Takkuvemi Manaku (Bhadrachala Ramadasa) Meaning — Line by Line
तक्कुवेमि मनकू
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takkuvēmi manakū rāmuṃ-ḍokkaḍuṇḍu varakū
तक्कुवेमि मनकू रामुं-डॊक्कडुण्डु वरकू
takkuvēmi manakū rāmuṃ-ḍokkaḍuṇḍu varakū
MeaningWhat can we ever lack, so long as Rama — the One Lord — is ours?
prakkatōḍugā bhagavantuḍu
प्रक्कतोडुगा भगवन्तुडु मन चक्रधारियै चॆन्तनॆ उण्डगा ॥ 1 ॥ तक्कुवेमि मनकू ॥
prakkatōḍugā bhagavantuḍu mana cakradhāriyai centane uṇḍagā ॥ 1 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥
MeaningWhen the Lord himself, the bearer of the discus, stands right beside us as our companion — what can we lack?
mruccusōmakuni munu jampina ā
म्रुच्चुसोमकुनि मुनु जम्पिन आ मत्समूर्ति मनपक्षमुनुण्डगा ॥ 2 ॥ तक्कुवेमि मनकू ॥
mruccusōmakuni munu jampina ā matsamūrti manapakṣamunuṇḍagā ॥ 2 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥
MeaningWhen the Lord in his Fish form (Matsya), who of old slew the thieving Somaka, is on our side — what can we lack?
bhūmisvargamulu ponduga golacina
भूमिस्वर्गमुलु पॊन्दुग गॊलचिन वामनुण्डु मनवाडै युण्डग ॥ 3 ॥ तक्कुवेमि मनकू ॥
bhūmisvargamulu ponduga golacina vāmanuṇḍu manavāḍai yuṇḍaga ॥ 3 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥
MeaningWhen Vamana, who neatly measured out earth and heaven with his strides, is our very own — what can we lack?
daśagrīvumuni daṇḍiñcina ā
दशग्रीवुमुनि दण्डिञ्चिन आ धशरध रामुनि दय मनकुण्डग ॥ 4 ॥ तक्कुवेमि मनकू ॥
daśagrīvumuni daṇḍiñcina ā dhaśaradha rāmuni daya manakuṇḍaga ॥ 4 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥
MeaningWhen the mercy of Dasharatha's Rama, who punished the ten-necked Ravana, rests upon us — what can we lack?
duṣṭakaṃsunī duñcinaṭṭi śrī
दुष्टकंसुनी दुञ्चिनट्टि श्री कृष्णुडु मनपै गृपतो नुण्डग ॥ 5 ॥ तक्कुवेमि मनकू ॥
duṣṭakaṃsunī duñcinaṭṭi śrī kṛṣṇuḍu manapai gṛpatō nuṇḍaga ॥ 5 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥
MeaningWhen Sri Krishna, who destroyed the wicked Kamsa, watches over us with grace — what can we lack?
rāmadāsuni gāceḍi śrī
रामदासुनि गाचॆडि श्री मन्नारायणि नॆरनम्मियुण्डग ॥ 6 ॥ तक्कुवेमि मनकू ॥
rāmadāsuni gāceḍi śrī mannārāyaṇi neranammiyuṇḍaga ॥ 6 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥
MeaningWhen we trust wholly in Sri Man-Narayana, the protector of Ramadasa — what can we ever lack?
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Origin & History
Source: Kirtana of Bhadrachala Ramadasa (Telugu, 17th century CE)
Author: Bhadrachala Ramadasa (Kancherla Gopanna)
Period: c. 1620-1688 CE
Ramadasa's life swung between glory and dungeon, yet his songs never bargain — they trust. In this kirtana he answers every anxiety of a householder's heart with a roll-call of rescues: the Lord has saved the Vedas, the worlds, the wronged and the oppressed in age after age; he stands discus in hand beside his own; and he has demonstrably protected Ramadasa himself. Therefore — what can we lack?
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