ramaramadasabhadrachalamtelugu

පලුකේ බඞ්ගාරමායෙනා

पलुके बङ्गारमायॆना in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ carnatic·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Evening or night, especially in times of unanswered prayer; on Sri Rama Navami·📜 Kirtana of Bhadrachala Ramadasa, popularly in raga Ananda Bhairavi, Adi tala (Telugu, 17th century CE)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Kirtana of Bhadrachala Ramadasa, popularly in raga Ananda Bhairavi, Adi tala (Telugu, 17th century CE) · Bhadrachala Ramadasa (Kancherla Gopanna) · c. 1620-1688 CE

Gopanna the tahsildar built Rama a temple at Bhadrachalam with six lakh varahas of tax money, and the Sultan cast him into the Golconda fortress. Through twelve years of chains, the saint kept singing to the deity he had enthroned. In this kirtana his ache turns playful and piercing at once: the Lord's speech, once so freely given to squirrels and stones, has now become 'gold' — too precious, it seems, for his own Ramadasa.

✦ As told in scripture

The story goes that after years of this pleading, two radiant youths — Ramoji and Lakshmoji — appeared before Sultan Tanisha by night, paid the six lakh varahas in coins bearing Rama's seal, obtained the release warrant, and vanished. Waking, the Sultan realised who his creditors had been and freed the saint with honour. The Lord whose word had 'turned to gold' answered, in the end, with gold of his own.

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Verse 1

පලුකේ බඞ්ගාරමායෙනා, කෝදණ්ඩපාණි පලුකේ බඞ්ගාරමායෙනා

palukē baṅgāramāyenā, kōdaṇḍapāṇi palukē baṅgāramāyenā

Meaning:क्या तुम्हारे बोल सोना हो गए हैं, हे कोदंडपाणि (धनुर्धारी राम)? क्या तुम्हारी वाणी इतनी क़ीमती हो गई कि मुझ पर एक शब्द भी खर्च नहीं करते?

Verse 2

පලුකේ බඞ්ගාරමායෙ පිලචිනා පලුකවේමි කලලෝ නී නාමස්මරණ මරුව චක්කනි තණ්ඩ්රී .. පලුකේ බඞ්ගාරමායෙනා ..

palukē baṅgāramāye pilacinā palukavēmi kalalō nī nāmasmaraṇa maruva cakkani taṇḍrī ॥ palukē baṅgāramāyenā ॥

Meaning:सचमुच तुम्हारे बोल सोना हो गए — पुकारने पर भी क्यों नहीं बोलते? स्वप्न में भी मैं तुम्हारा नाम-स्मरण नहीं भूलता, मेरे भले पिता।

Verse 3

එන්ත වේඩිනගානි සුන්තෛන දයරාදු පන්තමු සේය නේනෙන්තටිවාඩනු තණ්ඩ්රී .. පලුකේ බඞ්ගාරමායෙනා ..

enta vēḍinagāni suntaina dayarādu pantamu sēya nēnentaṭivāḍanu taṇḍrī ॥ palukē baṅgāramāyenā ॥

Meaning:कितना भी गिड़गिड़ाऊँ, तनिक भी दया नहीं आती। पर तुमसे हठ करनेवाला मैं होता ही कौन हूँ, पिता?

Verse 4

ශරණාගතත්රාණ බිරුදාඞ්කිතුඩවුකාදා කරුණිඤ්චු භද්රාචල වරරාමදාස පෝෂ .. පලුකේ බඞ්ගාරමායෙනා ..

śaraṇāgatatrāṇa birudāṅkituḍavukādā karuṇiñcu bhadrācala vararāmadāsa pōṣa ॥ palukē baṅgāramāyenā ॥

Meaning:क्या तुम 'शरणागतत्राण' — शरण में आए हुओं के रक्षक — की उपाधि धारण नहीं करते? करुणा करो, हे भद्राचल के स्वामी, अपने रामदास के पालक!

Verse 5

ඉරවුග ඉසුකලෝන පොරලින උඩුත භක්තිකි කරුණිඤ්චි බ්රෝචිතිවනි නෙර නම්මිතිනි තණ්ඩ්රී .. පලුකේ බඞ්ගාරමායෙනා ..

iravuga isukalōna poralina uḍuta bhaktiki karuṇiñci brōcitivani nera nammitini taṇḍrī ॥ palukē baṅgāramāyenā ॥

Meaning:जब नन्ही गिलहरी (तुम्हारे सेतु के लिए) भक्ति से बालू में लोटती रही, तो तुमने द्रवित होकर उसकी रक्षा की — यही जानकर मैंने तुम पर पूरा भरोसा किया, पिता।

Verse 6

රාති නාතිග චේසි භූතලමුන ප්රඛ්යාති චෙන්දිතිවනි ප්රීතිතෝ නම්මිති තණ්ඩ්රී .. පලුකේ බඞ්ගාරමායෙනා ..

rāti nātiga cēsi bhūtalamuna prakhyāti cenditivani prītitō nammiti taṇḍrī ॥ palukē baṅgāramāyenā ॥

Meaning:तुमने पत्थर को नारी (अहल्या) बना दिया और सारी धरती पर ख्याति पाई — प्रीति से मैंने उसी पर विश्वास रखा, पिता।

Verse 7

පලුකේ බඞ්ගාරමායෙ පිලචිනා පලුකවේමි කලලෝ නී නාමස්මරණ මරුව චක්කනි තණ්ඩ්රී-පලුකේ බඞ්ගාරමායෙනා පලුකේ බඞ්ගාරමායෙනා, කෝදණ්ඩපාණි පලුකේ බඞ්ගාරමායෙනා

palukē baṅgāramāye pilacinā palukavēmi kalalō nī nāmasmaraṇa maruva cakkani taṇḍrī-palukē baṅgāramāyenā palukē baṅgāramāyenā, kōdaṇḍapāṇi palukē baṅgāramāyenā

Meaning:तुम्हारे बोल सोना हो गए — पुकारने पर क्यों नहीं बोलते? स्वप्न में भी तुम्हारा नाम नहीं भूलता, भले पिता। क्या तुम्हारे बोल सोना हो गए, हे कोदंडपाणि?

Word-by-Word Meaning

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පලුකේ බඞ්ගාරමායෙනා🔊palukē baṅgāramāyenāHas (your) word become gold — rare and costly?

කෝදණ්ඩපාණි🔊kōdaṇḍapāṇiO bearer of the Kodanda bow — Rama.

පිලචිනා පලුකවේමි🔊pilacinā palukavēmiWhy do you not answer when I call?

කලලෝ නී නාමස්මරණ මරුව🔊kalalō nī nāmasmaraṇa maruvaEven in dreams I do not forget the remembrance of your name.

චක්කනි තණ්ඩ්රී🔊cakkani taṇḍrīMy good, kind Father.

සුන්තෛන දයරාදු🔊suntaina dayarāduNot even the least mercy comes forth.

ශරණාගතත්රාණ බිරුදාඞ්කිතුඩවුකාදා🔊śaraṇāgatatrāṇa birudāṅkituḍavukādāDo you not bear the title 'Saviour of those who seek refuge'?

ඉසුකලෝන පොරලින උඩුත භක්තිකි🔊isukalōna poralina uḍuta bhaktikiFor the devotion of the squirrel that rolled in the sand (at the bridge to Lanka).

රාති නාතිග චේසි🔊rāti nātiga cēsiHaving turned a stone into a woman (Ahalya).

Benefits of Chanting पलुके बङ्गारमायॆना

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The classic song for the devotee who feels unanswered — it turns hurt and waiting itself into worship.

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Strengthens trust by recalling Rama's mercies: to the squirrel at the bridge and to Ahalya, the stone made woman.

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Sung in gentle Ananda Bhairavi, it releases grief and settles the heart into patient devotion.

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Teaches Ramadasa's discipline of ceaseless nama-smarana — remembering the Name even in dreams.

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A jewel of Telugu bhakti music, sung for three centuries in homes, temples and concerts.

How to Chant पलुके बङ्गारमायॆना

Repetitions1times

Best TimeEvening or night, especially in times of unanswered prayer; on Sri Rama Navami

FaceFacing the deity of Rama

Sing softly, as a child complaining to a beloved father — 'palukey bangaramayena?' ('has your word turned to gold?'). Let each charanam alternate reproach and remembered mercy, and return to the refrain with more surrender each time. Traditionally rendered in raga Ananda Bhairavi, Adi tala.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete पलुके बङ्गारमायॆना 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.

'Has your word become gold?' — that is, as rare and costly as gold. Ramadasa lovingly reproaches Rama (Kodandapani, the bow-bearer) for not answering when his devotee calls.

Tradition places it in the Golconda prison, where Kancherla Gopanna (Ramadasa) spent about twelve years for using state revenue to build the Bhadrachalam Rama temple.

They are Rama's famous mercies: he caressed the little squirrel that rolled in the sand to help build the bridge to Lanka, and restored Ahalya, turned to stone, at the touch of his foot. Ramadasa pleads — you who did that, can you not speak one word to me?

Most popularly in Ananda Bhairavi (Adi tala), whose tender, consoling gait perfectly fits the song's mixture of complaint and love.