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तक्कुवेमि मनकू

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  1. Verse 1. takkuvēmi manakū rāmuṃ-ḍokkaḍuṇḍu varakū
  2. Verse 2. prakkatōḍugā bhagavantuḍu
  3. Verse 3. mruccusōmakuni munu jampina ā
  4. Verse 4. bhūmisvargamulu ponduga golacina
  5. Verse 5. daśagrīvumuni daṇḍiñcina ā
  6. Verse 6. duṣṭakaṃsunī duñcinaṭṭi śrī
  7. Verse 7. rāmadāsuni gāceḍi śrī
Verse 1#

takkuvēmi manakū rāmuṃ-ḍokkaḍuṇḍu varakū

तक्कुवेमि मनकू रामुं-डॊक्कडुण्डु वरकू

takkuvēmi manakū rāmuṃ-ḍokkaḍuṇḍu varakū

Meaningहमें कमी ही किस बात की, जब तक एक राम हमारे हैं?

Verse 2#

prakkatōḍugā bhagavantuḍu

प्रक्कतोडुगा भगवन्तुडु मन चक्रधारियै चॆन्तनॆ उण्डगा 1 तक्कुवेमि मनकू

prakkatōḍugā bhagavantuḍu mana cakradhāriyai centane uṇḍagā ॥ 1 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥

Meaningजब स्वयं भगवान, चक्र धारण किए, साथी बनकर हमारे पास खड़े हैं — तो हमें किस बात की कमी?

Verse 3#

mruccusōmakuni munu jampina ā

म्रुच्चुसोमकुनि मुनु जम्पिन मत्समूर्ति मनपक्षमुनुण्डगा 2 तक्कुवेमि मनकू

mruccusōmakuni munu jampina ā matsamūrti manapakṣamunuṇḍagā ॥ 2 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥

Meaningजब वे मत्स्यमूर्ति हमारे पक्ष में हैं, जिन्होंने कभी चोर सोमकासुर का वध किया — तो कमी किस बात की?

Verse 4#

bhūmisvargamulu ponduga golacina

भूमिस्वर्गमुलु पॊन्दुग गॊलचिन वामनुण्डु मनवाडै युण्डग 3 तक्कुवेमि मनकू

bhūmisvargamulu ponduga golacina vāmanuṇḍu manavāḍai yuṇḍaga ॥ 3 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥

Meaningजब वामन, जिन्होंने अपने पगों से धरती और स्वर्ग सहज नाप लिए, हमारे अपने हैं — तो कमी किस बात की?

Verse 5#

daśagrīvumuni daṇḍiñcina ā

दशग्रीवुमुनि दण्डिञ्चिन धशरध रामुनि दय मनकुण्डग 4 तक्कुवेमि मनकू

daśagrīvumuni daṇḍiñcina ā dhaśaradha rāmuni daya manakuṇḍaga ॥ 4 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥

Meaningजब दशग्रीव रावण को दंड देनेवाले दशरथ-नंदन राम की दया हम पर है — तो कमी किस बात की?

Verse 6#

duṣṭakaṃsunī duñcinaṭṭi śrī

दुष्टकंसुनी दुञ्चिनट्टि श्री कृष्णुडु मनपै गृपतो नुण्डग 5 तक्कुवेमि मनकू

duṣṭakaṃsunī duñcinaṭṭi śrī kṛṣṇuḍu manapai gṛpatō nuṇḍaga ॥ 5 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥

Meaningजब दुष्ट कंस का संहार करनेवाले श्रीकृष्ण कृपा-दृष्टि से हम पर हैं — तो कमी किस बात की?

Verse 7#

rāmadāsuni gāceḍi śrī

रामदासुनि गाचॆडि श्री मन्नारायणि नॆरनम्मियुण्डग 6 तक्कुवेमि मनकू

rāmadāsuni gāceḍi śrī mannārāyaṇi neranammiyuṇḍaga ॥ 6 ॥ takkuvēmi manakū ॥

Meaningजब रामदास की रक्षा करनेवाले श्रीमन्नारायण पर हमारा पूर्ण विश्वास है — तो हमें कमी ही किस बात की?

Word-by-Word Breakdown

तक्कुवेमि मनकू
takkuvēmi manakū
What do we lack? What shortage can we have?
रामुं-डॊक्कडुण्डु वरकू
rāmuṃ-ḍokkaḍuṇḍu varakū
So long as the one Rama is with us.
प्रक्कतोडुगा भगवन्तुडु
prakkatōḍugā bhagavantuḍu
The Lord himself as the companion at our side.
चक्रधारियै चॆन्तनॆ उण्डगा
cakradhāriyai centane uṇḍagā
Standing right beside us, bearing the discus.
मत्समूर्ति
matsamūrti
The Lord in his Matsya (fish) incarnation, slayer of Somaka.
वामनुण्डु मनवाडै युण्डग
vāmanuṇḍu manavāḍai yuṇḍaga
When Vamana (the dwarf incarnation) is our very own.
दशग्रीवुमुनि दण्डिञ्चिन
daśagrīvumuni daṇḍiñcina
Who punished the ten-necked (Ravana).
दुष्टकंसुनी दुञ्चिनट्टि श्री कृष्णुडु
duṣṭakaṃsunī duñcinaṭṭi śrī kṛṣṇuḍu
Sri Krishna, who crushed the wicked Kamsa.
नॆरनम्मियुण्डग
neranammiyuṇḍaga
When we have placed our complete trust (in him).

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?

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'Takkuvemi Manaku' mean?
'What do we lack?' — the refrain declares that so long as the one Rama is with us, nothing whatever can be wanting.
Which forms of the Lord does the song remember?
The discus-bearing Lord beside us, Matsya who slew the demon Somaka (recovering the Vedas), Vamana who measured earth and heaven, Rama who punished ten-headed Ravana, Krishna who destroyed Kamsa, and Narayana who protects Ramadasa.
Who was Bhadrachala Ramadasa?
Kancherla Gopanna (c. 1620-1688), revenue officer of Bhadrachalam, who built the great Rama temple there, was imprisoned for it in Golconda for twelve years, and poured out hundreds of Telugu kirtanas — becoming, with Tyagaraja, the fountainhead of Rama-bhakti music.
When should one sing this keerthana?
Whenever fear of scarcity or helplessness looms. Ramadasa sang of the Lord's sufficiency from inside a prison cell — the song is meant for exactly such hours.

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