PEDA TIRUMALACHARYULU
133 ఎట్టు
మన్నించేవో నన్ను యిటువంటి వాఁడను
(eTTu manniMchEvO nannu yiTuvaMTi vADanu)
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Introduction: Peda Tirumalacharyulu,
son of Annamacharya wrote so many poems. Like his
father, uses innocent imploration to connect with the masses.
In his ignorance,
man tries to do everything to please God. Tries out all the
tricks he has at hand. Do we need to prove our abilities to God? Not realising
that being with HIM means being 'there', he finds himself in all
kinds of troubles.
In a way, he
criticised public that they keep trying various methods like prayers, beads,
food, rituals, dance, strict discipline, and meditation to reach God. Strangely,
without dedication and devotion, these things do not count at all!
Beyond these descriptions
of inconsistent actions of man, underlies the true message of this poem. Action of tapas (contrition) is a movement to
discard anarchy. Its a journey away from the sassiness.
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కీర్తన: శ్రీరంగం రాగిరేకు:
18-17 సంపుటము: 15-449 |
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ఎట్టు మన్నించేవో
నన్ను యిటువంటి వాఁడను
దట్టపుటాసల
నిన్నుఁ దడవుచున్నాఁడను ॥పల్లవి॥ పలుమారు మొక్కఁగాను
పరాకు సేసిన ట్టౌనో
మలసి జపించఁగాను
మతి యెంత గరఁగునో
కొలువఁగా
గొలువఁగా కొసరిన ట్టౌనో
తల పెఱుఁగక
నిన్నుఁ దగులుచున్నాఁడను ॥ఎట్టు॥ చేరి పూజించఁగా
నిన్నుఁ జిక్కించు కొన్న ట్టౌనో
సారె నారగింపంచగా
చవి మరపిన ట్టౌనో
వూరకే సేవ
సేయఁగా వొలవేసినట్టౌనో
నోరఁగొలఁదుల
నిన్ను నుతింపుచున్నాఁడను ॥ఎట్టు॥ ఆటలాడి నవ్వించఁగా
నలయించి నట్టౌనో
పాటించి శరణనఁగా
పట్టి పెనఁగిన ట్టౌనో
వాటమై శ్రీవేంకటేశ
వరదుఁడవు నీ వైతే
మేటి నా యాసల
నిన్ను మెప్పించుచున్నాఁడను ॥ఎట్టు॥ |
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eTTu
manniMchEvO nannu yiTuvaMTi vADanu
daTTapuTAsala
ninnu daDavuchunnADanu ॥pallavi॥ palumAru
mokkagAnu parAku sEsina TTaunO
malasi
japiMchagAnu mati yeMta garagunO
koluvagA
goluvagA kosarina TTaunO
tala
pe~rugaka ninnu daguluchunnADanu ॥eTTu॥ chEri
pUjiMchagA ninnu jikkiMchu konna TTaunO
sAre
nAragiMpaMchagA chavi marapina TTaunO
vUrakE sEva
sEyagA volavEsinaTTaunO
nOragoladula
ninnu nutiMpuchunnADanu ॥eTTu॥ ATalADi
navviMchagA nalayiMchi naTTaunO
pATiMchi
SaraNanagA paTTi penagina TTaunO
vATamai
SrIvEMkaTESa varaduDavu nI vaitE
mETi nA
yAsala ninnu meppiMchuchunnADanu ॥eTTu॥
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Details and Explanations:
Word to Word meaning: ఎట్టు (eTTu) = How; మన్నించేవో (manniMchEvO) = to excuse, to pardon, forgive; నన్ను (nannu) = me; యిటువంటి వాఁడను (yiTuvaMTi vADanu) = I am like this; దట్టపుటాసల (daTTapuTAsala) = with lots of desires; నిన్నుఁ (ninnu) = you; దడవుచున్నాఁడను (daDavuchunnADanu) = groping you.
Literal
meaning: How will
you forgive me for I am like this. I blindly knock at your door with lots of
desires.
Explanation: Tirumalacharya impresses us with his honest and clear statement. Consider a child was described about a castle in air, like the picture below by MC Escher.
Observe that there is great distance between the character and object of imagination. As long as we live in imagination, certainly we are away from reality. I believe Tirumalacharya wrote this poem with a basis similar to this .
Implied
meaning: I know not how, but sure you will forgive me.
Word
to Word meaning: పలుమారు (palumAru) = many times; మొక్కఁగాను (mokkagAnu) = bowing to you; పరాకు సేసిన ట్టౌనో (parAku
sEsina TTaunO) = Hope you will not consider it as forgetfulness,
neglect, want of attention, oversight; మలసి (malasi) = excitedly,
repeatedly; జపించఁగాను (japiMchagAnu) = to repeat
prayers; మతి (mati) = your
mind; యెంత గరఁగునో (yeMta garagunO) = do not know what extent it softens; కొలువఁగా గొలువఁగా
(koluvagA goluvagA) = by
repeated appearances of folded hand in front of you; కొసరిన ట్టౌనో (kosarina
TTaunO) = will it be construed as hankering;
తల
పెఱుఁగక (tala pe~rugaka) = అంతరంగమెరుగక, without knowing you from inside; నిన్నుఁ (ninnu) = you; దగులుచున్నాఁడను (daguluchunnADanu) = trying to touch you.
Literal
meaning: O God! I
bow to you many times. I hope you don't really see this as an act of neglect or
carelessness. I
don't know if frequent prayers will soften you. I wish you don’t consider my
repeated folding of hands as hankering. Without knowing you from inside, sir, I
keep touching your feet.
Explanation: తల పెఱుఁగక (tala
pe~rugaka) is indicating naivety of equating the incomprehensible god to our
small minds and treating him like an ordinary being.
Implied
meaning: From deeds of ignorance, do not expect liberation.
Word
to Word meaning: చేరి
(chEri) = approaching; పూజించఁగా (pUjiMchagA) = performing ritualistic prayers; నిన్నుఁ
(ninnu) = you; జిక్కించు కొన్న ట్టౌనో (jikkiMchu konna TTaunO) = is it like
having you in my grip?; సారె
(sAre) = a complete list of
food items offered to lord; నారగింపంచగా (nAragiMpaMchagA)
= submitted for consumption; చవి మరపిన ట్టౌనో (chavi marapina TTaunO) = does it mean
like make you get used to tastes (thus, expecting
you to fall for it); వూరకే (vUrakE) = freely; సేవ (sEva)
= service, duty; సేయఁగా (sEyagA) = performing; వొలవేసినట్టౌనో (volavEsinaTTaunO) = does it amount to
trap you? నోరఁగొలఁదుల (nOragoladula) = voice with all my strength; నిన్ను
(ninnu) = you; నుతింపుచున్నాఁడను (nutiMpuchunnADanu) = praising you!
Literal meaning: Approaching you with ritualistic prayers, does it mean having you in my grip? I offer you wide variety of foods for consumption. Is it to make you fall for their taste? Without any expectation in return, If I offer you my service, is to trap you? I simply try to praise you with all my strength.
Explanation: నోరఁగొలఁదుల (nOragoladula = voice with all my
strength) is signifying brute effort.
Implied
meaning: Praising God, offering food and rituals do not take us to God.
Word
to Word meaning: ఆటలాడి
(ATalADi) = by dancing; నవ్వించఁగా (navviMchagA) = make you laugh; నలయించి నట్టౌనో (nalayiMchi naTTaunO) = does it mean I am tiring you out? పాటించి (pATiMchi) = with strict discipline; శరణనఁగా (SaraNanagA) = submitting to you; పట్టి పెనఁగిన
ట్టౌనో (paTTi penagina TTaunO) = can it mean forcing you? వాటమై (vATamai) = అనుకూలమైనది, త్రోవ, ౘుట్టు వెలుగు వేసిన చోటు,
favourable, path, place with lights all around; శ్రీవేంకటేశ వరదుఁడవు (SrIvEMkaTESa varaduDavu) = Lord Venkateswara! You are the one
that showers boons; నీ వైతే
(nI vaitE) = you are; మేటి
(mETi) = కుప్పలుగా పోసిన, heaps of; నా
యాసల (nA yAsala) = my
wishes; నిన్ను (ninnu) = you; మెప్పించుచున్నాఁడను (meppiMchuchunnADanu) = trying to impress
you.
Literal
meaning: We dance to
attract. We play to make you laugh. We you tire you out. We observe rituals
with strict discipline as if we secured your refuge. We pour out heaps of
wishes, O Lord Sri Venkteswara, unaware that you are the goal, the path, the
light and the place.
Explanation: Man continues his directionless journey. He gets consumed by his own imaginations. Now have a deep look at the picture below.
The picture tells us a lot about our state of mind. Though our brain works with in the frame of logic, the mind follows its own path as shown in the picture. The mind twists the reality in its favour. The poor brain is confused. Therefore, the man remains same as he was before.
Whatever we do with certain expectations in mind are foolish actions. God understands our intentions. When our mind is clear, no word ever needs to be spoken. When our consciousness is clear, no action ever needs to be undertaken, for the very clarity in the mind is action. That is bliss.
Tirumalacharya thus said, do not try to impress God. Rather be as you are. All other actions lead to sorrow.
Implied
meaning: Trying to please God is childish. Understand and open your
mind to God. He is the way, the light, the grace, the blessing, everything.
References
and Recommendations for further reading:
#1 24. చంచలము
మానితేను సంసారమే సుఖము (chaMchalamu mAnitEnu saMsAramE sukhamu)
#2 85. ఎవ్వరినేర్పులు
జెప్ప నిందు నేది (evvarinErpulu jeppa niMdu nEdi)
Summary
of this Keertana:
Chorus: How will you forgive me for I am like this. I blindly knock at your door with lots of desires. Implied meaning: I know not how, but sure you will forgive me.
Stanza
1: O God! I
bow to you many times. I hope you don't really see this as an act of neglect or
carelessness. I don't know if frequent prayers will soften you. I wish you don’t
consider my repeated folding of hands as hankering. Without knowing you from
inside, sir, I keep touching your feet. Implied meaning: From deeds of
ignorance, do not expect liberation.
Stanza
2: Approaching you with ritualistic prayers, does it mean
having you in my grip? I offer you wide variety of foods for consumption. Is it
to make you fall for their taste? Without any expectation in return, If I offer
you my service, is to trap you? I simply try to praise you with all my strength. Implied meaning: Praising God, offering food and rituals do not take us to God.
Stanza
3: We dance
to attract. We play to make you laugh. We you tire you out. We observe rituals
with strict discipline as if we secured your refuge. We pour out heaps of
wishes, O Lord Sri Venkteswara, unaware that you are the goal, the path, the
light and the place. Implied meaning: Trying to please God is childish. Understand and open your
mind to God. He is the way, the light, the grace, the blessing, everything.
So true... More the rituals less the spirituality!!
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