ANNAMACHARYULU
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వేసరితేనే లేదు విచారించితేఁ గద్దు
vEsaritEnE lEdu
vichAriMchitE gaddu
తెలుగులో చదవడానికి ఇక్కడ నొక్కండి.
Introduction:
This
composition of Annamacharya is not a poem —
It is a silent eruption.
A volcanic quake of the inner world.
An earthquake that trembles inward, not outward.
Annamacharya
speaks of profound truths in simple language.
He tells us:
Truth is not attained through toil,
not by fasting, nor by rigid disciplines.
It does not lie hidden in faraway holy lands.
What
Annamayya proposes is something else entirely —
When the mind forgets itself,
when the seeking settles into stillness,
the long-shut doors of the secret open of their own accord.
Vaikuntha
is not a distant heavenly realm.
It is a rare moment —
when a soul recognises its original state.
It is a knowing that survives death,
a memory that cannot be forgotten,
not lodged in the brain,
Not a
memory of the mind,
but a truth the self remembers.
This is
the real secret:
Not effort, but inner seeing.
With his
poetry,
he disarms the calculating mind.
He lightens the burden of ignorance we carry unknowingly —
and makes the heart ready
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రేకు: 291-5 సంపుటము:
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వేసరితేనే లేదు విచారించితేఁ గద్దు
మూసినదిదే కీలు ముంచి వివేకులకు॥పల్లవి॥ యెవ్వరు మనసులోన నిందిరేశుఁ దలఁచిన
అవ్వలఁ బాయక వుండు నదియే వైకుంఠము
దవ్వులకు నేఁగవద్దు తపము జపము వద్దు
యివ్వలనిదే కీలు యెరిఁగినవారికి ॥వేస॥ నాలుక నెవ్వరైనాను నారాయణుఁ బొగడిన
చాలి యాతఁ డాడనుండు జగములూ నుండును
కాలమూ నడుగవద్దు కర్మమూ నడుగవద్దు
పోలింపనిదే కీలు పుణ్యమానసులకు ॥వేస॥ శ్రీవేంకటేశ్వరునిఁ జేరి యెవ్వరు నమ్మినా
కైవసమై యాతఁ డింటఁ గాచుకుండును
సావధానములు వద్దు శరణంటేనే చాలు
భావింపనిదే కీలు పరమయోగులకు ॥వేస॥
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vEsaritEnE lEdu vichAriMchitE gaddu
mUsinadidE kIlu muMchi vivEkulaku ॥pallavi॥ yevvaru manasulOna niMdirESu dalachina
avvala bAyaka vuMDu nadiyE vaikuMThamu
davvulaku nEgavaddu tapamu japamu vaddu
yivvalanidE kIlu yeriginavAriki ॥vEsa॥ nAluka nevvarainAnu nArAyaNu bogaDina
chAli yAta DADanuMDu jagamulU nuMDunu
kAlamU naDugavaddu karmamU naDugavaddu
pOliMpanidE kIlu puNyamAnasulaku ॥vEsa॥ SrIvEMkaTESvaruni jEri yevvaru namminA
kaivasamai yAta DiMTa gAchukuMDunu
sAvadhAnamulu vaddu SaraNaMTEnE chAlu
bhAviMpanidE kIlu paramayOgulaku ॥vEsa॥
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వేసరితేనే = శ్రమకలిగించితేను, విసుగుచెందితేను, not getting vexed; విచారించితేఁ గద్దు = by appropriate thinking it is plausible; మూసినదిదే కీలు = this is the hidden pivot; ముంచి వివేకులకు = one who is totally immersed.
Literal
Meaning:
This is the sealed mystery—
A profound revelation that opens its doors
1st
Stanza
Literal Meaning:
Anyone —
if he truly establishes Indiresha in his heart,
that foundation will not end with this life.
To sincerely plant Hari in one’s heart — that is Vaikuntha.
Let go of
the illusion that Vaikuntha is some distant realm.
There is no need for chants or penances.
On this path, there are no steps like outward practices or sacred pilgrimages.
Only
those who grasp this secret —
will see the doorway open, right here, on this very earth.
The mystery of both this world and the beyond points to one truth alone.
2nd
Stanza
Literal Meaning:
Whoever —
chants the name of Narayana with wholehearted sincerity,
the Supreme reveals Himself then and there.
And where He is — all the worlds abide.
“How long
does it take?” “How is it attained?”
These are the questions of those bound by time and action.
To that which lies beyond time,
what use is the measure of time?
To that which frees one from karma’s bondage,
what use is the path of karma?
This is a
mystery beyond all worldly comparison —
known only to those whose minds are purified through virtue:
the truth of Vishnu.
Explanation:
Our trust in Lord Venkateshwara is often partial. No matter how much
effort we put in, that faith feels incomplete. But when our trust in the Divine
becomes whole, we cease to be distracted by peripheral concerns. Doubt
naturally dissolves. And in that clarity, how can the Lord remain hidden? To
explore this, let us turn to René Magritte’s evocative painting, The
Listening Room (1952).
A
Thought-Provoking Work: The Listening Room (1952)
In an ordinary room stands an enormous green apple—so large it fills nearly the entire space, pressing against the walls and ceiling, even blocking the window, denying any view of the outside world. The image gently unsettles our sense of reality, inviting us to reexamine what we take for granted.
Magritte
avoided direct interpretations. Instead, he encouraged viewers to engage their
own inner sensibilities. Through visual paradoxes, he explores the limits of
perception and the subtle tension between the inner and outer worlds. Even the
title, The Listening Room, invites introspection.
A
Challenge to Perception
Magritte’s
deeper aim is to disrupt our rigid, conceptual understanding of the material
world. He urges the viewer to question deeply held assumptions about reality
and the very nature of things.
The Room
as a Metaphor for the Mind
Like the
room in the painting, our mind too becomes crowded—with opinions, judgments,
and inherited notions. We clutter it with what we think “should be,” rather
than allowing what is to appear.
1. No
Airflow = Blocked Awareness
With the
window blocked by the apple, no fresh air can enter. In the same way, when
thought is choked by concepts, true awareness is stifled. The subtle eye
within—the eye of inner perception—grows dim.
2. A
Beautiful Obstruction
However
attractive the apple may be, it is still an obstruction. Likewise, our most
cherished views, philosophies, and the notion that “what I believe is the
ultimate truth” can become seductive barriers—beautiful, but blinding. They
close the door to deeper insight.
3. The
Listening Room—What Are We Really Hearing?
Though we
believe we are listening, more often than not we are hearing only the echo of
our own thoughts. The noise of assumption drowns both the voice of the world
and the whisper of the soul. We do not listen to reality—we listen to
ourselves.
4. A
Shared Vision – Magritte and Annamacharya
Both
Magritte and Annamacharya gesture toward the same inner truth. Magritte reveals
how inner contradictions can obscure the real. Annamacharya says the same in a
different idiom: it is doubt that veils our vision of the Divine.
3rd
Stanza
Literal Meaning:
Anyone —
who fully trusts Lord Sri Venkateswara,
He becomes theirs.
He Himself protects His own.
Waiting
with cautious hopes
like “He will come from there” serves no purpose.
When we are truly united with our own path,
He may reveal Himself.
Sincere surrender alone is enough.
This secret
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cannot be grasped by logic.
It is revealed only
through the experience of the highest yogis.
Explanation: “సావధానములు వద్దు శరణంటేనే చాలు” ="No precautions are needed—just surrender is enough." This suggests that when we are fully immersed in what we are doing—completely unified with it—He may reveal Himself. Jiddu Krishnamurti experienced this profoundly. After the death of his brother, he was overwhelmed with immense grief. Yet, in the heart of that sorrow, a deep vision of truth unfolded. He later said: "Now I see more clearly than ever—that there is real beauty in life, that there is true joy."
Sometimes, it is not by resisting pain or seeking control,
but by surrendering completely—to work, to grief, to the present—that truth
shows itself.
