Similarly, one more song – “Brahmamokkate Parabrahmamokkate”, which shows that God takes only Bhakthi from his devotees. This is a great tatvam explained in this song. He takes only devotion into account and graces a devotee accordingly. Annamayya says an indirect message that the Lord doesn’t discriminate between the castes & creeds. In this song, Annamayya quotes devotees from different castes on whom the Lord has showered His Grace. Meaning: He is “Konetiraya” (The king of lake that is by the side of Tirumala Temple), who resides on the mountains. A beautiful song which describes the Telugu tradition of marriage. He is describing the wedding ceremony of Alarmelu Manga and Lord Venkatachalapthi. In this song, Annamayya describes Alarmelu Manga as a beautiful bride, wearing rich clothes and ornaments. Meaning: When talambralu (holy yellow rice) were showered on bride Alamelu Manga’s head by the bride groom, Venkatapati, she shyly turned her head aside and smiled. He adds that Venkatanatha is the panacea to solve all his problems. Oh king of Pushkarini tank, do not leave us.Īnnamayya expresses his immense joy in seeing Venkatesa and describes Him as his treasure, parijatamu (wish-fulfilling flower), chintamani (precious stone), and kamadhenu (wish-fulfilling cow). Meaning: Oh Purushottama, we have found you. PoDa ganTi mayya mimmu purushottamA mammu In a divine ecstasy, the boy burst out into an emotional song, “Adivo Alladiho”!”. (The Divine Serpent on which Lord Vishnu sleeps). They appeared to His divine vision as ten thousand hoods of Adisesha. It is ornamented with ten thousand hoods of AdiseshaĪnnamacharya happened to see the holy hill ranges of Tirumala for the first time at His eighth year. Meaning: Behold the holy adobe of Sreehari (another name of Vishnu). always his signature will be Lord Venkatestwara. Similarly, Annamayya’s compositions also have a signature which is ‘Venkatachala’,’Venkatapathi’ etc., i.e. For example, Thyagaraja Krithis generally end with his name tyagayya called ‘tyAgarAjunikE’. Each composer has a signature in their compositions. Sringara sankeertanas describe about the Lord Venkateswara’s attractive beauty (kalyana gunas of Lord) and the romantic interludes of Lord Venkateswara and his consort Alarmelu Manga. His Songs are classified into categories called Adhyaatma (Spiritual) and Sringara (Romantic) Sankeertanas. In the year 1849, they were later found engraved on copper plates, hidden for centuries inside the Sri Venkateswara temple at Tirumala, just opposite the Hundi, concealed in a very small room.

While he enjoyed popularity in his days, his compositions were forgotten for over three centuries for some inexplicable reason. Among his compositions is the ‘Sri Alamelumanga Sri Venkateswara Satakam’. He took the Ramanuja saampradayam (Srivaishanava Sampradhayam), with the blessings of Sri Sathagopa Yateendra of the Ahobila Mutt.Īnnamacharya composed about 32,000 samkeertanas on Lord Venkateswara, of which only about 12,000 are available today. Annamcharya is believed to be the incarnation of Lord Venkateswara’s. His compositions are in praise of Lord Venkateswara, the deity of the Seven Hills in Tirumala. Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya also known as Annamayya, is a mystic saint composer of the 15th century. An interesting fact about Annamacharya is that “Annamacharya is to be reckoned as the first among the hymnographers in Telugu, not only from the view point of chronology but also for his superb artistry and range of feeling and thought.” Most of the people with interest in Carnatic music will know him. Saint Annamacharya is the first “Vaggeyakara”, person who can compose lyrics, music and sing. The following article on Annamacharya and His Krithis has been contributed by Ms.V.BhavyaĪ great Carnatic composer of Telugu literature is Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya.

Annamayya song lyrics