Adi naa yaparaadhamu - అది నా యపరాధము
Annamayya Keerthana Lyrics in Telugu & English with Meaning and Audio
Adi naa yaparaadhamu: every form is the Lord's own form, and he stands before our eyes everywhere, yet we go searching here and there. Illustration created with AI for this post.
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Adi naa yaparaadhamu (అది నా యపరాధము) is an adhyatma (spiritual) keerthana by the 15th-century composer-saint Annamacharya (Annamayya), set in raga Malavi and addressed to Lord Sri Venkateswara of Tirumala. In every verse the poet humbly names a "fault" (aparaadha) of his own: not seeing that every form is the Lord's form, treating the all-complete Lord as limited, serving him without contemplating him in the heart, praising him without knowing his greatness, and searching everywhere for the one who stands right before his eyes. The song's themes of the Lord pervading all forms and dwelling within as the inner Self are close to the teaching of the Bhagavad Gita, and TTD places this audio in its Annamayya Bhagavadgeetha collection. Below you will find the lyrics in Telugu, an easy-to-read English transliteration, word notes, and the meaning in English and Telugu.
Also searched as: Adi nayaparadha midi, Adi naa yaparadhamu, Adi na aparadhamu.
అది నా యపరాధము అన్నమయ్య కీర్తన (రాగం: మాళవి) సాహిత్యం, తెలుగు మరియు ఇంగ్లీష్ లిరిక్స్, భావము, ఆడియోతో.
Annamayya Keerthana Lyrics in Telugu & English
Song details
| Composer | Annamacharya (Annamayya) |
| వాగ్గేయకార | అన్నమాచార్య |
| Category | Adhyatma sankeertana (ఆధ్యాత్మ) |
| Raga | Malavi (మాళవి) |
| Rekhu (copper plate) | 44-4 |
| Volume (Samputam) | 1-271 |
| Deity | Sri Venkateswara (Tirumala) |
| Singer (audio) | Kondaveeti Jyothirmayi |
| Source | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) |
| Language | Telugu |
అది నా యపరాధము – Telugu lyrics
అది నా యపరాధమిది నా యపరాధ-
మదియు నిదియు నా యపరాధము ॥అది॥
నెరయ రూపములెల్ల నీరూపమేకా
నరయని యది నా యపరాధము
పరిపూర్ణుఁడగు నిన్నుఁ బరిచ్ఛిన్నునిఁగా-
నరయుట యది నా యపరాధము ॥అది॥
జీవాత్మునిఁగాఁ జింతింపఁ దలఁచుట
యావంక నది నా యపరాధము
సేవించి నిను నాత్మఁ జింతింపకుండుట
ఆవల నిది నా యపరాధము ॥అది॥
యీడెరఁగక వేంకటేశుఁడ నినుఁ గొని-
యాడుట యది నా యపరాధము
యేడఁ జూచిన నా యెదుర నుండఁగ నిన్ను
నాడ నీడ వెదకు టపరాధము ॥అది॥
Adi naa yaparaadhamu – lyrics in English (transliteration)
Adi naa yaparaadhamidi naa yaparaadha-
Madiyu nidiyu naa yaparaadhamu ||adi||
Neraya roopamulella neeroopamekaa
Narayani yadi naa yaparaadhamu
Paripoornudagu ninnu parichchinnunigaa-
Narayuta yadi naa yaparaadhamu ||adi||
Jeevaatmunigaa jintimpa dalanchuta
Yaavanka nadi naa yaparaadhamu
Sevinchi ninu naatma jintimpakunduta
Aavala nidi naa yaparaadhamu ||adi||
Yeederagaka venkatesuda ninu goni-
Yaaduta yadi naa yaparaadhamu
Yeda joochina naa yedura nundaga ninnu
Naada needa vedaku taparaadhamu ||adi||
Word notes
- Aparaadhamu (అపరాధము): fault, offence, wrong.
- Adiyu nidiyu (అదియు నిదియు): that and this; every one of them.
- Neraya (నెరయ): fully, everywhere.
- Roopamulu (రూపములు): forms.
- Nee roopamu (నీ రూపము): your form.
- Narayuta (అరయుట): to see, to understand, to perceive.
- Paripoornudu (పరిపూర్ణుఁడు): the all-complete one; one who lacks nothing.
- Parichchinnudu (పరిచ్ఛిన్నుఁడు): one who is limited, bounded, measurable.
- Jeevaatma (జీవాత్మ): the individual soul. The line "jeevaatmunigaa jintimpa dalanchuta" is read here as thinking of the Lord as no more than an individual soul. The sentence has no stated object, so other readings are possible.
- Chintinchu (చింతించు): to meditate on, to contemplate.
- Yaavanka (యావంక): in that respect, on that account.
- Sevinchu (సేవించు): to serve, to worship.
- Naatma (నాత్మ): in the heart, in the self (na + aatma).
- Aavala (ఆవల): on the other hand, further.
- Yeedu (యీడు): equal, comparable; here, the Lord's incomparable greatness.
- Yeragaka (ఎరఁగక): without knowing.
- Koniyaadu (కొనియాడు): to praise, to extol.
- Yeda joochina (యేడఁ జూచిన): wherever one looks.
- Yedura (యెదుర): in front, before one's eyes.
- Naada needa (నాడ నీడ): here and there; all around.
- Vedakutu (వెదకుట): to search, to seek.
Meaning of Adi naa yaparaadhamu (in English)
This is a summary of the idea of the song, not a word-for-word translation. The poet makes a humble confession in every verse; the faults he names are the faults of any seeker.
- Pallavi: This is my fault, and this is my fault. That and this too, all of them are my fault.
- First charanam: All forms everywhere are only your form, and not realising it is my fault. You are the all-complete one, and looking upon you as limited is my fault.
- Second charanam: Thinking of you as no more than an individual soul is, in that respect, my fault. Serving you and yet not contemplating you in the heart is, further, my fault.
- Third charanam: O Venkatesa, praising you without knowing your incomparable greatness is my fault. Wherever I look you stand right before my eyes, and searching for you here and there is my fault.
The song reads as a quiet lesson in humility: the Lord is complete, present in every form and in the heart, so the seeker's real difficulty is failing to see what is already there. It should be read as spiritual guidance, not as a judgement of any person.
భావము (తెలుగులో)
ఈ కీర్తనలో అన్నమయ్య తన తప్పులను వినయంగా ఒక్కొక్కటిగా చెప్పుకుంటున్నారు. అది, ఇది, అన్నీ నా అపరాధమేనని పల్లవి చెబుతుంది. అన్ని చోట్ల ఉన్న రూపాలన్నీ నీ రూపమే అని తెలుసుకోకపోవడం నా అపరాధమని, సంపూర్ణుడవైన నిన్ను పరిమితునిగా చూడటం నా అపరాధమని మొదటి చరణం అంటుంది. నిన్ను కేవలం జీవాత్మగా భావించడం ఒక అపరాధమని, నిన్ను సేవించికూడా హృదయంలో ధ్యానించకపోవడం మరొక అపరాధమని రెండవ చరణం చెబుతుంది. ఓ వేంకటేశ్వరా, నీ సాటిలేని గొప్పతనం తెలియకుండా నిన్ను కొనియాడటం నా అపరాధమని, ఎక్కడ చూసినా నువ్వే నా ఎదుట ఉండగా, నిన్ను అక్కడా ఇక్కడా వెతకడం అపరాధమని మూడవ చరణం ముగిస్తుంది.
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Frequently asked questions
Who wrote Adi naa yaparaadhamu?
Tallapaka Annamacharya (Annamayya), the 15th-century composer-saint.
Which raga is it in?
Malavi (మాళవి).
What are the rekhu and samputam numbers?
Rekhu 44-4, Samputam 1-271.
What does the keerthana say?
In the form of a humble confession, it says that every form is the Lord's own form, that the Lord is all-complete and cannot be measured, and that he stands before us everywhere, so searching for him here and there, or praising him without knowing his greatness, shows our own shortcomings.
Is it connected to the Bhagavad Gita?
Its themes (the Lord present in all forms and dwelling within as the inner Self) are close to Gita teachings, and TTD places this audio in its Annamayya Bhagavadgeetha collection.
Where can I listen to it?
The audio on this page is sung by Kondaveeti Jyothirmayi and hosted by TTD. Use the player at the top of this post.
Source & credits
- Lyrics: Composed by Tallapaka Annamacharya (15th century, public domain). Reference numbers (rekhu 44-4, samputam 1-271) follow the TTD Annamacharya Sankeertanas edition.
- Audio: Sung by Kondaveeti Jyothirmayi. Audio file hosted by TTD (tirumala.org). Audio rights belong to TTD and the artist.
- Transliteration, word notes and meaning: Original to the Annamayya Keerthanalu blog.
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