പലുകേ ബംഗാരമായെന (ഭദ്രാചല രാമദാസു)
పలుకే బంగారమాయెన
Also known as: paluke bangaramayena · paluke bangaaramaayena · paluke bangaramayene kodandapani · ramadasu paluke bangaramayena · paluke bangaramayena
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✦ Meaning
'Paluke Bangaramayena' is among the most beloved Telugu keertanas of Bhadrachala Ramadasu (Kancherla Gopanna), the 17th-century saint of Lord Rama at Bhadrachalam. In it the saint pleads tenderly, half-reproachfully, with Rama: 'Has even a word from You become as rare as gold? I call and call, yet You do not answer.' Recalling how the Lord rushed to save His child-devotees of old, Ramadasu places all his trust in Rama's name and begs to be taken into His care. It is a moving cry of intimate, longing devotion.
Origin & Story
Telugu keertana of Bhadrachala Ramadasu (Kancherla Gopanna), in praise of Lord Rama (17th century CE) · Bhadrachala Ramadasu (Kancherla Gopanna) · 17th century CE
Kancherla Gopanna, a tahsildar under the Golconda Sultanate, was so devoted to Lord Rama that he spent the state revenue to renovate the temple at Bhadrachalam. Imprisoned by the Sultan for the unpaid sum, he poured out his anguish and love in songs to Rama, including 'Paluke Bangaramayena', begging the Lord to answer and to take him into His care. Tradition holds that Rama and Lakshmana miraculously repaid the sum to the Sultan and freed him.
✦ As told in scripture
Tradition tells that while Ramadasu languished in the Golconda prison, Lord Rama and Lakshmana themselves appeared before the Sultan at night and repaid the entire sum of gold coins spent on the temple, securing the saint's release — a miracle that answered the very cry of 'Paluke Bangaramayena'.
Complete Text with Meaning
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పలుకే బంగారమాయెన కోదండపాణి పలుకే బంగారమాయె
palukē baṅgāramāyena kōdaṇḍapāṇi palukē baṅgāramāye
Meaning:നിന്റെ വാക്ക് സ്വർണമായോ, ഓ കോദണ്ഡപാണിയേ (വില്ലേന്തിയ രാമാ)? നിന്റെ ഒരു വാക്കുപോലും അത്രയും അപൂർവവും വിലപ്പെട്ടതുമായോ?
పలుకే బంగారమాయె పిలిచిన పలుకవేమి కలలో నీ నామస్మరణ మరువ చక్కని తండ్రి
palukē baṅgāramāye piliciNa palukavēmi kalalō nī nāmasmaraṇa maruva cakkani taṇḍri
Meaning:നിന്റെ വാക്ക് സ്വർണമായോ? ഞാൻ നിന്നെ വിളിച്ചിട്ടും, എന്തുകൊണ്ട് നീ ഉത്തരം നൽകുന്നില്ല? — ഓ കരുണാമയനായ പിതാവേ, സ്വപ്നത്തിലും നിന്റെ നാമസ്മരണ മറക്കാത്ത ഞാൻ.
ఇరువుగ ఇసుక లోన బాలుడు నాడాడుచుండగ కరుణతో నీవు బ్రోచిన కథలు వింటిని తండ్రి
iruvuga isuka lōna bāluḍu nāḍāḍucuṇḍaga karuṇatō nīvu brōcina kathalu viṇṭini taṇḍri
Meaning:ഓ പിതാവേ, മണലിൽ ഇരുന്ന് ബാലൻ കളിച്ചുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കെ, നീ കരുണയോടെ വന്ന് അവനെ കാത്ത കഥകൾ ഞാൻ കേട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു.
రామదాసుని పోషకుడని నీ నామమె నమ్మితి ఏమయ్య రామ నన్ను ఏలుకోవయ్య తండ్రి
rāmadāsuni pōṣakuḍani nī nāmame nammiti ēmayya rāma nannu ēlukōvayya taṇḍri
Meaning:ഈ രാമദാസന് നീയാണ് പോഷകൻ എന്ന് വിശ്വസിച്ച്, നിന്റെ നാമത്തെത്തന്നെ വിശ്വസിച്ചു. എന്താണിത്, ഓ രാമാ? ദയവായി എന്നെ നിന്റെ അഭയത്തിൽ ചേർത്ത് ഭരിച്ചാലും, ഓ പിതാവേ.
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Benefits of Chanting പലുകേ ബംഗാരമായെന (ഭദ്രാചല രാമദാസു)
A heartfelt cry of intimate devotion to Lord Rama, expressing total trust in His name even amid longing and complaint.
Sung in homes and temples in praise of Rama, especially at Bhadrachalam and during Rama Navami.
Believed to draw the grace and protection of Rama, who never abandons those who trust in His name.
Cultivates the tender, personal relationship with God as Father (tandri), the special mood of Ramadasu.
A treasured keertana of the saint who built the Bhadrachalam temple, sung across the Telugu lands for centuries.
How to Chant പലുകേ ബംഗാരമായെന (ഭദ്രാചല രാമദാസു)
Sit before an image of Lord Rama (Kodandapani) and sing or recite the keertana with feeling, pouring out the heart's longing and trust as Ramadasu did. The songs are meant to be sung; if recited, chant the refrain 'Paluke bangaramayena Kodandapani' tenderly, surrendering all to Rama's name and care.