Takkuvemi Manaku (Bhadrachala Ramadasa) — Complete Lyrics
तक्कुवेमि मनकू
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
तक्कुवेमि मनकू रामुं-डॊक्कडुण्डु वरकू
takkuvēmi manakū rāmuṃ-ḍokkaḍuṇḍu varakū
What can we ever lack, so long as Rama — the One Lord — is ours?
Verse 2
प्रक्कतोडुगा भगवन्तुडु
मन चक्रधारियै चॆन्तनॆ उण्डगा ॥ 1 ॥ तक्कुवेमि मनकू ॥
prakkatōḍugā bhagavantuḍu
mana cakradhāriyai centane uṇḍagā ॥ 1 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥
When the Lord himself, the bearer of the discus, stands right beside us as our companion — what can we lack?
Verse 3
म्रुच्चुसोमकुनि मुनु जम्पिन आ
मत्समूर्ति मनपक्षमुनुण्डगा ॥ 2 ॥ तक्कुवेमि मनकू ॥
mruccusōmakuni munu jampina ā
matsamūrti manapakṣamunuṇḍagā ॥ 2 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥
When the Lord in his Fish form (Matsya), who of old slew the thieving Somaka, is on our side — what can we lack?
Verse 4
भूमिस्वर्गमुलु पॊन्दुग गॊलचिन
वामनुण्डु मनवाडै युण्डग ॥ 3 ॥ तक्कुवेमि मनकू ॥
bhūmisvargamulu ponduga golacina
vāmanuṇḍu manavāḍai yuṇḍaga ॥ 3 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥
When Vamana, who neatly measured out earth and heaven with his strides, is our very own — what can we lack?
Verse 5
दशग्रीवुमुनि दण्डिञ्चिन आ
धशरध रामुनि दय मनकुण्डग ॥ 4 ॥ तक्कुवेमि मनकू ॥
daśagrīvumuni daṇḍiñcina ā
dhaśaradha rāmuni daya manakuṇḍaga ॥ 4 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥
When the mercy of Dasharatha's Rama, who punished the ten-necked Ravana, rests upon us — what can we lack?
Verse 6
दुष्टकंसुनी दुञ्चिनट्टि श्री
कृष्णुडु मनपै गृपतो नुण्डग ॥ 5 ॥ तक्कुवेमि मनकू ॥
duṣṭakaṃsunī duñcinaṭṭi śrī
kṛṣṇuḍu manapai gṛpatō nuṇḍaga ॥ 5 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥
When Sri Krishna, who destroyed the wicked Kamsa, watches over us with grace — what can we lack?
Verse 7
रामदासुनि गाचॆडि श्री
मन्नारायणि नॆरनम्मियुण्डग ॥ 6 ॥ तक्कुवेमि मनकू ॥
rāmadāsuni gāceḍi śrī
mannārāyaṇi neranammiyuṇḍaga ॥ 6 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥
When we trust wholly in Sri Man-Narayana, the protector of Ramadasa — what can we ever lack?
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