalayadolago
Aalayavu bayalolago
Bayalu aalayaveradu
Nayanadolago
Nayana buddhiyolago
Buddhi nayanadolago
Nayana buddhigal eradu
Ninnolago Hariye
Saviyu sakkareyolago
Sakkareyu saviyolago
Saviyu sakkaregal eradu
Jihveyolago
Jihve manasinolago
Manasu jihveyolago
Jihve manasugal eradu
Ninnolago Hariye
Kusumadolugandhavo
Gandhadolu kusumavo
Kusuma gandhagal eradu
Ghranadolago
Asamabhava Kagineleyadikesavaraya
Usuralennalavalla ella
Ninnolago
Translation:
Are you within illusion,
Or is illusion within you?
Are you within the body,
Or is the body within you?
Is the open space within the temple,
Or is the temple within the open space?
The temple and the open space
Are both within the eye.
Are the eyes within the intellect,
Or is the intellect within the eyes?
The eyes and intellect,
Are they not both within You, O Hari?
Is sweetness within sugar,
Or is sugar within sweetness?
Sweetness and sugar together
Reside within the tongue.
Is the tongue within the mind,
Or is the mind within the tongue?
The tongue and mind together
Are within You, O Hari.
Is fragrance within the flower,
Or is the flower within fragrance?
The flower and its fragrance together
Reside within the sense of smell.
O inconceivable Lord Kaginele Adikeshava,
Breath, life, and all existence—
They are all within You!
Significance:
This keerthane by Kanakadasa, composed under the pen name Kaginele Adikeshava, delves into the profound philosophical inquiry of existence and perception. Through metaphors of the body, mind, and senses, it explores the interdependence of the material and spiritual, culminating in the realization that everything ultimately resides within the divine essence of Lord Hari.