Kondalalo Nelakonna (Annamacharya) Meaning — Line by Line
कॊण्डललो नॆलकॊन्न
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koṇḍalalō nelakonna kōnēṭi rāyaḍu vāḍu
कॊण्डललो नॆलकॊन्न कोनेटि रायडु वाडु कॊण्डलन्त वरमुलु गुप्पॆडु वाडु ॥
koṇḍalalō nelakonna kōnēṭi rāyaḍu vāḍu koṇḍalanta varamulu guppeḍu vāḍu ॥
MeaningHe is the King of the Koneru — the sacred temple tank — who has settled among the hills; and he pours out boons as high as hills, by the fistful.
kummara dāsuḍaina kuruvarati nambi
कुम्मर दासुडैन कुरुवरति नम्बि इम्मन्न वरमुलॆल्ल इच्चिनवाडु । दॊम्मुलु सेसिन यट्टि तॊण्डमान् चक्कुरवर्ति रम्मन्न चोटिकि वच्चि नम्मिन वाडु ॥ कॊण्डललो नॆलकॊन्न कोनेटि रायडु वाडु कॊण्डलन्त वरमुलु गुप्पॆडु वाडु ॥
kummara dāsuḍaina kuruvarati nambi immanna varamulella iccinavāḍu । dommulu sēsina yaṭṭi toṇḍamān cakkuravarti rammanna cōṭiki vacci nammina vāḍu ॥ koṇḍalalō nelakonna kōnēṭi rāyaḍu vāḍu koṇḍalanta varamulu guppeḍu vāḍu ॥
MeaningTo Kuruvarati Nambi, his devotee the potter, he gave every boon that was asked of him. And for Tondaman the emperor, who fought battles in his cause, he came to the very spot he was called to and stood by him in trust. He is the Lord of the Koneru dwelling among the hills, who gives away mountains of boons by the fistful.
accapu vēḍukatōḍa nanantālvāruki
अच्चपु वेडुकतोड ननन्ताल्वारुकि मुच्चिलि वॆट्टिकि मन्नि मोसिनवाडु । मच्चिक दॊलक तिरुनम्बि तोडुत निच्च निच्च माटलाडि नॊच्चिनवाडु ॥
accapu vēḍukatōḍa nanantālvāruki muccili veṭṭiki manni mōsinavāḍu । maccika dolaka tirunambi tōḍuta nicca nicca māṭalāḍi noccinavāḍu ॥
MeaningOut of pure delight, he carried earth like a hired labourer for his devotee Anantalvar. And melting with affection, he talked with Tirumala Nambi day after day, wearing himself out like one of the household.
kañcilōna nuṇḍa dirukaccinambi mīda
कञ्चिलोन नुण्ड दिरुकच्चिनम्बि मीद करुणिञ्चि तन यॆडकु रप्पिञ्चिन वाडु । यॆञ्चि ऎक्कुडैन वेङ्कटेशुडु मनलकु मञ्चिवाडै करुण बालिञ्चिन वाडु ॥ कॊण्डललो नॆलकॊन्न कोनेटि रायडु वाडु कॊण्डलन्त वरमुलु गुप्पॆडु वाडु ॥
kañcilōna nuṇḍa dirukaccinambi mīda karuṇiñci tana yeḍaku rappiñcina vāḍu । yeñci ekkuḍaina vēṅkaṭēśuḍu manalaku mañcivāḍai karuṇa bāliñcina vāḍu ॥ koṇḍalalō nelakonna kōnēṭi rāyaḍu vāḍu koṇḍalanta varamulu guppeḍu vāḍu ॥
MeaningOn Tirukachchi Nambi, who lived far away in Kanchi, he took pity and drew him to his own side. Reckon it well: Venkateswara, the highest of all, has been so good to us — showering compassion and ruling us with grace. He is the Lord of the Koneru among the hills, giving boons as vast as hills, by the fistful.
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Origin & History
Source: Tallapaka sankirtana of Annamacharya, popularly in raga Hindolam, Adi tala (Telugu, 15th century CE)
Author: Saint Annamacharya (Annamayya)
Period: 1408-1503 CE
Annamayya, the designated songmaster of the Tirumala temple, sang one sankirtana to the Lord every day. In this kirtana he gathers the temple's own legends — the potter Kuruva Nambi whose devotion the Lord rewarded, the Tondaman king who built shrines and fought for him, Anantalvar whose garden-trenches the Lord helped dig, Tirumala Nambi who told him Ramayana, and Tirukachchi Nambi summoned from Kanchi — to show that the Lord on the hill lives among his servants.
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