Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Basavanna Vachana

 

ಕಂಡ ಭಕ್ತರಿಗೇ ಕೈಮುಗಿಯುವಾತನೇ ಭಕ್ತ
ಮೃದುವಚನವೇ ಸಕಲ ಜಪಂಗಳಯ್ಯಾ
ಮೃದುವಚನವೇ ಸಕಲ ತಪಂಗಳಯ್ಯಾ
ಸದುವಿನಯವೇ ಸದಾಶಿವನ ಒಲುಮೆಯಯ್ಯಾ
ಕೂಡಲಸಂಗಯ್ಯ ನಂತಲ್ಲದೊಲ್ಲನಯ್ಯಾ

Song as Romanized text

 
kaMDa bhaktarigE kaimugiyuvAtanE bhakta
mRuduvachanavE sakala japaMgaLayyA
mRuduvachanavE sakala tapaMgaLayyA
saduvinayavE sadAshivana olumeyayyA
kUDalasaMgayya naMtalladollanayyA

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 The devotee is one who folds hands to salute on seeing another devotee.
Soft speech is all the chanting
Soft speech is all the austerities
Good courtesy is the love for Sadashiva
Lord of Kudalasangama will not want the otherwise!

 Notes: 

1. olume - love; ollanu - not want.