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Sumati Satakam

Sumati Satakam

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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

  1. Imparts wisdom and good conduct
  2. Promotes ethical living
  3. Cultivates discernment in relationships
  4. Encourages detachment from harmful associations
  5. 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