Tuesday, 3 January 2017

Brahma kadigina paaDamu

Pallavi:              Brahma kadigina PaaDamu, Brahmamu  thanaenee PaDamu

This foot is water washed by Brahma,   which  itself is of Brahma.

Charanam1:           Chelagi vasudha kolichina Dee paaDamu, Bali thala moopina PaaDamu
                            Thalakaka gaganamu thannina PaaDamu, balaripu gaachina paaDamu

This charanam is narrating the Vamanavatar, in which, Lord Vishnu incarnated as a short Brahmin boy. 
Vaamanaa.  Lord Maha Vishnu, as Vamanavatar, requested Bali,  three feet land as donation.
Bali said yes. Immediately, Vamanaa kept one foot on Bali's head, pushing him to PaathaL lok. Next, second leg was stretched to the sky's, inorder to measure the universe. Then where to measure the third foot? Was the question. Referring to this story, the first charanam is sung by Annamayya.

The foot which measured the entire world, the foot which was kept on the head of the  Rakshasa's king, Bali , the foot which was stretched to the sky's, was the same which rescued  VibheeshaNa.

Charanam2:           Kaamini  Paapamu kadigina PaaDamu, Paamu thala nidina paaDamu
                               Preamapu sreesathi picikedi PaaDamu,  paamidi thuragapu PaaDamu

That foot, which washed off the sin of a woman,  that foot,  which was kept on the head of a snake,
that foot, which has been always massaged by the loved wife,  Sree MahaLakshmi, is the same kept on the horse.

In this charanam, Annamayya quotes anecdotes from RamayaNa and Maha Bhagavath.
The woman, who turned to a stone, due to a curse by her  husband  Athri Maha Muni, was Ahalya... When the foot of Sree Rama, touched the stone, curse  washed off, stone turned to original form as Ahalya.
The snake, referred to was KaLindi, who troubled the Gopalas, those gone for fetching water from a big pond,. Lord Sree Krishna, stood over the head of that Kalindi, and killed that.
Thuragapu paaDam" refers to Kalki,  the Kali Uga Avatar. It is believed, Kalki rides over a horse.

Charanam3:             Parama yogulaku., paripari vidhamula,  paramosagedi paaDamu
                               Thiru Venkatagiri  thiramani chupina parama PaDamu nee PaaDamu

That foot, which granted Salvation to so many yogis, in different ways, is the sacred foot of Lord Sree Thirupathi Venkatesa.., Seven hills are the Ultimate Destination of Kaliuga.

Here, in this song, Annamayya  praises the greatness of Lord's feet. 
Who so ever takes shelter in the feet of Lord Venkatesa , will be blessed for ever.


            Om  Namo Venkatesaya 

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