Annamayya Keerthanas Indariki Abhayambu
Annamayya Keerthanas Indariki Abhayambu
annamayya kIrtana indariki abhayambu
00:00-00:00 rAgaM: madhyamAvati (22 kharaharapriya janya)
00:00-00:00 A: sa ri2 ma1 pa da1 ni2 sa
00:00-00:00 ava: sa ni2 pa ma1 ri2 sa
00:00-00:00 tAlaM: Adi
00:00-00:25
00:25-00:25 pallavi
00:25-00:58,01:04-01:09,01:14-01:20 adivo alladivo zrI hari vAsamu
00:58-01:04,01:09-01:14 padivela zeSula paDagala mayamu || (2.5)
01:20-01:31
01:31-01:31 caraNaM 1
01:31-01:35,01:40-01:45 adè veGkaTAcala makhilonnatamu
01:35-01:40,01:45-01:50 adivo brahmAdula kapurUpamu | (2)
01:50-02:05 adivo nityanivAsa makhila munulaku
02:05-02:14 adè cUDu Dadè mòkku DAnandamayamu || (1.5)
02:14-02:19,02:24-02:30 adivo alladivo zrI hari vAsamu
02:19-02:24 padivela zeSula paDagala mayamu || (1.5)
02:41-02:41
02:41-02:41 caraNaM 2
02:41-02:45,02:50-02:55 cèGgaTa nalladivo zeSAcalamU
02:45-02:50,02:55-03:00 niGgi nunna devatala nijavAsamu | (2)
03:00-03:14 muGgiTa nalladivo mUlanunna dhanamu
03:14-03:19 baGgAru zikharAla bahu brahmamayamu ||(1.5)
03:19-03:23,03:28-03:33 adivo alladivo zrI hari vAsamu
03:23-03:28 padivela zeSula paDagala mayamu || (1.5)
03:33-03:44
03:44-03:44 caraNaM 3
03:44-03:49,03:53-03:58 kaivalya padamu veGkaTa naga madivo
03:49-03:53,03:58-04:03 zrI veGkaTapatiki sirulainadi | (2)
04:03-04:17 bhAvimpa sakala sampada rUpamadivo
04:17-04:22 pAvanamula kèlla pAvana mayamU || (1.5)
04:22-04:26,04:31-04:36,04:40-05:11 adivo alladivo zrI hari vAsamu
04:26-04:31,04:36-04:40 padivela zeSula paDagala mayamu || (2.5)
About This Stotram
Overview
Indariki Abhayambu is a Telugu keerthana by Tallapaka Annamacharya (1408–1503 CE) honoring Lord Venkateswara of Tirumala. The title means "Fearlessness to All" and the verses declare the Lord's hill (Tirumala, referred to as "Sri Hari Vasamu") as a place of refuge and protection. The composition belongs to the Vaishnava devotional tradition of South India.
What are the benefits of chanting Indariki Abhayambu?
- Invokes the protective presence of Lord Venkateswara for all devotees.
- Associated with seeking freedom from fear and anxiety through devotion.
- Recited during morning and evening prayers at the Tirumala tradition.
- Supports the theological concept of the Lord as the ultimate refuge (sharanu).
- Part of the Annamayya Keerthanalu corpus used in temple and home worship.
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening prayers are appropriate times. The keerthana may also be recited whenever seeking solace or spiritual protection. No single prescribed occasion is specified beyond general devotional use.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Tallapaka Annamacharya (1408–1503 CE) composed this keerthana during the Vijayanagara Empire period. It is part of his collection of over 32,000 sankirtanas dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, inscribed on copper plates at the Tirumala temple and rediscovered in the 20th century. The theme of fearlessness (abhayam) given to all beings is a standard Vaishnava theological motif. This keerthana transmits that motif through the South Indian devotional music tradition, using the Carnatic musical framework.
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Related Texts
- Annamayya Keerthanas Kondalalo Nelakonna — a keerthana by Annamacharya about Lord Venkateswara residing in the Tirumala hills.
- Annamayya Keerthanas Kattedura Vaikuntham — a keerthana equating the Tirumala hills with Vaikuntha, the abode of Vishnu.