Lyrics,queries and meaning- Kannada

[Sudarshan C R]

Today is Basava jayanthi. Akshaya thritiya also is celebrated today.
Here are 4 vachanas by Shri Basavannanavaru, from the film ‘Jagajyothi Basaveshvara 1959’.
Shri C Honnappa Bhagavathar - Basavanna and Raj kumar - king Bijjala.

2nd vachana - dayavillada dharma - is having the tint of rare rAga: Suvarnangi.

More details of the movie:
https://kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress....veshwara-1959/

Lyrics follow:

chitra: jagajyOti basavEshvara 1959
gAyana: si honnappa bhagavatar/uma/padma
saMgIta: ji ke veMkaTEsh
sAhitya: shrI basavaNNanavru

rAga: rAgamAlike (shaMkarAbharaNa, suvarNAMgi, shudda sAvEri)

maDikeya mADuvare maNNE modalu
toDigeya mADuvare honnE modalu
shivapathavarivare gurupathavE modalu
kUDalasaMgamadEvanariveDe sharaNara saMgavE modalu

dayavilladA dharma AvudayyA
dayavE bEku sakala prANigaLalli
dayavE dharmada mUlavayyA
kUDalasaMgayyanaMtalladollanayya

naMbaru nechcharu baridE karevaru
naMbalariyadI lOkada manujaru
naMbi karedare O ennanE shivanu
naMbade nechchade baridE karevara
koMba meTTi kUgeMda namma kUDalasaMgamadEva

giLi Odi phalavEnu bekku baruvuda hELalariyadu
jagavella kAMba kaNNu tanna
koMba koyleya kANalariyadu
idira guNava balleveMbaru
tamma guNavanariyaru
kUDala saMgamadEva

Meaning of Vachana:

For making (mADuvare) earthen pots (maDikeya), it starts (modalu) with soil (maNNe)
For making (mADuvare) ornaments (toDigeya), it starts (modalu) with gold (honnE)
For knowing (arivare) the route (pathava) to reach Lord Shiva (shiva)
It starts (modalu) with guidance (pathave) of Teacher (guru)
To know (arivare) about KUDALASAMGAMADEVA (kUDalasaMgamadEvana)
It starts (modalu) with joining (saMgave) of Sharanas (sharaNara)
(sharaNaru - devotees/followers of Lord Shiva)

What can be (Avudayya) a religion (dharma), if it does not have compassion (dayavillada)?
Compassion (dayavE) is the thing needed (bEku) in all (sakala) the lives (prANigaLalli)
Compassion (dayavE) is the root (mUlavayya) of the religion (dharmada)
KUDALASANAGAMA will not appreciate such religion without compassion (kUDalasaMgayyanaMtalladollanayya).

They don’t believe (naMbaru), they don’t trust (nechcharu) simply/just (baride) they call (karevaru)
People (manujaru) of this (I) world (jagada) don’t know to believe (naMbalariyaru)
SHIVA (shivanu), will HE not respond (O ennane) if one calls (karedare) with belief (naMbi)?
People who call (karevara) simply (baride) without believing/trusting (naMbade/nechchade)
KUDALASANGAMADEVA says (eMda); call (kUgu) ME (LORD) after removing (meTTi) ego/pride (koMba)

What is the use (phalavEnu) of parrot (giLi) reads (Odi)?
It is not able to recognise (hElalariyadu) the attack (baruvuda) by a Cat (bekku)
Eyes (kaNNu) which is able to see (kAMba) entire world (jagavella)
not able to see (kANalariyadu) the attack (koMba) of death (koyleya)
KUDALASANGAMADEVA, people say that they know (balleveMbaru) others (idira) character (guNava)
not knowing (ariyaru) themselves (tamma guNava)

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C Honnappa Bhagavatar and Master Trayambaka murthy on the screen: