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𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌨

ಜಗದೋದ್ಧಾರನ in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Morning or evening prayer; especially on Krishna Janmashtami and during Krishna worship·📜 Kannada devaranama of Purandaradasa, in praise of the child Krishna (16th century CE)

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Origin & Story

Kannada devaranama of Purandaradasa, in praise of the child Krishna (16th century CE) · Purandaradasa (Purandara Vithala) · 1484-1564 CE

Purandaradasa, once a rich merchant of Karnataka, renounced his wealth after a divine lesson in detachment and became a wandering Haridasa singing the praise of God. In 'Jagadoddharana' he marvels at the supreme wonder of the Avatara — that the Lord who upholds all the worlds and whom the Vedas cannot grasp allowed Yashoda to cradle and play with Him as her own infant. He signed it, as all his songs, with the name of his Lord, 'Purandara Vithala'.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition tells that Purandaradasa, once the miserly merchant Srinivasa Nayaka, was humbled and transformed when Lord Vishnu Himself, disguised as a poor Brahmin, tested him; renouncing his fortune, he gained the true wealth of devotion, and his songs on the child Krishna are said to bring the Lord's tender presence into every home where they are sung.

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Verse 1

𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌨 𑌆𑌡𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌦𑌳𑍇̀𑌶𑍋𑌦𑍇̀ 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌨 𑌮𑌗𑌨𑍇̀𑌂𑌦𑍁 𑌤𑌿𑌳𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌤 𑌸𑍁𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌨 𑌆𑌡𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌦𑌳𑍇̀𑌶𑍋𑌦𑍇̀

jagadōddhārana āḍisidaḷeśōde jagadōddhārana maganendu tiḷiyuta suguṇāntaraṅgana āḍisidaḷeśōde

Meaning:यशोदा ने समस्त लोकों के उद्धारक को दुलारकर खिलाया — उन्हें केवल अपना नन्हा पुत्र समझकर! उन्होंने उस संसार-त्राता को खिलाया जिनका अंतरंग समस्त सद्गुणमय है।

Verse 2

𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮𑌕𑍇̀ 𑌸𑌿𑌲𑍁𑌕𑌦 𑌅𑌗𑌣𑌿𑌤 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌨 𑌮𑌗𑍁𑌵𑍇̀𑌂𑌦𑍁 𑌤𑌿𑌳𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌤 𑌆𑌡𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌦𑌳𑍇̀𑌶𑍋𑌦𑍇̀

nigamake silukada agaṇita mahimana maguvendu tiḷiyuta āḍisidaḷeśōde

Meaning:उन्हें मात्र शिशु समझकर, यशोदा ने उन्हें खिलाया जिनकी महिमा अगणित है, जिन्हें वेद भी नहीं पकड़ सकते।

Verse 3

𑌪𑌰𑌮 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌨 𑌪𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌨 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌰𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌦𑌲𑌿 𑌆𑌡𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌦𑌳𑍇̀𑌶𑍋𑌦𑍇̀

parama puruṣana paravāsudēvana paripari vidhadali āḍisidaḷeśōde

Meaning:अनेक कोमल रीतियों से यशोदा ने उस परम पुरुष, परवासुदेव को खिलाया।

Verse 4

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿 𑌵𑌂𑌦𑌿𑌤 𑌅𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌨 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌡 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕 𑌆𑌡𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌦𑌳𑍇̀𑌶𑍋𑌦𑍇̀

brahmādi vandita agamya mahimana brahmāṇḍa nāyaka āḍisidaḷeśōde

Meaning:यशोदा ने उन्हें खिलाया जिनकी अगम्य महिमा को ब्रह्मा और समस्त देव पूजते हैं — वे ब्रह्मांड के स्वामी!

Verse 5

𑌸𑍁𑌰 𑌵𑌰 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌨 𑌤𑍋𑌰𑌿 𑌪𑍋̀𑌗𑌳𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍇̀ 𑌪𑌰𑌮 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌨 𑌆𑌡𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌦𑌳𑍇̀𑌶𑍋𑌦𑍇̀

sura vara munijana tōri pogaḷutire parama puruṣana āḍisidaḷeśōde

Meaning:जब श्रेष्ठ देव और मुनिजन उनकी ओर संकेत कर स्तुति कर रहे थे, यशोदा ने उस परम पुरुष को खिलाया।

Verse 6

𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮 𑌗𑍋𑌚𑌰𑌨 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌂𑌦𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌠𑌲𑌨 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌲𑌨 𑌆𑌡𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌦𑌳𑍇̀𑌶𑍋𑌦𑍇̀

nitya nirāmaya nigama gōcarana satyamūrti purandara viṭhalana bhakta vatsalana āḍisidaḷeśōde

Meaning:यशोदा ने उस नित्य, निरामय, वेद-गोचर प्रभु को खिलाया — सत्य की मूर्ति, पुरंदर विठ्ठल, जो अपने भक्तों पर वत्सल और प्रेमपूर्ण हैं।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌨🔊jagadōddhāranaThe Uplifter/Saviour of the (whole) world (jagat-uddharana).

𑌆𑌡𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌦𑌳𑍇̀𑌶𑍋𑌦𑍇̀🔊āḍisidaḷeśōdeYashoda made (Him) play / dandled (Him) — 'Yashoda played with Him'.

𑌮𑌗𑌨𑍇̀𑌂𑌦𑍁 𑌤𑌿𑌳𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌤🔊maganendu tiḷiyutaThinking (of Him merely) as her (own little) son.

𑌸𑍁𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌨🔊suguṇāntaraṅganaHe whose inmost being is (made of) all auspicious qualities.

𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮𑌕𑍇̀ 𑌸𑌿𑌲𑍁𑌕𑌦🔊nigamake silukadaHe who cannot be grasped (caught) even by the Vedas (Nigamas).

𑌅𑌗𑌣𑌿𑌤 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌨🔊agaṇita mahimanaHe of immeasurable, countless glory.

𑌮𑌗𑍁𑌵𑍇̀𑌂𑌦𑍁 𑌤𑌿𑌳𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌤🔊maguvendu tiḷiyutaThinking (of Him) as (just) a baby.

𑌪𑌰𑌮 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌨🔊parama puruṣanaThe Supreme Person (Parama Purusha).

𑌪𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌨🔊paravāsudēvanaThe transcendent Para-Vasudeva (the highest form of the Lord).

𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌰𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌦𑌲𑌿🔊paripari vidhadaliIn many and various ways (lovingly).

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿 𑌵𑌂𑌦𑌿𑌤🔊brahmādi vanditaHe who is worshipped by Brahma and the (other) gods.

𑌅𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌨🔊agamya mahimanaHe whose glory is unfathomable / beyond reach.

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌡 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌕🔊brahmāṇḍa nāyakaThe Lord/Master of the entire cosmic egg (the universe).

𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮 𑌗𑍋𑌚𑌰𑌨🔊nitya nirāmaya nigama gōcaranaThe eternal, ever-flawless One, knowable (only) through the Vedas.

𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌂𑌦𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌠𑌲𑌨🔊satyamūrti purandara viṭhalanaThe embodiment of Truth, Purandara Vithala (the composer's signature for the Lord).

𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤 𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌲𑌨🔊bhakta vatsalanaHe who is tenderly affectionate toward His devotees.

Benefits of Chanting ಜಗದೋದ್ಧಾರನ

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A tender meditation on the mystery of the Supreme Lord taking the form of a child in Yashoda's lap, deepening loving devotion (vatsalya/madhura bhakti).

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Sung in homes and temples in praise of Bala Krishna (the child Krishna), especially during Krishna Janmashtami.

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Believed to bring the grace and nearness of Krishna, who is 'bhakta-vatsala', tender toward His devotees.

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Cultivates wonder and humility — that the Master of the universe lets Himself be cradled out of love.

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A treasured masterpiece of Purandaradasa, the foundational composer of Carnatic music, sung across South India.

How to Chant ಜಗದೋದ್ಧಾರನ

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Best TimeMorning or evening prayer; especially on Krishna Janmashtami and during Krishna worship

FaceFacing the deity of Krishna / Vishnu or east

Sit before an image of Bala Krishna (the child Krishna) and sing or recite the devaranama with loving devotion, picturing Yashoda cradling the Lord of the universe as her own baby. Purandaradasa's songs are meant to be sung; if recited, chant the refrain 'Jagadoddharana adisidale Yashoda' tenderly, dwelling on the wonder that God allows Himself to be held in love.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete ಜಗದೋದ್ಧಾರನ written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is a famous Kannada devotional song (devaranama) by the saint Purandaradasa, describing mother Yashoda playing with the baby Krishna while thinking Him only her son — though He is in truth the Uplifter and Lord of all the worlds. It is among the most loved songs on the child Krishna.

Purandaradasa (1484-1564) was a great Haridasa saint and composer, revered as the 'Pitamaha' (father) of Carnatic music for systematising its teaching. Once a wealthy merchant, he renounced everything for devotion to Lord Vishnu (Purandara Vithala) and composed thousands of devaranamas in Kannada.

Its beauty is the contrast it holds in one image: the infinite Supreme Lord, unreachable by the Vedas and worshipped by Brahma, allowing Himself to be cradled and played with by Yashoda as her little child. It captures the tender mystery of divine love — God made small enough to be held in a mother's lap.

It praises Bala Krishna, the child Krishna of Gokula, as seen in the loving care of His foster-mother Yashoda. Purandaradasa weaves into it the truth that this very child is Para-Vasudeva, the transcendent Lord, signing it with his name for the Lord, 'Purandara Vithala'.