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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'.
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'.
Background: The heroine "Alamelumanga" (the consort of Lord Venkateshwara, The Presiding Deity at Tirumala) is coming out of the bedroom after spending a night in courtship with the Lord. Her friends are cajoling "Alamelumanga", observing the traces and marks of Her courtship with the Lord. Meaning: One Friend:Why Her lips that are as tender as the sprout are bearing the marks of kasturi ?
Another Friend: Isn't it that the Lady would have written a letter to Him with Her lips!
Stanza I: One Friend: Her eyes that look like "Chakora" (a bird with whom the eyes of a beautiful lady are compared in Indian poetry) are like rubies. Friends! Can you guess the reason for this beauty?
Another Friend:She planted the arrows of Her looks on Her Lord and withdrew them all of a sudden. Hence the tips of Her arrow-like looks bear the touch of blood. Therefore Her eyes become red. Isn't it?
Stanza II: One Friend:Her "Payyeda" (part of saree that covers the chest) bears the marks of the brilliant glow of her beautiful breasts. How could it be?
Another Friend:In an amorous excitement, Her Lord could have pressed Her breasts making the marks of His nails that appear in the shape of the crescent moon. Is it not like the shining of the moonlight!
Stanza III: One Friend:There are drops of pearls on Her pretty cheeks. Can you guess the reason?
Another Friend:Smart One, "Venkatapathi". Sweating with the ecstasy of love for Her, could have the have kissed Her lotus like face. These could be the beauty of His sweat drops. Isn't it? Listen Audio by Sobharaju:
Here annamayya is explaining the Greatness of the lotus feet of Lord VEnkaTEswara, an incarnation of the supreme lord NARAYANA. He glorifies the lotus feet of VEnkaTEswara remembering the leelas(divine actions) of HIS incarnations.
Meaning:
pa : This lotus feet of NARAYANA was cleansed by the Brahma(In vAmana avatAram of lord NARAYANA, while measuring the whole universe the third step of lord went to sathya lOka( residence of Brahma, the four headed god). With this unexpected Guest of lord's feet , Brahma astonished and immediately started cleansing lord's feet by taking the vedAs as water in to his kamanDalam.That water only now called as Ganga). This holy feet itself is "Brahmam"(Note here, it is not brahma(the four faced god, but it is Brahmam, the supreme Lord).
ca 1 : This holy feet measured the whole world in HIS first step(as i stated above in vAmana avatAram). This holy feet was put on Bali head( a asura king, grand son of a great devotee PrahlAda) during vAmana avatAra, in HIS third step. This holy feet only kicked (measured)the sky in HIS second step. This holy feet only then protected the Bali by sending him in to pAtALa loka (the bottom most loka of the 14 lokas, where lord NARAYANA will be the Guardian for this lOkam, according to a boon given to PrahlAda by lord itself).
ca 2 : This Holy feet of Lord NARAYANA cleansed all the sins of the passionate lady(In RAMA avataram of lord , Ahalya after touching this holy feet, got released by the curse of her husband Gautama sage). This holy feet was put on the poisonous snake KAlindi(In krishna avataram of lord, HE put his holy foot prints on the head of this snake and ordered it to vacate the pond for the benefit of the GOkulam). This holy feet is smoothly pressed by HIS consort Sri Maha Lakshmi on milky ocean. This is the holy feet which will be riding on the horse in Kalki avataram.
ca 3 : This is the holy feet which will grant the salvation in different ways for the great sages. This is the holy feet which showed that this Tirumala (Tiru vEnkaTa giri) hill itself is noting but VAIKUNTAM (paramapadam).