Deva Bandanamma (Yaman)

Title: Deva Bandanamma Ragam: Yaman Talam: Chathurashra Eka Composer: Purandara Dasa Deva Bandanamma (Deva Banda Namma Swami Bandano) is a Kannada devaranama by Purandara Dasa. The poet announces: our God has come, the crest-jewel of the gods has come. Uragashayana has come, Garuda-gaman has come, Narayana who loves man has come. Mandara-lifter, Vrindavana’s lord Govinda, Nakrahara, Chakradhara, Trivikrama who pleased Akrura, Pakshivahana, Lakshmana’s elder brother, Lakshmi’s lord. Nigama-gochara, ever-content, smiling-faced Purandara Vittala has come.