Īśa Ninna Charaṇa Bhajane
īśa ninna charaṇa bhajane āśeyinda māḍuvenu ।
dōṣa rāśi nāśa māḍu śrīśa kēśava ॥
O Lord, with great desire I worship Your divine feet.
Destroy the accumulation of my sins and faults, O Lord Keshava.
śaraṇu hokkenayya enna maraṇa samayadalli ninna
charaṇa smaraṇe karuṇisayya nārāyaṇa ॥1॥
I surrender myself unto You. At the time of my death, bless me with the remembrance of Your sacred feet, O Narayana.
śōdhisenna bhavada kaluṣa bōdhisayya jñānavenage ।
bādhisuvā yamana bādhe biḍisu mādhava ॥2॥
Purify me from the impurities of worldly existence and bless me with divine knowledge. Free me from the suffering caused by fear and bondage, O Madhava.
hindanēka yōnigaḻali bandu bandu nonde nānu ।
indu bhavada bandha biḍisu tande gōvindane ॥3॥
I have suffered through countless births and different forms of existence. O Govinda, my Lord and protector, release me from this worldly bondage.
bhraṣṭanenisa bēḍa kṛṣṇa iṣṭu mātra bēḍikombe ।
śiṣṭaroḻage iṭṭu kaṣṭa biḍisu viṣṇuve ॥4॥
O Krishna, do not consider me fallen. This alone is my humble request: keep me among the noble devotees and remove my difficulties, O Vishnu.
modalu ninna pāda pūje mudadi gaivenayya nānu ।
hṛdayadoḻage odagisayya madhusūdana ॥5॥
First and foremost, I wish to worship Your divine feet with joy. Please establish Yourself within my heart, O Madhusudana.
kavidukoṇḍu iruva pāpa savedu hōguvante māḍi ।
javana bādheyannu biḍiso ghana trivikrama ॥6॥
Remove the sins that surround me and free me from suffering and fear, O great Trivikrama.
kāmajanaka ninna nāma prēmadinda pāḍuvantha ।
nēmavenage pālisayya svāmi vāmana ॥7॥
O Lord Vamana, bless me with discipline so that I may lovingly sing Your divine name, O source of all creation.
madananayya ninna mahime vadanadalli iruva hāge ।
hṛdayadalli sadana māḍu mudadi śrīdhara ॥8॥
O Sridhara, may Your glory that resides on my lips also dwell joyfully within my heart.
husiyanāḍi hoṭṭe horeva viṣayadalli rasikanendu ।
husige nanna hākadirō hṛṣikēśane ॥9॥
O Hrishikesha, do not allow me to become attached to falsehood and worldly pleasures that are temporary and deceptive.
abdhiyoḻage biddu nānu oddukombenayya bhavadi ।
geddu pōpa buddhi tōro padmanābhane ॥10॥
I have fallen into the ocean of worldly existence. Show me the wisdom to overcome it and attain victory, O Padmanabha.
kāmakrōdha biḍisi ninna nāma jihveyoḻage nuḍisu ।
śrīmahānubhāvanāda dāmōdara ॥11॥
Remove desire and anger from me and let my tongue always chant Your divine name, O great Damodara.
paṅkajākṣa nīnu enna maṅkubuddhi biḍisi ninna ।
kiṅkaranna māḍikoḻḻo saṅkaruṣaṇa ॥12॥
O lotus-eyed Lord Sankarshana, remove my ignorance and accept me as Your humble servant.
ēsu janma bandarēnu dāsanallavēno ninna ।
ghāsi māḍadirō enna vāsudēvane ॥13॥
Whatever births may come, I shall remain Your servant. Please do not cause me suffering, O Vasudeva.
buddhi śūnyanāgi nānu kadda kaḻḻanādenayya ।
tiddi hṛdaya śuddhi māḍo pradyumnane ॥14॥
Having become foolish and lost, I have wandered like a thief. Correct me and purify my heart, O Pradyumna.
janani janaka nīne endu enuvenayya dīnabandhu ।
enage mukti pālisindu aniruddhane ॥15॥
O Aniruddha, You alone are my mother and father. O friend of the helpless, grant me liberation.