ದೇವ ಬಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಬಂದ
ದೇವ ಬಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಬಂದ
God has come, our Lord has come. The song opens with a cry of delighted recognition, as if Sudhama can hardly believe that Krishna himself has arrived.
ಗರುಡ ಗಮನ ಬಂದ
ಉರಗ ಶಯನ ಬಂದ
ನರಗೊಲಿದವ ಬಂದ
ನಾರಾಯಣ ಬಂದನೋ
He has come, the one who rides Garuda, the one who reclines upon the serpent. He has come, the compassionate Narayana who responds to human longing.
ಮಂದರೋಧರ ಬಂದ
ಮಾಮನೋಹರ ಬಂದ
ಬೃಂದಾವನಪತಿ
ಗೋವಿಂದ ಬಂದನೋ
He has come, the one connected with Mount Mandara, the beautiful enchanter of the heart. He has come, Govinda, the Lord of Vrindavana.
ನಕ್ರ ಹರನು ಬಂದ
ಚಕ್ರ ಧರನು ಬಂದ
ಅಕ್ರೂರ ಗೊಲಿದ
ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮ ಬಂದನೋ
He has come, the rescuer who destroyed the crocodile, the bearer of the discus. He has come, Trivikrama, the one who blessed Akrura.
ಪಕ್ಷಿವಾಹನ ಬಂದ
ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣಾಗ್ರಜ ಬಂದ
ಅಕ್ಷಯ ಫಲದ
ಶ್ರೀ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀರಮಣ ಬಂದನೋ
He has come, the one whose vehicle is the divine bird, the elder brother of Lakshmana. He has come, the beloved of Lakshmi, the giver of inexhaustible fruit.
ನಿಗಮ ಗೋಚರ ಬಂದ
ನಿತ್ಯ ತೃಪ್ತನು ಬಂದ
ನಗು ಮುಖದ
ಶ್ರೀ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಠಲನು ಬಂದನೋ
He has come, the one known through the sacred scriptures, the eternally fulfilled one. With a smiling face, Sri Purandara Vittala has arrived.
Context and devotional note
This bhajan can be read as a song of arrival. The repeated phrase “ಬಂದ” means “has come,” and every line adds another sacred name or image. The emotional centre is not distance from God, but the sudden nearness of God.
In the story of Sudhama, Krishna’s visit is not only a meeting of friends. It is a revelation of divine affection. Sudhama, poor in worldly wealth but rich in devotion, is overcome because the Lord himself comes to him. This makes the bhajan especially tender: every name of Krishna feels like a footstep at the door.
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