Shri Chandralamba Charitre

D. L. Kerur · 1917–1996 · from the Kannada original

Original

ನಮೋ ಎಂಬೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಚಂದ್ರಲಾಂಬೆಸನ್ನತಿಯನಿತ್ತು ಕಾಯೆ ।ಹೊನ್ನಗುಂಟೆಯಲಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿ ಸನ್ನತಿಯದೀನಗೊಲಿದೆ ತಾಯೆ ॥ ಪಲ್ಲ ॥

Translation

Our prostrations to Shri ChandralambeWho protects us from her abode SannatiStaying in Honnagunte, blessing SannatiAlleviating the sufferings of people there

Original

ದಂಡಕಾರಣ್ಯದೊಂದು ಭಾಗದಲಿಪರಿವಳಲ್ಲಿ ಭೀಮೆ ।ಚಂಡತಾಪಸರ ಹೋಮ ಧೂಮದಿಂದಹಳು ಚಿತ್ತರಾಮೆ ॥ ೧ ॥

Translation

Amidst the dense forest, DandakaranyaFlows quietly the river Bhima.Atmosphere there was sanctified with theHeat & fumes of Yajna & Homa. (1)

Original

ನೇತಿ ನೇತಿ ಎಂದೆಂಬ ಚರ್ಚೆಯಲಿಧರೆಸೂಳ್ಸನರಿಯ ।ಜಾತ ತರ್ಕ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ವೇದ ವೇದಾಂಗದೊಂದು ಪರಿಯೆ ॥ ೨ ॥

Translation

Reverberating with the vibrations of theDebates on nuances of Dharma.Philosophy, literature, Veda, VedantaSuch were the creations here. (2)

Original

ಸಾಕು ಸಾಕೆಮ್ಮ ಬಾಳಿಗೇಕೆಬರಬೇಕು ಜಗದ ಚಿಂತೆ ।ಲೋಕಪಾಲಕನ ಕಂಡರಾಯ್ತು ॥ ೩ ॥

Translation

Inhabitants here were not seduced by theMaterialistic pursuits of life.Achieving oneness with Him was theirOne & only spiritual target. (3)

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Opening stanzas only — the Kannada original was recovered from a scanned copy and may need proofing; the rest of the translation is still in progress.

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