Innitiki neeswarechcha - ఇన్నిటికి నీశ్వరేచ్ఛ
Annamayya Keerthana Lyrics in Telugu & English with Meaning and Audio
Inniti ki neeswarechcha: nature cannot be forced to change by effort alone, as neem cannot be made into jaggery; the one who surrenders is protected by Hari. Illustration created with AI for this post.
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Innitiki neeswarechcha (ఇన్నిటికి నీశ్వరేచ్ఛ) is an adhyatma (spiritual) keerthana by the 15th-century composer-saint Annamacharya (Annamayya), set in raga Varali and addressed to Lord Sri Venkateswara of Tirumala. It says that everything happens by the will of the Lord, and that the one who becomes his servant is protected by Hari himself. Through homely examples (a single seed cannot sprout into something else, and bitter neem cannot quickly turn into jaggery) Annamayya shows that a being's inborn nature cannot be changed by forced effort alone, and that grace comes when one surrenders. The song's themes of prakriti and its gunas and of surrender to the Lord 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.
ఇన్నిటికి నీశ్వరేచ్ఛ అన్నమయ్య కీర్తన (రాగం: వరాళి) 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 | Varali (వరాళి) |
| Rekhu (copper plate) | 222-4 |
| Volume (Samputam) | 3-123 |
| Deity | Sri Venkateswara (Tirumala) |
| Singer (audio) | Kondaveeti Jyothirmayi |
| Source | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) |
| Language | Telugu |
ఇన్నిటికి నీశ్వరేచ్ఛ – Telugu lyrics
ఇన్నిటికి నీశ్వరేచ్ఛ యింతేకాక
తన్నుఁ దానే హరి గాచు దాసుఁడైతేఁ జాలు ॥పల్లవి॥
ప్రకృతిఁ బుట్టిన దేహి ప్రకృత(తి?) గుణమే కాని
వికృతి బోధించబోతే విషమింతే కాదా
వొకవిత్తు వెట్టితే వేరొకటేల మొలచును
ప్రకటమైన వట్టిప్రయాసమే కాక ॥ఇన్ని॥
పాపానఁ బుట్టిన మేను పాపమే సేయించుఁ గాక
యేపునఁ బుణ్యముతోవ యేల పట్టును
వేపచేఁదు వండితేను వెస నేల బెల్లమవును
పైపై బలిమి సేసే భ్రమ యింతే కాక ॥ఇన్ని॥
ప్రపంచమైన పుట్టుగు ప్రపంచమునకే కాక
వుపమించ మోక్షమున కొడఁబడునా
ప్రపన్నుడైనవేళ భాగ్యాన శ్రీవేంకటేశుఁ-
డపుడు దయఁజూడఁగ నధికుఁడౌఁ గాక ॥ఇన్ని॥
Inniti ki neeswarechcha – lyrics in English (transliteration)
Innitiki neeswarechcha yintekaaka
Tannu daane hari gaachu daasudaite jaalu ||pallavi||
Prakruti buttina dehi prakruta(ti?) gunamE kaani
Vikruti bodhinchabote vishaminte kaadaa
Vokavittu vettite verokatela molachunu
Prakatamaina vattiprayaasame kaaka ||inni||
Paapaana buttina menu paapame seyinchu gaaka
Yepuna bunyamutova yela pattunu
Vepachedu vandiTenu vesa nela bellamavunu
Paipai balimi sese bhrama yinte kaaka ||inni||
Prapanchamaina puttugu prapanchamunake kaaka
Vupaminchu mokshamuna kodabadunaa
Prapannudainavela bhaagyaana sreevenkatesudu-
Dapudu dayajoodaga nadhikudauga kaaka ||inni||
Word notes
- Innitiki (ఇన్నిటికి): for all these; for everything.
- Eeswarechcha (ఈశ్వరేచ్ఛ): the will of the Lord.
- Daasudu (దాసుఁడు): servant; a devotee who has surrendered to the Lord.
- Jaalu (చాలు): enough, sufficient.
- Prakruti (ప్రకృతి): nature; the natural, inborn make-up of a being.
- Dehi (దేహి): the embodied one; a living being with a body.
- Gunamu (గుణము): quality, trait. The printed text reads "prakruta(ti?)", which seems to point to prakruti, and this is how it is understood here.
- Vikruti (వికృతి): change, alteration; here, changing a being's nature.
- Bodhinchu (బోధించు): to teach, to advise.
- Vishamu (విషమము): difficult, uneven, hard to bear.
- Vittu (విత్తు): seed.
- Molachu (మొలచు): to sprout.
- Vattiprayaasamu (వట్టిప్రయాసము): empty, fruitless effort.
- Paapamu (పాపము): sin.
- Menu (మేను): the body.
- Punyamu (పుణ్యము): merit, virtue.
- Yepuna (యేపున): eagerly, with zeal.
- Vepachedu (వేపచేఁదు): the bitterness of neem.
- Bellamu (బెల్లము): jaggery.
- Balimi (బలిమి): force, compulsion.
- Bhrama (భ్రమ): delusion, illusion.
- Prapanchamu (ప్రపంచము): the world, worldly life.
- Mokshamu (మోక్షము): liberation.
- Prapannudu (ప్రపన్నుఁడు): one who has surrendered completely to the Lord.
- Bhaagyamu (భాగ్యము): good fortune.
- Adhikudu (అధికుఁడు): a superior, exalted person.
Meaning of Inniti ki neeswarechcha (in English)
This is a summary of the idea of the song, not a word-for-word translation. Annamayya uses ordinary examples from daily life to show that outward effort cannot change what one is, and that grace, not force, is the way.
- Pallavi: For all these things it is only the Lord's will, and nothing more. It is enough to be his servant; Hari himself protects such a person.
- First charanam: A being born of nature carries only the traits of nature. Trying to teach it to become something else only makes things hard. If you sow one seed, how can a different plant come up? Such effort is plainly a waste.
- Second charanam: A body born of sin will lead one to sin; why would it eagerly take the path of merit? If you cook neem, how can its bitterness quickly turn into jaggery? Forcing a change from the outside is only a delusion.
- Third charanam: Worldly birth belongs to the world; can it be compared with or made to agree with liberation? But when a person surrenders, by good fortune Sri Venkatesa looks upon him with compassion, and he then rises to a higher state.
The song reads as a gentle lesson in humility: effort and teaching alone cannot make a person what he wishes to be, but surrender invites the Lord's grace. It should be read as spiritual guidance, not as a judgement of any person.
భావము (తెలుగులో)
ఈ కీర్తనలో అన్నమయ్య అన్నీ ఈశ్వరుని ఇచ్ఛ ప్రకారమే జరుగుతాయని, ఆయన దాసుడైనవాడిని హరియే కాపాడతాడని పల్లవిలో తెలియజేస్తున్నారు. ప్రకృతిలో పుట్టిన జీవి ప్రకృతి గుణాలనే కలిగి ఉంటాడని, అతనికి బోధించి మార్చాలని ప్రయత్నిస్తే కష్టమే మిగులుతుందని, ఒక విత్తనం నాటితే మరొక మొక్క ఎలా మొలుస్తుందని, అది వట్టి ప్రయాసమేనని మొదటి చరణం చెబుతుంది. పాపంలో పుట్టిన దేహం పాపమే చేయిస్తుందని, అది పుణ్యమార్గాన్ని ఉత్సాహంగా ఎందుకు పట్టుకుంటుందని, వేపచేదును వండినంత మాత్రాన అది వెంటనే బెల్లం ఎలా అవుతుందని, పైపైన బలవంతం చేసే ప్రయత్నం భ్రమ మాత్రమేనని రెండవ చరణం అంటుంది. ప్రపంచంలో పుట్టిన జన్మ ప్రపంచానికే చెందుతుందని, అది మోక్షానికి సరిపోతుందా అని ప్రశ్నిస్తూ, శరణాగతుడైనప్పుడు భాగ్యం వల్ల శ్రీవేంకటేశ్వరుడు దయతో చూసినప్పుడే అతడు ఉన్నతుడవుతాడని మూడవ చరణం ముగిస్తుంది.
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Frequently asked questions
Who wrote Inniti ki neeswarechcha?
Tallapaka Annamacharya (Annamayya), the 15th-century composer-saint.
Which raga is it in?
Varali (వరాళి).
What are the rekhu and samputam numbers?
Rekhu 222-4, Samputam 3-123.
What does the keerthana say?
It says that everything happens by the Lord's will, that a being's inborn nature cannot be changed by forced effort (like sowing one seed and expecting another plant, or cooking neem to make jaggery), and that the surrendered devotee is protected and uplifted by Sri Venkatesa's grace.
Is it connected to the Bhagavad Gita?
Its themes (prakriti and its gunas, and surrender to the Lord) 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 button at the top of this post.
Source & credits
- Lyrics: Composed by Tallapaka Annamacharya (15th century, public domain). Reference numbers (rekhu 222-4, samputam 3-123) 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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