Hari hari ni mahima - హరి హరి నీ మహిమ

Annamayya Keerthana Lyrics in Telugu & English with Meaning

Lord Venkateswara as the treasure-house of all, with a glowing chest of treasures at his feet and beings of every kind receiving their share of light from his hands, farmers, craftsmen, children and elders, illustrating Annamayya’s keerthana Hari hari ni mahimalu anantamulu, by S Dommu, vaksara.com

Hari hari nee mahimalu: the earth, time and every life are shared out, and the Lord is the treasure of all. Illustration created with AI for this post.

Hari hari nee mahimalu anantamulu (హరిహరి నీమహిమ లనంతములు) is an adhyatma (spiritual) keerthana by the 15th-century composer-saint Annamacharya (Annamayya), set in raga Lalita. The poet opens with a cry of wonder: Hari, your glories are endless. In each verse he looks at something the world shares out among its beings. In the first verse it is the universe and the earth, which so many have enjoyed and which feeds all with its crops. In the second it is time, which is everyone's lifespan, and the world of worldly duty. In the third it is karma, a burden that is shared out as each person's tasks. The song ends with Sri Venkatesa, who shares out each life and then fills it, becoming the treasure of treasures. Below you will find the lyrics in Telugu, an easy-to-read English transliteration, word notes, and the meaning in English and Telugu.

Also written as: Hari hari nee mahimalu, Hari hari ni mahima, Hari hari nee mahima anantamulu, హరిహరి నీ మహిమ.

హరిహరి నీమహిమ లనంతములు అన్నమయ్య కీర్తన (రాగం: లలిత) సాహిత్యం, తెలుగు మరియు ఇంగ్లీష్ లిరిక్స్, భావముతో.

Annamayya Keerthana Lyrics in Telugu & English

Song details

ComposerAnnamacharya (Annamayya)
వాగ్గేయకారతాళ్లపాక అన్నమాచార్య
CategoryAdhyatma sankeertana (అధ్యాత్మ సంకీర్తన)
RagaLalita (లలిత)
Rekhu (copper plate)173-3
Volume (Samputam)2-358
DeitySri Venkateswara (Tirumala)
LanguageTelugu

హరిహరి నీమహిమ లనంతములు – Telugu lyrics

హరిహరి నీమహిమ లనంతములు
విరతి జీవులకెల్ల నేరుపులై వున్నవి ॥పల్లవి॥

యెందరు భోగించినదో యీబ్రహ్మాండము దొల్లి
అందరికిఁ దమతమదై వుండును
కందువ నెవ్వరెవ్వరి కాణాచి యైనదో భూమి
సందడించీఁ బంటలను సకలసస్యములు ॥హరి॥

చుట్టుక యెందరికిని సొమ్మయినదో కాలము
అట్టె అందరి ఆయుష్యమై యున్నది
గట్టిగా నెవ్వరెవ్వరి కంచము కూడో యీమాయ
దట్టపు సంసారముల ధర్మములై యున్నవి ॥హరి॥

ముంచి యెందరికైనాను మోపులై వుండీ కర్మము
పంచు కందరికిఁ దమ పనిపాటలై
పంచుక శ్రీవేంకటేశ వారివారి బ్రదుకులు
నించి నీవే యైతివి నిధినిధానమవై ॥హరి॥

Harihari nee mahimalu anantamulu – lyrics in English (transliteration)

harihari nImahima lanaMtamulu
virati jIvulakella nErupulai vunnavi ||pallavi||

yeMdaru bhOgiMchinadO yIbrahmAMDamu dolli
aMdariki damatamadai vuMDunu
kaMduva nevvarevvari kANAchi yainadO bhUmi
saMdaDiMchI baMTalanu sakalasasyamulu ||hari||

chuTTuka yeMdarikini sommayinadO kAlamu
aTTe aMdari Ayushyamai yunnadi
gaTTigA nevvarevvari kaMchamu kUDO yImAya
daTTapu saMsAramula dharmamulai yunnavi ||hari||

muMchi yeMdarikainAnu mOpulai vuMDI karmamu
paMchu kaMdariki dama panipATalai
paMchuka SrIvEMkaTESa vArivAri bradukulu
niMchi nIvE yaitivi nidhinidhAnamavai ||hari||

Word notes

  • Hari hari (హరిహరి): an exclamation of wonder, "O Hari, Hari!"
  • Mahimalu (మహిమలు): glories, greatness.
  • Anantamulu (అనంతములు): endless, without limit.
  • Virati (విరతి): a word of old Telugu. It is read here as "in many ways", but it can also mean detachment, so this is tentative.
  • Jivulu (జీవులు): living beings.
  • Nerupulu (నేరుపులు): skills, abilities, aptitudes.
  • Yendaru (యెందరు): how many people.
  • Bhoginchinado (భోగించినదో): have enjoyed, have lived through (as a question).
  • Brahmandamu (బ్రహ్మాండము): the universe.
  • Dolli (దొల్లి): formerly, in the past.
  • Tamatamadai (తమతమదై): each one's own.
  • Kanduva (కందువ): fitly, excellently. The word is old Telugu, so this is one reading.
  • Kanachi (కాణాచి): a hereditary property or inheritance, one's own native place.
  • Bhumi (భూమి): the earth.
  • Sandadinchi (సందడించీ): bustles, is full of life.
  • Pantalu (పంటలు): crops, harvests.
  • Sakala-sasyamulu (సకలసస్యములు): all kinds of grain and plants.
  • Chuttuka (చుట్టుక): taken round, going round (about time). The word is old Telugu, so this is one reading.
  • Sommu (సొమ్ము): wealth, one's own possession.
  • Kalamu (కాలము): time.
  • Atte (అట్టె): just so, in the same way.
  • Ayushyamu (ఆయుష్యము): lifespan.
  • Gattiga (గట్టిగా): firmly, strongly.
  • Kancamu kudu (కంచము కూడు): a plate of food, sustenance.
  • Maya (మాయ): illusion, the play of the world.
  • Dattapu (దట్టపు): dense, thick.
  • Samsaramulu (సంసారములు): the worlds of worldly life.
  • Dharmamulu (ధర్మములు): duties, ways of living.
  • Munchi (ముంచి): having flooded, having overwhelmed. The word is old Telugu, so this is one reading.
  • Mopulu (మోపులు): loads, burdens.
  • Karmamu (కర్మము): karma, action and its result.
  • Panchu (పంచు): to share out, to distribute.
  • Panipatalu (పనిపాటలు): everyday tasks and work.
  • Sri Venkatesa (శ్రీవేంకటేశ): Sri Venkateswara.
  • Varivari bradukulu (వారివారి బ్రదుకులు): each person's life.
  • Ninchi (నించి): having filled.
  • Nidhi-nidhanamu (నిధినిధానము): a treasure of treasures, the store-house of all riches.

Meaning of Hari hari nee mahimalu anantamulu (in English)

This is a summary of the idea of the song, not a word-for-word translation. Several phrases (especially virati in the pallavi and the second verse) are old Telugu and can be read in more than one way, so please treat this as one reading. In two lines the copper-plate text reads yamdarikini, which the editors correct to yemdarikini. I have used the corrected reading.

  • Pallavi: O Hari, your glories are endless. They are spread among all living beings as their many skills.
  • First charanam: How many have enjoyed this universe before? It has been each one's own in turn. The earth has been whose inheritance? It bustles with crops and all kinds of grain.
  • Second charanam: Time has been wealth for how many? In the same way it is everyone's lifespan. Whose plate of food has this maya been? It exists as the duties of the dense worlds of everyday life.
  • Third charanam: Karma is a heavy load for however many, shared out among all as their own tasks. O Sri Venkatesa, you share out each person's life and then fill it, and you yourself become the treasure of treasures.

The song is about sharing. The poet looks at the universe, the earth, time and karma and sees that none of them belongs to one person. Each is shared among countless beings, each one taking a portion. The last line then answers the question of who holds it all. The Lord shares out each life and then fills it, and so he is the one treasure-house behind all these portions.

భావము (తెలుగులో)

ఈ కీర్తనలో అన్నమయ్య హరీ, నీ మహిమలు అనంతమైనవి, అవి జీవులందరికీ రకరకాల నైపుణ్యాలుగా ఉన్నాయి అని పల్లవిలో అద్భుతపడుతున్నారు. మొదటి చరణంలో ఈ బ్రహ్మాండాన్ని ఇంతకుముందు ఎందరు అనుభవించారో, అది అందరికీ తమతమదిగానే ఉంటుంది, ఈ భూమి ఎవరెవరికి కాణాచి అయిందో, అది పంటలతో, సకల సస్యాలతో సందడిగా ఉంది అని అంటున్నారు. రెండవ చరణంలో కాలం ఎందరికి సొమ్మయిందో, అలాగే అందరి ఆయుష్షుగా ఉంది, ఈ మాయ ఎవరెవరి కంచంలో కూడు అయిందో, అది దట్టమైన సంసారాల ధర్మాలుగా ఉంది అని చెబుతున్నారు. మూడవ చరణంలో కర్మము ఎందరికైనా మోపుగా ఉంది, అది అందరికీ తమ పనిపాటలుగా పంచబడింది, శ్రీవేంకటేశా, ఎవరెవరి బ్రతుకులనూ పంచి, వాటిని నింపి నీవే నిధినిధానమయ్యావు అని ముగిస్తున్నారు.

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Frequently asked questions

Who wrote Hari hari nee mahimalu anantamulu?
Tallapaka Annamacharya (Annamayya), the 15th-century composer-saint.

Which raga is it in?
Lalita (లలిత).

What are the rekhu and samputam numbers?
Rekhu 173-3, Samputam 2-358.

What does the keerthana say?
It says that the Lord's glories are endless. The poet looks at the universe, the earth, time and karma, and sees that each of them is shared among countless beings. In the last line the Lord shares out each life, fills it, and becomes the treasure of treasures.

Is this the same as "Hari hari nee mayamahima"?
No. "Hari hari nee mayamahima" (samputam 4-293) is a different song on this blog. This post is "Hari hari nee mahimalu anantamulu" (rekhu 173-3, samputam 2-358).

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Source & credits

  • Lyrics: Composed by Tallapaka Annamacharya (15th century, public domain). Reference numbers (rekhu 173-3, samputam 2-358) follow the TTD Annamacharya Sankeertanas edition.
  • Transliteration, word notes and meaning: Original to the Annamayya Keerthanalu blog.

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