Venkatesa
From Sahityam
[edit] Lyrics
[edit] Pallavi
veGkaTEza ninu sEvimpanu padi Show DetailsvEla kannulu kAvalenayya | O Lord Sri Venkatesa! In order to worship You, one needs ten thousand eyes |
[edit] Anupallavi
paGkajAkSa paripAlita muni jana Show DetailsbhAvukamagu divya rUpamanukonna (veGka) | O Lotus Eyed! O Lord who governs the multitude of sages! O Lord Sri Venkatesa who has assumed an auspicious divine form! In order to worship You, one needs ten thousand eyes |
[edit] Charanam 1
ekkuva nIvani 1dikkulu 2pogaDa Show Detailsakkara koni madi sokki kanugona nikkamu nIvE grakkuna brOvu taLukkani merasE cakka tanamu gala (veGka) | I became interested (in You) because the Lords of eight directions extol that You to be the Excellent one; I rapturously found out You to be the Reality indeed; please protect me quickly. O Lord Venkatesa who has the splendour of shining brilliantly! In order to worship You, one needs ten thousand eyes. |
[edit] Charanam 2
E nOmu phalamO nI nAmAmRta Show DetailspAnamu anu 3sOpAnamu dorikenu zrI nAyaka paramAnanda nI sari kAnamu zObhAyamAnAGghrulu gala (veGka) | As a result of penances performed earlier, I attained the ladder called the nectarine drink of Your name; O Consort of Lakshmi! Supremely blissful! I do not find any one equal to You. O Lord Venkatesa who has most auspicious feet! In order to worship You, one needs ten thousand eyes. |
[edit] Charanam 3
yOgi hRdaya nIvE gatiyanu jana Show DetailsbhAgadhEya vara bhOgIza zayana bhAgavata priya tyAgarAja nuta nAgAcalamupai bAguga nelakonna (veGka) | O Lord abiding in the hearts of ascetics! O Lord who dispenses fortune to those who consider You alone to be their refuge! O Lord reclining on the couch of blessed Sesha! O Lord dear to great devotees! O Lord praised by this Thyagaraja! O Lord Venkatesa who is well established on the Seshadri (mountain)! In order to worship You, one needs ten thousand eyes. |
[edit] Variations
- zrI - is given at the end of pallavi, anupallavi and all caraNas in some books.
- 2pogaDa – pogaDaga
[edit] References
- 3sOpAna – ladder or stairs or steps - In order to know about ‘parama pada sOpAnaM’ by Swami Desikan, [Swami Desikan]
- Dikshitar in the Kriti ‘zrI pArvati paramEzvarau’ – Raga Bhauli, states ‘sOpAna mArga mukhyAdhArau’
- Adi Sankara has written a five-verse ‘sOpAna paJcakaM’ – to know more about the same [Sopana Panchakam]
[edit] Commentary
- 1dikkulu – Here it refers to the Lords of Eight Cardinal Points. East – Indra, South-East – Agni, South – Yama, South-West – Nirriti or Surya, West – Varuna, North-West – Vayu or Paavana, North – kubEra, North-East – Isanana or sOma or candara or Prithvi.
- 3Playing ‘ladder and snakes’ game during Vaikuntha Ekadasi is considered auspicious and it is called ‘Parama Pada Sopanam’.
[edit] Renditions
Categories: Madhyamavati | Adi | Tyagaraja | Telugu | Kriti
