Content: The Saint advocates devotion as the means to receive His grace and gives an indirect message that God takes only devotion into account and not the caste and creed. Background : In this song, Annamayya quotes devotees from different castes, whereon The low granted His at Grace. By quietly so, Annamayya says an indirect message that the Lord doesn't discriminate between the castes & creeds. He takes only devotion into account and graces a devotee accordingly. Meaning:
Pallavi: He is "Konetiraya" (The king of lake that is by the side of Tirumala Temple), who resides on the mountains. He grants wishes limitlessly.
I Stanza:He is the One who granted whatever "Kuruvarati nambi", the pot maker had asked for. He granted boons to the emperor Tondaman, the greatest devotee - whenever he sought His help.
II Stanza: With true pleasure, He carried the mud without any remuneration for Anantaluvar (Lord Venkateshwara comes in the guise of a small kid and helps Anantaluvar while digging a well - for watering the plants in the garden raised for the sacred service of the Lord, - by carrying the dug mud). He is the Beloved One to "Tirumalanambi" who always desired to chat with him.
III Stanza:He is the one who graced "Tirukatchinambi" though he was in "Kanchi" (a popular shrine in Madras) where Varadaraja (another form of Vishnu. Vishnu is the prime form of God who is involved in protecting the good and destroying the evil). Lord Venkateshwara always showers His mercy on us if we serve Him with 'bhakti'.
చ||ముందరెరిగిన వెనుకమొదలు మరచెదనన్న | ముందరేమెరుగుదా మొదలేల మరచు అందముగ దిరువేంకటాద్రీశు మన్ననల | కందు వెరిగిన మేలు కలనైన లేదు ||
pa||kaDaluDipi nIrADagA dalacuvAralaku |
kaDalEni manasunaku gaDama yekkaDidi ||
ca||dAhamaNagina venaka tattvameri gedananna |
dAhamElaNagu tA tattvamEmerugu |
dEhaMbugala yanni dinamulaku padArtha |
mOhamEluDugudA mudamEla kalugu ||
ca||muMdarerigina venukamodalu maracedananna |
muMdarEmerugudA modalEla maracu
aMdamuga diruvEMkaTAdrISu mannanala |
kaMdu verigina mElu kalanaina lEdu ||
Background:
Here Annamayya describes the way , one's mind gets attracted towards the worldly desires and finally the remedy for the above.
MEANING:
pa :
The people who wants to take bath in the sea water after the tides get nullified and for the people with the direction less mind ,where is the end or destiny? (means they will not have the end...The people with endless desires will have no satisfaction)
ca 1 :
If you try to learn philosophy after satisfying all the worldly desires, it will not happen because till u have this body you will be attracted towards the desires and you will not be happy.Hence start knowing philosophy right now.
ca 2 :
If you try to know the knowledge first and then wanted to get rid off from the effects of past actions ( karmAs), what knowledge ( jnAnam) will you know and what the 'sanchitam' (the effect of past karmas) you are going to be get rid off?(means we have that much of our effects of past actions).
Thats why know the strength(The strength of burning effects of all the three actions namely , sanchita, prArabda and AgAmi) of beautiful lord of tiruvenkatam (SrInivAsa) by which you will be benefited the most (you can not even expect the benefits in your dream, that much he will give you).
Hence the only way is to surrender to LORD NARAYANA and praise HIM.
