This mesmerizing piece set on the melancholic yet divine Nadanamakriya raga will melt your heart. The poet saint Purandars Dasa is known as Carnatic music's Pitamaha. Here he pleads with Lord Vishnu for his grace.
This was one of the 9 songs in the Bhakti Vijayam ensemble Carnatic choir presentation (by 100+ performers) @ 2024 Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival.
Cleveland Ohio, USA. April 14, 2024.
Program coordinated by #GFAGLOBAL .
Conducted by Vidwan Chitraveena Ganesh.
The musicians were students from various parts of USA along with their teachers.
My son Omkaar Bharadwaaj (in blue Kurta) was one of the singers.
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Song: dAsanna mADikO dAsanna mADikO
raagam: nAdanAmakriya
Aa:S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N3
Av: N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S N3
taaLam: aTa
Composer: Purandara Daasar
Language: Kannada
pallavi
dAsanna mADikO enna svAmi sAsira nAmada vEnkaTaramaNa
caraNam 1
durubuddhigaLanella biDisO ninna karuNa kavacavenna haraNakke toDisO
caraNa sEve enage koDisO abhaya kara puSpavenna shiradalli muDisO
caraNam 2
drDha bhakti ninnalli bEDi nAnaDigeraguvenayya anudina pADi
kaDegaNNilEkenna nODi biDive koDu ninna dhyAnava mana shuci mADi
caraNam 3
mare hokkarava kAva birudu enna mareyade rakSaNe mAdayya poredu
duritagaLellava taridu siri purandara viTTala ennanu poredu.
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Dasana Madiko Enna Song Meaning
Venkataramana with thousand names (sAsira Namada) - Accept me as your servant
Remove all evil minds from me
Cover my life with Armour of your sympathy
Give me chance to serve at your feet
Grace me to wear (muDisu) your promise of protection (abhaya) on my head (shira)
Beg to have constant devotion in you oh god
Bow to your feet with chanting daily
Don’t ignore/neglect me with your corner of the eyes (kaDEgaNNu)
Grace me to have contemplation in you with clear mind (manashuchi maadi)
You have a title that you protect all of them who prays you
Protect me also without forgetting
Oh god, remove (taridu) all sins/guilt
Puramdara vithala protect (poredu) with your kindness (karuNadi)
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