ಡಿಂಬದಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ಜೀವ ಕಂಬಸೂತ್ರ ಗೊಂಬೆಯಂತೆಎಂದಿಗಿದ್ದರೊಂದು ದಿನ ಸಾವು ತಪ್ಪದು ||pa||
ಹುಟ್ಟುತೇನು ತಾರಲಿಲ್ಲ ಸಾಯುತೇನು ಒಯ್ಯಲಿಲ್ಲಸುಟ್ಟು ಸುಟ್ಟು ಸುಣ್ಣದ ಹರಳಾಯಿತೀ ದೇಹ|
ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ ಭಾಳ ಕೆಟ್ಟದೆಂದು ಎಷ್ಟು ಕಷ್ಟ ಪಟ್ಟರೂನುಬಿಟ್ಟು ಹೋಗುವಾಗ ಗೇಣು ಬಟ್ಟೆ ಕಾಣದು||1||
ಹತ್ತು ಎಂಟು ಲಕ್ಷ ಗಳಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತೆ ಸಾಲದೆಂದು ಪರರಅರ್ಥಕಾಗಿ ಆಸೆಪಟ್ಟು ಸುಳ್ಳು ನ್ಯಾಯ ಮಾಡ್ವರು
ಬಿತ್ತಿ ಬೆಳೆದು ತನ್ನದೆಂಬ ವ್ಯರ್ಥಚಿಂತೆಯನ್ನು ಮಾಡೆಸತ್ತು ಹೋದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅರ್ಥ ಯಾರಿಗಾಹುದೊ ||2||
ಹೊನ್ನು ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಮಣ್ಣು ಮೂರು ತನ್ನಲಿದ್ದು ಉಣ್ಣಲಿಲ್ಲಅಣ್ಣತಮ್ಮ ತಾಯಿ ತಂದೆ ಬಯಸಲಾಗದು
ಅನ್ನ ವಸ್ತ್ರ ಭೋಗಕಾಗಿ ತನ್ನ ಸುಖವ ಕಾಣಲಿಲ್ಲಮಣ್ಣುಪಾಲು ಆದಮೇಲೆ ಯಾರಿಗಾಹುದೊ ||3||
ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಬಂಗರಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಒಳ್ಳೆ ವಸ್ತ್ರ ಹೊದ್ದುಕೊಂಡುಅಳ್ಳಾಚಾರಿ ಗೊಂಬೆಯಂತೆ ಆಡಿ ಹೋಯಿತು|
ಹಳ್ಳ ಹರಿದು ಹೋಗುವಾಗ ಗುಳ್ಳೆ ಬಂದು ಒಡೆಯುವಂತೆಉಳ್ಳೆ ಪೊರೆಯಂತೆ ಕಾಣೊ ಸಂಸಾರದಾಟವು ||4||
ವಾರ್ತೆ ಕೀರ್ತಿಯೆಂಬುವೆರಡು ಸತ್ತ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಂದವಯ್ಯವಸ್ತು ಪ್ರಾಣನಾಯಕನು ಎಲ್ಲಿ ದೊರಕ್ಯಾನು
ಕರ್ತೃ ಕಾಗಿನೆಲೆಯಾದಿಕೇಶವನ ಚರಣಕಮಲನಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಜಿಸಿ ಸುಖಿಯಾಗಿ ಬಾಳೆಲೊ ||5||
Dimbadalli iruva jiva kambasutra gombeyante
Endigadarondu dina savu tappadu || pa ||
Kanakadasa Jayanthi celebrates the birth anniversary of Saint and Poet Kanaka Dasa, one of the greatest social reformers of Karnataka and who is equally noted for his musical compositions. It is annually observed on Karthika Krishna Paksha Tritiya tithi
Kanaka dasaru
Original name – Thimappa nayaka
Parents – Biregowda and Bachchamma
Birth place – Baada
Period – 1508 to 1606
Guru – Sri Vyasarajaru
Ankitha – Baadadadi keshava / kaginele adikeshava
Nanu Hodare Hodenu
Kanakadasa’s Master Vyasatirtha once poses a question to him, that who among the scholars present in the convention could attain salvation (Moksha). Every scholar present was asked the question, Kanakadasa firmly answers in the negative. He answers in the negative even when asked about the chances of his own master attaining salvation. But asked about his own chances he says in the affirmative by saying ನಾನು ಹೋದರೆ ಹೋದೇನು adding to the fury of the clueless scholars. His master who could understand the real wisdom behind Kanakadasa`s affirmation, asks him to elaborate his thoughts.
Kanakadasa expresses a philosophical idea behind his thought. Kanakadasa had made a Pun giving different literal and philosophical meanings. Though it seemed on the surface that Kanakadasa is claiming that he alone may attain salvation, he had in fact put forth a thoughtful message that no matter what is ones scholarly possess one cannot achieve anything until the ego is eliminated.
His Miracles:
On the day of Ekadasi (Eleventh day of lunar fortnight), a day for fasting Vyasarajaru called all his students including Kanaka and said, ‘I know how difficult it is to fight the hunger. I am giving you a banana each, you can eat it provided you find a place where no one sees you.’
The students eagerly took the banana and started searching for secret places. In the evening the guru, Vyasatirtha after Patha (instruction) asked them where and how they ate their bananas. Some said they went to a dark corner, others hid behind a tree or had gone into the woods. When it was Kanaka’s turn, he showed his uneaten banana and said, ‘I am sorry I did not eat my banana’. On inquiring he said, ‘Respected guru, I searched a lot but I could not find a place where no one was present. Where ever I went, God was always present, watching me. You had said I should eat without anybody knowing, I could not do so as God was everywhere. ‘ This incident opened the eyes of the other students. Thus, Kanaka was praised by his guru for having aproksha, the deep and intuitive knowledge of Sri Hari
Once when Sri Vyasarajaru asked all his shishyaas to what is there in his handful (mushti). No one was able to answer. Then Kanakadasaru replies “it is vaasudeva saligrama”. When Vyasarajaru unfolded his hands, there was vasudeva saligrama. This incident has been explained by Sri Purandaradasaru in his devaranama :Kanakadasana mele daye madalu vyasamuni
Vyasarajara sabhe
Kanakana khindi:
Kanaka dasaru, worshiper and devotee of Lord Krishna, was not allowed entry into the udupi temple, as the priests would not allow him inside the temple as they considered him to be of inferior birth. It didn’t upset him; instead it made him pray with intense devotion. At that time, an earthquake happened and a small crack appeared on the wall of the temple. Through this crack, Kanakadasaru was able to have the darshana of Krishna paramathma. Vadirajaru having noticed this, having known of the yogyate of Kanakadasaru, and with due respect to the great daasa, he made that crack enlarged on the wall as a window instead of having it plastered. Thus that window got the name “Kanakana kindi”.Till today, devotees still worship Lord Krishna by praying through the same window that Kanakadasa was blessed with a view Bagilanu teredu seveyanu kodo hariye
Madhwa 