Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Basavanna Vachana 

 

ಜನಿತಕ್ಕೆ ತಾಯಾಗಿ ಹೆತ್ತಳು ಮಾಯೆ
ಮೋಹಕ್ಕೆ ಮಗಲಾಗಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದವಳು ಮಾಯೆ
ಕೂಟಕ್ಕೆ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಾಗಿ ಕಾಡಿದವಳು ಮಾಯೆ
ಇದಾವಾವ ಪರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಡಿತ್ತು ಮಾಯೆ
ಈ ಮಾಯೆಯ ಕಳೆವದು ಎನ್ನಲವಲ್ಲ,
ನೀವೇ ಬಲ್ಲಿರಿ ಕೂಡಲಸಂಗಮದೇವ ! 

Song as Romanized text

 

janitakke taayaagi hettaLu maaye
mOhakke magalaagi huTTidavaLu maaye
kUTakke striyaagi kaaDidavaLu maaye
idaavaava pariyalli kaaDittu maaye
I maayeya kaLevadu ennalavalla,
nIvE balliri kUDalasaMgamadEva ! 

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

For the birth, Maya parented as the mother.
For affection, Maya took birth as the daughter.
For union, Maya afflicted as the woman.
Maya beseiged in various ways.
It is not within my capacity to get rid of this Maya.
Oh Lord of Kudalasangama, only You can!

 Notes: 

1. kADisu - to pester; 
2. The Maya takes varied forms to instigate us 
to take comfort in worldly petty things.
Getting rid of the Maya is not easy.
The Grace of God is to be sought to get rid of it.
3. c.f. Only solution to get out os sensual disaster!