Sumati Satakam
Sumati Satakam
sumatI zatakam
zrI rAmuni dayacetanu
nArUDhiga sakala janulu naurA yanagA
dhArAlamaina nItulu
norUraga javulu puTTa nuDivèda sumatI || 1 ||
akkaraku rAni cuTTamu,
mròkkina varamIni velpu, mòharamuna dA
nèkkina bArani gurramu
grakkuna viDavaGgavalayu gadarA sumatI || 2 ||
aDigina jItambiyyani
miDimelapu dòranu gòlci miDukuTa kaNTèn
vaDigala yèddula gaTTuka
maDi dunnuku bratuka vaccu mahilo sumatI || 3 ||
aDiyAsa kòluvu gòluvaku,
guDi maNiyamu seyaboku, kujanula toDan
viDuvaka kUrimi seyaku,
maDavini doDarakòNTi narugaku sumatI || 4 ||
adharamu gadaliyu, gadalaka
madhuramulagu bhASa luDugi mauna vratuDau
adhikAra roga pUrita
badhirAndhaka zavamu jUDa bApamu sumatI || 5 ||
appu kòni ceyu vibhavamu,
muppuna bRAyampuTAlu, mUrkhuni tapamun,
dapparayani nRpu rAjyamu
dèpparamai mIda gIDu dèccura sumatI || 6 ||
appiccuvADu, vaidyuDu
nèppuDu nèDatègaka pAru nerunu, dvijuDun
jòppaDina yUra nuNDumu
còppaDakunnaTTi yUru còrakumu sumatI || 7 ||
alluni maJcitanambu,
gòllani sAhitya vidya, komali nijamun,
bòlluna daJcina biyyamu,
dèllani kAkulunu levu tèliyumu sumatI || 8 ||
Akònna kUDè yamRtamu,
tAkòJcaka niccuvAGDè dAta dharitrin,
sokorcuvADè manujuDu,
tekuva galavADè vaMza tilakuDu sumatI || 9 ||
Akali yuDugani kaDupunu,
vekaTiyagu laJja paDupu viDuvani bratukun,
brAkònna nUti yudakamu,
mekala pADiyunu rota medini sumatI || 10 ||
iccunade vidya, raNamuna
jòccunade magatanambu, sukavIzvarulun
mèccunade nercu, vaduku
vaccunade kIDu summu vasudhanu sumatI || 11 ||
immuga jaduvani norunu,
nammA yani bilici yanna maDugani norun,
dammula biluvani norunu
gummari manu dravvinaTTi guNTara sumatI || 12 ||
uDumuNDadè nUreNDlunu,
baDiyuNDadè permi bAmu padinUreNDlun,
maDuvuna gòkkèra yuNDadè,
kaDu nila buruSArtha paruDu gAvalè sumatI || 13 ||
uttamaguNamulu nIcuna
kèttèr2aguna galuga nercu; nèyyèDalaM dA
nètticci karagi posina
nittaDi baGgAramagunè yilalo sumatI? || 14 ||
udakamu drAvèDu hayamunu,
madamuna nuppòGgucuNDu mattebhambun,
mòdavu kaDa nunna vRSabhamu,
jaduvani yAnIcu gaDaku janakura sumatI || 15 ||
upakAriki nupakAramu
viparItamu gAdu seya vivarimpaGgA;
napakAriki nupakAramu
nèpamènnaka seyuvADu nerpari sumatI || 16 ||
upamimpa mòdalu tiyyana
kapaTaM bèDanèDanu jèr2aku kai vaDine po
nèpamulu vèdakunu gaDapaTa
gapaTapu durjAti pòndu gadarA sumatI || 17 ||
èppaTi kèyyadi prastuta
mappaTikA mATalADi, yanyula manamul
nòppiJcaka, tA nòvvaka,
tappiJcuka tiruguvADu dhanyuDu sumatI || 18 ||
èppuDu dappulu vèdakèDu
nappuruSuni gòlvagUDa dadi yèTlannan
sarpambu paDaga nIDanu
gappa vasiJcina vidhambu gadarA sumatI || 19 ||
èppuDu sampada kaligina
nappuDu bandhuvulu vattu radi yèTlannan
tèppaluga jèr2uvu niNDina
gappalu padivelu ceru gadarA sumatI || 20 ||
er2akumI kasugAyalu,
dUr2akumI bandhujanula doSamu summI,
pAr2akumI raNamanduna,
mIr2akumI guruvu nAjJa medini sumatI || 21 ||
òka yUriki nòka karaNamu,
nòka tIrpariyaina gAka, nògi dar2ucainan,
gakavikalu gAka yuNDunè
sakalambunu gòTTuvaDaka sahajamu sumatI || 22 ||
òru nAtma dalacu sati viDu,
mar2umATalu paluku satula mannimpakumI,
vèr2a pèr2ugani bhaTunelaku,
tar2acuga sati gavaya boku, tagadura sumatI || 23 ||
òllani sati nòllani pati,
nòllani cèlikAni viDuva nòllani vADe
gòllaNDu, kAka dharalo
gòllaNDunu gòllaDaunè guNamuna sumatI || 24 ||
oDala baNDlunu vaccunu,
oDalu nAbaNDlamIda nòppuga vaccun,
oDalu baNDlunu valane
vADambaDu galimi lemi vasudhanu sumatI || 25 ||
kaDu balavantuDainanu
buDamini brAyampuTAli buTTina yiNTan
daDavuNDa niccèneniyu
baDupuga naGgaDiki dAnè bampuTa sumatI || 26 ||
kanakapu siMhAsanamuna
zunakamu gUrcuNDabèTTi zubha lagnamunaM
dònaraga baTTamu gaTTina
vènukaTi guNamela mAnu vinarA sumatI || 27 ||
kappaku nòragAlainanu,
sarpamunaku rogamaina, sati tuluvainan,
muppuna daridruDainanu,
tappadu mar2i duHkha maguTa tathyamu sumatI || 28 ||
kamalamulu nITa bAsina
kamalAptuni razmi soki kamalina bhaGgin
tama tama nèlavulu dappina
tama mitrulu zatrulauTa tathyamu sumatI || 29 ||
karaNamu garaNamu nammina
maraNAntaka maunu gAni manaleDu sumI,
karaNamu dana sari karaNamu
mar2i nammaka marma mIka manavalè sumatI || 30 ||
karaNamula nanusarimpaka
virasambuna dinna tiNDi vikaTiJcu jumI
yirusuna kandèna bèTTaka
paramezvaru baNDi yaina bAradu sumatI || 31 ||
karaNamu sAdaiyunnanu,
gari mada muDiginanu, bAmu gar2avaka yunnan,
dhara delu mITakunnanu,
gara maruduga lèkka gònaru gadarA sumatI || 32 ||
kasugAya gar2aci cUcina
masalaka pasa yògaru rAka madhurambagunA,
pasa galugu yuvatuluNDaga
pasi bAlala bònduvADu pazuvura sumatI || 33 ||
kavi kAni vAni vrAtayu,
navarasa bhAvamulu leni nAtula valapun,
davili canu pandi neyani
vividhAyudha kauzalambu vRdharA sumatI || 34 ||
kAdu sumI dussaGgati,
podusumI "kIrti" kAnta pòndina pidapan,
vAdu sumI yappiccuTa,
ledu sumI satula valapu lezamu sumatI || 35 ||
kAmukuDu danisi viDicina
komali baraviTuDu gavaya goruTa yèllan
bremamuna jèr2aku pippiki
cImalu vèsa mUginaTlu siddhamu sumatI || 36 ||
kAraNamu leni nagavunu,
beraNamu leni lema, pRthivI sthalilo
bUraNamu leni bUrèyu,
vIraNamu leni pèNDli vRdharA sumatI || 37 ||
kulakAnta toDa nèppuDu
galahimpaku, vaTTi tappu ghaTiyimpakumI,
kalakaNThi kaNTa kannI
ròlikina siri yiNTa nuNDa nòlladu sumatI || 38 ||
kUrimi gala dinamulalo
neramu lènnaDunu galuga neravu mar2i yA
kUrimi virasambainanu
neramule tocu cuNDu nikkamu sumatI || 39 ||
kòJcèpu naru saGgatice
naJcitamuga gIDu vaccu nadi yèTlannan
giJcittu nalli kuTTina
maJcamunaku jeTu vaccu mahilo sumatI || 40 ||
kòkkokamèlla jadivina,
cakkanivADaina, rAja candruNDainan,
mikkili ròkkamu liyyaka,
cikkadurA vArakAnta siddhamu sumatI || 41 ||
kòr2a gAni kòDuku buTTina
kòr2a gAmiyè kAdu, taNDri guNamula jèr2acun
cèr2aku tuda vènnu buTTina
jèr2akuna tIpèlla jèr2acu siddhamu sumatI || 42 ||
komali vizvAsambunu,
bAmulato jèlimi, yanya bhAmala valapun,
vemula tiyyadanambunu,
bhUmIzula nammikalunu bòGkura sumatI || 43 ||
gaDana gala magani jUcina
naDugaDuguna maDugu liDudu rativalu damalo,
gaDa nuDugu magani jUcina
naDa pInugu vaccè naJcu naguduru sumatI || 44 ||
cintimpaku kaDacina pani,
kintulu valaturani namma kèntayu madilo,
nantaHpura kAntalato
mantanamula mAnu midiyè matamura sumatI || 45 ||
cImalu pèTTina puTTalu
pAmula kiravainayaTlu pAmaruDu dagan
hemambu gUDa bèTTina
bhUmIzula pAla jeru bhuvilo sumatI || 46 ||
cuTTamulu gAni vAralu
cuTTamulamu nIkaTaJcu sòmpu dalirpan
nèTTukòni yAzrayinturu
gaTTiga dravyambu galuga gadarA sumatI || 47 ||
cetulaku dòDavu dAnamu,
bhUtalanAthulaku dòDavu bòGkami dharalo,
nItiyè tòDavèvvAriki,
nAtiki mAnambu tòDavu nayamuga sumatI || 48 ||
taDa vorvaka, yòDa lorvaka,
kaDu vegaM baDici paDina gAryaM bagune,
taDa vorcina, nòDa lorcina,
jèDipoyina kAryamèlla jekur2u sumatI || 49 ||
tana kopamè tana zatruvu,
tana zAntamè tanaku rakSa, daya cuTTambau
tana santoSamè svargamu,
tana duHkhamè naraka maNDru tathyamu sumatI || 50 ||
tana yUri tapasi tapamunu,
tana putruni vidya pèmpu, dana sati rUpun,
dana pèraTi cèTTu mandunu,
manasuna varNimparèTTi manujulu sumatI || 51 ||
tana kalimi yindra bhogamu,
tana lemiyè svargaloka dAridryambun,
dana cAvu jala pralayamu,
tanu valacina yadiyè rambha tathyamu sumatI || 52 ||
tana vAru leni coTanu,
janamiJcuka leni coTa, jagaDamu coTan,
anumAnamaina coTanu,
manujunakunu niluva dagadu mahilo sumatI || 53 ||
tamalamu veyani norunu,
vimatulato cèlimi cesi vètabaDu tèlivin,
gamalamulu leni kòlakunu,
himadhAmuDu leni rAtri hInamu sumatI || 54 ||
talanuNDu viSamu phaNikini,
vèlayaGgA doka nuNDu vRzcikamunakun,
tala toka yanaka yuNDunu
khalunaku niluvèlla viSamu gadarA sumatI || 55 ||
talapòDugu dhanamu posina
vèlayAliki nijamu ledu vivarimpaGgA
dala daDivi bAsa jesina
vèlayAlini nammarAdu vinarA sumatI || 56 ||
tala mAsina, nòlu mAsina,
valuvalu mAsinanu brANa vallabhunainan
gulakAntalaina roturu
tilakimpaga bhUmilona diramuga sumatI || 57 ||
tAnu bhujimpani yarthamu
mAnava pati jeru gònta mar2i bhUgatamau
gAnala nIgalu gUrcina
teniya yòru jerunaTlu tiramuga sumatI || 58 ||
daggar2a kòNDèmu sèppèDu
prèggaDa palukulaku rAju priyuDai mar2i dA
nèggu braja kAcariJcuTa
bòggulakai kalpataruvu bòDucuTa sumatI || 59 ||
dhanapati sakhuDai yuNDina
nènayaGgA zivuDu bhikSamèttaga valasèn,
dana vAri kènta galigina
dana bhAgyamè tanaku gAka tathyamu sumatI || 60 ||
dhIrulaku jeyu meladi
sArambagu nArikela salilamu bhaGgin
gauravamunu mar2i mIdaTa
bhUri sukhAvahamu nagunu bhuvilo sumatI || 61 ||
naDuvakumI tèruvòkkaTa,
guDuvakumI zatru niNTa gUrimi toDan,
muDuvakumI paradhanamula,
nuDuvakumI yòrula manasu nòvvaga sumatI || 62 ||
nammaku suGkari, jUdari,
nammaku mògasAla vAni, naTu vèlayAlin,
nammaku maGgaDi vAnini,
nammaku mI vAma hastu navanini sumatI || 63 ||
nayamuna bAluM drAvaru,
bhayamunanu viSammunaina bhakSinturugA,
nayamènta doSakAriyò,
bhayame jUpaGga valayu bAguga sumatI || 64 ||
narapatulu mer2a dappina,
diramòppaga vidhava yiNTa dIrpari yainan,
garaNamu vaidikuDainanu,
maraNAntaka maunugAni mAnadu sumatI || 65 ||
navarasa bhAvAlaGkRta
kavitA goSTiyunu, madhura gAnambunu dA
naviveki kènta jèppina
jèviTiki zaGkhUdinaTlu siddhamu sumatI || 66 ||
navvakumI sabha lopala,
navvakumI talli, daNDri, nAthula toDan,
navvakumI parasatito,
navvakumI vipravarula nayamidi sumatI || 67 ||
nIre prANAdhAramu
nore rasabharitamaina nuDuvula kèllan
nAriyè narulaku ratnamu
cIrayè zRGgAramaNDru siddhamu sumatI || 68 ||
pagavala dèvvari toDanu,
vagavaGgA valadu lemi vaccina pidapan,
dèga nADa valadu sabhalanu
maguvaku manasiyya valadu mahilo sumatI || 69 ||
patikaDaku, dannu gUrina
satikaDakunu, velpu kaDaku, sadguru kaDakun,
sutukaDaku rittacetula
matimantulu canaru nIti mArgamu sumatI || 70 ||
paniceyunèDala dAsiyu,
nanubhavamuna rambha, mantri yAlocanalan,
danabhukti yèDala dalliyu,
nan dana kulakAnta yuNDu nagurA sumatI || 71 ||
paranArI sodaruDai,
paradhanamula kAsapaDaka, parulaku hituDai,
parulu danu bògaDa nègaDaka,
paru laligina naluga nataDu paramuDu sumatI || 72 ||
parasati kUTami goraku,
paradhanamula kAsapaDaku, barunèJcakumI,
sarigAni goSTi seyaku,
siricèDi cuTTambu kaDaku jeraku sumatI || 73 ||
parasatula goSThi nuNDina
puruSuDu gAGgeyuDaina bhuvi ninda paDun,
barasati suzIlayainanu
barusaGgati nunna ninda pAlagu sumatI || 74 ||
parulaku niSTamu sèppaku,
pòrugiNDlaku banulu leka povaku mèpuDun,
baru gadisina sati gavayaku,
mèr2igiyu birusaina hayamu lèkkaku sumatI || 75 ||
parvamula satula gavayaku,
murvIzvaru karuNa nammi yubbaku madilo,
garvimpa nAli bèmpaku,
nirvahaNamu leni coTa niluvaku sumatI || 76 ||
palu domi seyu viDiyamu,
talagaDigina nATi nidra, taruNulayèDalan
bòla yaluka nATi kUTami
vèla yintani cèpparAdu vinarA sumatI || 77 ||
pATèr2ugani pati kòluvunu,
gUTambuna kèr2ukapaDani komali ratiyun,
beTètta jeyu cèlimiyu,
neTiki nèdurIdinaTTu lènnaga sumatI || 78 ||
pAlanu galasina jalamunu
pAla vidhambunanè yuNDu barikimpaGgA
pAla cavi jèr2acu gAvuna
pAlasuDagu vAni pòndu valadura sumatI || 79 ||
pAlasunakaina yApada
jAlimbaDi tIrpa dagadu sarvajJunakun
telagni baDaga baTTina
melèr2ugunè mITu gAka medini sumatI || 80 ||
piluvani panulaku bovuTa,
galayani sati gatiyu, rAju gAnani kòluvuM,
biluvani peraNTambunu,
valuvani cèlimiyunu jeya valadura sumatI || 81 ||
putrotsAhamu taNDriki
putruDu janmiJcinapuDè puTTadu, janulA
putruni kanugòni bògaDaga
putrotsAhambu nADu pòndura sumatI || 82 ||
purikini prANamu gomaTi,
varikini prANambu nIru vasumati lonan,
garikini prANamu tòNDamu,
sirikini prANambu maguva siddhamu sumatI || 83 ||
puli pAlu dècci yiccina,
nalavaDagA guNDè gosi yar2ace niDinan,
dalapòDugu dhanamu bosina,
vèlayAliki gUrmi ledu vinarA sumatI || 84 ||
pèTTina dinamula lopala
naTTaDavulanaina vaccu nAnArthamulun,
bèTTani dinamula ganakapu
gaTTèkkina nemi ledu gadarA sumatI || 85 ||
pòruguna bagavADuNDina,
niravòndaka vrAtakADè yelika yainan,
dhara gApu kòNDèmADina,
garaNAlaku braduku ledu gadarA sumatI || 86 ||
baGgAru kuduva bèTTaku,
saGgaramuna bAr2ipoku sarasuDavaite,
naGgaDi vèccamu vADaku,
vèGgalito jèlimi valadu vinarA sumatI || 87 ||
balavantuDa nAkemani
paluvurato nigrahiJci palukuTa melA,
balavanta maina sarpamu
cali cImala ceta jikki cAvadè sumatI || 88 ||
madinòkani valaci yuNDaga
madicèDi yòka krUra viTuDu mAnaka tirugun
badi ciluka pilli paTTina
jaduvunè yApaJjaramuna jagatini sumatI || 89 ||
maNDala pati samukhambuna
mèNDaina pradhAni leka mèlaguTa yèllan
gòNDanta madapu Tenugu
tòNDamu lekuNDinaTlu docura sumatI || 90 ||
mantrigalavAni rAjyamu
tantramu sèDakuNDa nilucu dar2acuga dharalo
mantri vihInuni rAjyamu
jantrapu gIlUDinaTlu jarugadu sumatI || 91 ||
mATaku brANamu satyamu,
koTaku brANambu subhaTa koTi, dharitrin
boTiki brANamu mAnamu,
cITiki brANambu vrAlu siddhamu sumatI || 92 ||
mAnadhanu DAtmadhRti cèDi
hInuNDagu vAni nAzrayiJcuTa yèllan
mAnèDu jalamula lopala
nenugu mèyi dAcinaTTu lèr2ugumu sumatI || 93 ||
melèJcani mAlinyuni,
mAlanu, mògasAlèvAni, maGgali hitugA
nelina narapati rAjyamu
nela galasi povugAni nègaDadu sumatI || 94 ||
rApòmmani piluvani yA
bhUpAluni gòlva bhukti muktulu galave
dIpambu leni yiNTanu
jepuna kIllADinaTlu siddhamu sumatI || 95 ||
rUpiJci paliki bòGkaku,
prApagu cuTTambu nèggu palukaku madilo,
gopiJcu rAju gòlvaku,
pApapu dezambu sòr2aku padilamu sumatI || 96 ||
lAvigalavAni kaNTènu
bhAvimpaga nItiparuDu balavantuNDau
grAnambanta gajambunu
mAvaTivADèkkinaTlu mahilo sumatI || 97 ||
var2adaina cenu dunnaku,
kar2avainanu bandhujanula kaDa kegakumI,
parulaku marmamu cèppaku,
pirikiki dalavAyi tanamu pèTTaku sumatI || 98 ||
varipaNTa leni yUrunu,
dòra yuNDani yUru, toDu dòrakani tèruvun,
dharanu pati leni gRhamunu
narayaGgA rudrabhUmi yanadagu sumatI || 99 ||
vinadagu nèvvaru jèppina
vininantanè vega paDaka vivarimpa dagun
kani kalla nijamu dèlisina
manujuDè po nIti paruDu mahilo sumatI || 100 ||
vIDèmu seyani norunu,
jeDèla yadharAmRtambu seyani norun,
pADaGgarAni norunu
bUDida kiravaina pADu bòndara sumatI || 101 ||
vèlayAli valana gUrimi
galagadu, mar2i galigèneni kaDater2adugA,
baluvuru naDacèDu tèruvuna
mòlavadu puvu, mòlicèneni pòdaladu sumatI || 102 ||
vèlayAlu ceyu bAsalu,
vèlayaga mògasAla bòndu vèlamala cèlimin,
galalona ganna kalimiyu
vilasitamuga nammarAdu vinarA sumatI || 103 ||
vesarapu jAti gAnI,
vIsamu dA jeyanaTTi vIriDi gAnI,
dAsi kòDukaina gAnI,
kAsulu gala vADè rAju gadarA sumatI || 104 ||
zubhamula pòndani caduvunu,
nabhinayamuga rAgarasamu nandani pATal,
gubha gubhalu leni kUTami,
sabha mèccani mATalèlla jappana sumatI || 105 ||
sarasamu virasamu kòr2ake,
paripUrNa sukhambu ladhika bAdhala kòr2ake,
pèruguTa viruguTa kòr2ake,
dhara tagguTa hèccu kòr2akè tathyamu sumatI || 106 ||
siri tA vaccina vaccunu
salalitamuga nArikela salilamu bhaGgin,
siri tA boyina bovunu
kari mriGgina vèlaga paNDu karaNini sumatI || 107 ||
strIla yèDa vAdulADaku,
bAlurato jèlimicesi bhASimpakumI,
melaina guNamu viDuvaku,
melina pati ninda seya kènnaDu sumatI || 108 ||
About This Stotram
Sumati Satakam
Sanskrit Title: सुमती शतकम्
IAST Transliteration:
Overview
The Sumati Satakam, as suggested by its title ('Sumati' meaning good intellect or wisdom, and 'Satakam' meaning a hundred verses), is likely a didactic poem intended to guide individuals towards righteous living and sound judgment. The verses provided, particularly the second and third, offer practical advice on discerning true friends, recognizing the futility of serving unworthy individuals, and understanding the importance of wise associations. Such compositions are significant in Hindu tradition for their role in moral education and spiritual development, providing timeless wisdom applicable to daily life. The repeated invocation of 'Sumati' at the end of each verse serves as a constant reminder to cultivate and maintain good intellect and virtuous qualities.
Details
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Deity | Unknown |
| Author | Unknown |
| Type | Satakam |
| Category | Stotram |
| Number of Verses | 108 |
| Origin | The provided text indicates that 'Sumati Satakam' is a collection of spiritual and devotional literature. The verses themselves, particularly the use of 'Sumati' at the end of each verse, suggest it is a didactic or ethical poem. The first verse mentions 'Sri Ramuni dayachetanu', hinting at a connection to Lord Rama, but the deity is not explicitly named as the object of worship throughout the provided excerpt. The term 'Satakam' signifies a collection of a hundred verses. The origin of this specific composition is not clearly established from the provided information, but it appears to be a standalone work rather than an excerpt from a larger scripture like the Puranas or Vedas. |
Benefits of Recitation
- Imparts wisdom and good conduct
- Promotes ethical living
- Cultivates discernment in relationships
- Encourages detachment from harmful associations
- Leads to spiritual growth
Best Time to Recite
Morning, Evening, Daily practice, Auspicious occasions
Historical Context
The 'Sumati Satakam' is a collection of 108 verses. The provided excerpt suggests a Telugu language origin, given the script and vocabulary ('Ramu', 'dayachetanu', 'janulu', 'neetulu', 'javulu', 'akkaraku rani', 'chuttamu', 'velpu', 'gurramu', 'vidavangavalayu'). The style of the verses, particularly the use of 'Sumati' as a vocative at the end, is characteristic of didactic poetry found in various Indian languages, often composed during medieval periods when such moral and ethical instruction was widely disseminated through vernacular literature. Without further information on the author or specific composition date, it is difficult to place it within a precise historical period. However, its nature as a 'Satakam' points to a tradition of composing works in sets of one hundred verses, a popular format for didactic and devotional poetry.
Alternate Names
- Sumati Shatakam
Related Stotrams
- Bhagavad Gita
- Vemana Satakam
- Subhashita Ratnakara
Last Updated: 2025-12-01