venkateswarakrishnaannamayyaannamacharya

මුද්දුගාරේ යශෝද

मुद्दुगारे यशोद in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ carnatic·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Evening lullaby time, Krishna Janmashtami, and Saturday worship of Venkateswara·📜 Tallapaka sankirtana of Annamacharya (Telugu, 15th century CE); popularly sung in raga Kurinji, Adi tala

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Tallapaka sankirtana of Annamacharya (Telugu, 15th century CE); popularly sung in raga Kurinji, Adi tala · Saint Annamacharya (Annamayya) · 1408-1503 CE

Among the thousands of sankirtanas Annamayya sang for Lord Venkateswara are tender songs on the Lord's avataras. In this famous lali-like kirtana he gazes at baby Krishna in Yashoda's courtyard and, jeweller-like, sets him as each of the nine gems in turn — ending with the indranila, the blue sapphire, who is none other than the Lord of Venkatadri. The song was preserved on the copper plates of the Tirumala temple and is today one of the most cherished pieces of the Annamacharya corpus.

✦ As told in scripture

The Tallapaka copper plates lay forgotten in a sealed cellar of the Tirumala temple for over four centuries; when they were rediscovered in 1922, songs like 'Muddugare Yashoda' rose again as if the Lord had kept his poet's lullabies safe in his own treasury. Mothers who sing it as a cradle song believe the child Krishna himself watches over their little ones.

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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

මුද්දුගාරේ යශෝද මුඞ්ගිටි මුත්යමු වීඩු . තිද්දරානි මහිමල දේවකී සුතුඩු ..

muddugārē yaśōda muṅgiṭi mutyamu vīḍu । tiddarāni mahimala dēvakī sutuḍu ॥

Meaning:यशोदा के आँगन का यह दुलारा, लावण्य से दमकता बालक एक अनमोल मोती है; यह देवकी का पुत्र है, जिसकी महिमाएँ ऐसी पूर्ण हैं कि उनमें कोई सुधार संभव ही नहीं।

Verse 2

අන්ත නින්ත ගොල්ලෙතල අරචේති මාණික්යමු . පන්ත මාඩේ කංසුනි පාලි වජ්රමු . කාන්තුල මූඩු ලෝකාල ගරුඩ පච්ච බූස . චෙන්තල මාලෝ නුන්න චින්නි කෘෂ්ණුඩු ..

anta ninta golletala aracēti māṇikyamu । panta māḍē kaṃsuni pāli vajramu । kāntula mūḍu lōkāla garuḍa pacca būsa । centala mālō nunna cinni kṛṣṇuḍu ॥

Meaning:आस-पास की गोपियों के लिए वह उनकी हथेली में दमकता माणिक्य है; हठ ठाने कंस के लिए भाग्य का अटूट वज्र (हीरा)। वह तीनों लोकों को कांति से भरनेवाला पन्ना है — नन्हा कृष्ण, जो हमारे ही बीच बसता है।

Verse 3

රතිකේලි රුක්මිණිකි රඞ්ගු මෝවි පගඩමු . මිති ගෝවර්ධනපු ගෝමේධිකමු . සතමෛ ශඞ්ඛ චක්රාල සන්දුල වෛඩූර්යමු . ගතියෛ මම්මු ගාචේටි කමලාක්ෂුඩු ..

ratikēli rukmiṇiki raṅgu mōvi pagaḍamu । miti gōvardhanapu gōmēdhikamu । satamai śaṅkha cakrāla sandula vaiḍūryamu । gatiyai mammu gācēṭi kamalākṣuḍu ॥

Meaning:प्रेम-क्रीड़ा में वह रुक्मिणी के अधरों का चमकीला मूँगा है; अपार गोवर्धन पर्वत के रूप में गोमेद रत्न। शंख और चक्र के बीच सदा जगमगाता वैडूर्य (लहसुनिया) है — कमलनयन प्रभु, जो हमारी गति और हमारे रखवाले हैं।

Verse 4

කාලිඞ්ගුනි තලලපෛ ගප්පින පුෂ්යරාගමු . යේලේටි ශ්රී වේඞ්කටාද්රි යින්ද්රනීලමු . පාල ජලනිධි ලෝන බායනි දිව්ය රත්නමු . බාලුනිවලෙ දිරිගී බද්ම නාභුඩු ..

kāliṅguni talalapai gappina puṣyarāgamu । yēlēṭi śrī vēṅkaṭādri yindranīlamu । pāla jalanidhi lōna bāyani divya ratnamu । bālunivale dirigī badma nābhuḍu ॥

Meaning:वह कालिय नाग के फणों पर बिछा पुखराज है, और श्री वेंकटाद्रि पर राज करता इंद्रनील (नीलम)। वह क्षीरसागर से कभी अलग न होनेवाला दिव्य रत्न है — स्वयं पद्मनाभ, जो एक नन्हे बालक की तरह घूमता फिरता है।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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මුද්දුගාරේ යශෝද🔊muddugārē yaśōdaYashoda's (child) brimming over with sweetness and charm.

මුඞ්ගිටි මුත්යමු වීඩු🔊muṅgiṭi mutyamu vīḍuHe is the pearl of her front courtyard.

තිද්දරානි මහිමල🔊tiddarāni mahimalaOf glories so flawless they cannot be touched up or improved.

දේවකී සුතුඩු🔊dēvakī sutuḍuThe son of Devaki.

ගොල්ලෙතල අරචේති මාණික්යමු🔊golletala aracēti māṇikyamuThe ruby in the palms of the gopikas.

කංසුනි පාලි වජ්රමු🔊kaṃsuni pāli vajramuFor Kamsa, the diamond (vajra) of his fate.

ගරුඩ පච්ච බූස🔊garuḍa pacca būsaThe emerald (garuda-pachcha) bead radiant through the three worlds.

සතමෛ ශඞ්ඛ චක්රාල සන්දුල වෛඩූර්යමු🔊satamai śaṅkha cakrāla sandula vaiḍūryamuThe cat's-eye gem shining eternally between the conch and the discus.

යේලේටි ශ්රී වේඞ්කටාද්රි යින්ද්රනීලමු🔊yēlēṭi śrī vēṅkaṭādri yindranīlamuThe sapphire that rules as the Lord of Sri Venkatadri.

බාලුනිවලෙ දිරිගී බද්ම නාභුඩු🔊bālunivale dirigī badma nābhuḍuPadmanabha (the lotus-naveled Lord), roaming about like a little boy.

Benefits of Chanting मुद्दुगारे यशोद

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A beloved cradle-song for the divine child — traditionally sung while rocking babies, invoking Krishna's protection on the household.

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Meditating on Krishna as the nine gems is said to bestow the auspiciousness of all the navaratnas together.

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Deepens vatsalya bhakti — the tender, parental love of God as a child.

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Unites devotion to Krishna and Venkateswara, recalling that Annamayya saw them as one Lord.

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One of the most performed Annamacharya kritis in Carnatic concerts, dance and film — a treasure of Telugu devotion.

How to Chant मुद्दुगारे यशोद

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Best TimeEvening lullaby time, Krishna Janmashtami, and Saturday worship of Venkateswara

FaceFacing the deity of Krishna or Venkateswara

Sing softly and sweetly, as a mother would to the divine child — it is a jola/lali (lullaby-like) sankirtana. Dwell on each gem-image of Krishna as you sing, from the pearl of Yashoda's courtyard to the sapphire of Venkatadri. Suitable for cradle ceremonies, Janmashtami nights and daily evening devotion.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete मुद्दुगारे यशोद written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

'Muddugare' means 'dripping with sweetness/charm'. The opening line says: this darling child in Yashoda's front courtyard is a pearl — the son of Devaki, of unalterable glories.

Each charanam likens the child Krishna to gems of the navaratna: pearl, ruby, diamond, emerald, coral, hessonite, cat's-eye, topaz and sapphire — the last being the Lord of Venkatadri, uniting Krishna with Venkateswara.

It was composed by Saint Annamacharya (1408-1503 CE), the Tallapaka poet of Tirumala. Today it is popularly rendered in raga Kurinji as a gentle, swaying lullaby.

For Annamayya, Venkateswara is the same supreme Vishnu who came as Krishna. In the last charanam the child of Vrindavana is revealed as the sapphire ruling Sri Venkatadri — the Lord of the seven hills.