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Sumati Satakam

Sumati Satakam

Sumati Satakam

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sumatī śatakam

śrī rāmuni dayacetanu

nārūḍhiga sakala janulu naurā yanagā

dhārālamaina nītulu

norūraga javulu puṭṭa nuḍivèda sumatī || 1 ||

akkaraku rāni cuṭṭamu,

mròkkina varamīni velpu, mòharamuna dā

nèkkina bārani gurramu

grakkuna viḍavaṅgavalayu gadarā sumatī || 2 ||

aḍigina jītambiyyani

miḍimelapu dòranu gòlci miḍukuṭa kaṇṭèn

vaḍigala yèddula gaṭṭuka

maḍi dunnuku bratuka vaccu mahilo sumatī || 3 ||

aḍiyāsa kòluvu gòluvaku,

guḍi maṇiyamu seyaboku, kujanula toḍan

viḍuvaka kūrimi seyaku,

maḍavini doḍarakòṇṭi narugaku sumatī || 4 ||

adharamu gadaliyu, gadalaka

madhuramulagu bhāṣa luḍugi mauna vratuḍau

adhikāra roga pūrita

badhirāndhaka śavamu jūḍa bāpamu sumatī || 5 ||

appu kòni ceyu vibhavamu,

muppuna bṛāyampuṭālu, mūrkhuni tapamun,

dapparayani nṛpu rājyamu

dèpparamai mīda gīḍu dèccura sumatī || 6 ||

appiccuvāḍu, vaidyuḍu

nèppuḍu nèḍatègaka pāru nerunu, dvijuḍun

jòppaḍina yūra nuṇḍumu

còppaḍakunnaṭṭi yūru còrakumu sumatī || 7 ||

alluni mañcitanambu,

gòllani sāhitya vidya, komali nijamun,

bòlluna dañcina biyyamu,

dèllani kākulunu levu tèliyumu sumatī || 8 ||

ākònna kūḍè yamṛtamu,

tākòñcaka niccuvāṅḍè dāta dharitrin,

sokorcuvāḍè manujuḍu,

tekuva galavāḍè vaṃśa tilakuḍu sumatī || 9 ||

ākali yuḍugani kaḍupunu,

vekaṭiyagu lañja paḍupu viḍuvani bratukun,

brākònna nūti yudakamu,

mekala pāḍiyunu rota medini sumatī || 10 ||

iccunade vidya, raṇamuna

jòccunade magatanambu, sukavīśvarulun

mèccunade nercu, vaduku

vaccunade kīḍu summu vasudhanu sumatī || 11 ||

immuga jaduvani norunu,

nammā yani bilici yanna maḍugani norun,

dammula biluvani norunu

gummari manu dravvinaṭṭi guṇṭara sumatī || 12 ||

uḍumuṇḍadè nūreṇḍlunu,

baḍiyuṇḍadè permi bāmu padinūreṇḍlun,

maḍuvuna gòkkèra yuṇḍadè,

kaḍu nila buruṣārtha paruḍu gāvalè sumatī || 13 ||

uttamaguṇamulu nīcuna

kèttèṟaguna galuga nercu; nèyyèḍalaṃ dā

nètticci karagi posina

nittaḍi baṅgāramagunè yilalo sumatī? || 14 ||

udakamu drāvèḍu hayamunu,

madamuna nuppòṅgucuṇḍu mattebhambun,

mòdavu kaḍa nunna vṛṣabhamu,

jaduvani yānīcu gaḍaku janakura sumatī || 15 ||

upakāriki nupakāramu

viparītamu gādu seya vivarimpaṅgā;

napakāriki nupakāramu

nèpamènnaka seyuvāḍu nerpari sumatī || 16 ||

upamimpa mòdalu tiyyana

kapaṭaṃ bèḍanèḍanu jèṟaku kai vaḍine po

nèpamulu vèdakunu gaḍapaṭa

gapaṭapu durjāti pòndu gadarā sumatī || 17 ||

èppaṭi kèyyadi prastuta

mappaṭikā māṭalāḍi, yanyula manamul

nòppiñcaka, tā nòvvaka,

tappiñcuka tiruguvāḍu dhanyuḍu sumatī || 18 ||

èppuḍu dappulu vèdakèḍu

nappuruṣuni gòlvagūḍa dadi yèṭlannan

sarpambu paḍaga nīḍanu

gappa vasiñcina vidhambu gadarā sumatī || 19 ||

èppuḍu sampada kaligina

nappuḍu bandhuvulu vattu radi yèṭlannan

tèppaluga jèṟuvu niṇḍina

gappalu padivelu ceru gadarā sumatī || 20 ||

eṟakumī kasugāyalu,

dūṟakumī bandhujanula doṣamu summī,

pāṟakumī raṇamanduna,

mīṟakumī guruvu nājña medini sumatī || 21 ||

òka yūriki nòka karaṇamu,

nòka tīrpariyaina gāka, nògi daṟucainan,

gakavikalu gāka yuṇḍunè

sakalambunu gòṭṭuvaḍaka sahajamu sumatī || 22 ||

òru nātma dalacu sati viḍu,

maṟumāṭalu paluku satula mannimpakumī,

vèṟa pèṟugani bhaṭunelaku,

taṟacuga sati gavaya boku, tagadura sumatī || 23 ||

òllani sati nòllani pati,

nòllani cèlikāni viḍuva nòllani vāḍe

gòllaṇḍu, kāka dharalo

gòllaṇḍunu gòllaḍaunè guṇamuna sumatī || 24 ||

oḍala baṇḍlunu vaccunu,

oḍalu nābaṇḍlamīda nòppuga vaccun,

oḍalu baṇḍlunu valane

vāḍambaḍu galimi lemi vasudhanu sumatī || 25 ||

kaḍu balavantuḍainanu

buḍamini brāyampuṭāli buṭṭina yiṇṭan

daḍavuṇḍa niccèneniyu

baḍupuga naṅgaḍiki dānè bampuṭa sumatī || 26 ||

kanakapu siṃhāsanamuna

śunakamu gūrcuṇḍabèṭṭi śubha lagnamunaṃ

dònaraga baṭṭamu gaṭṭina

vènukaṭi guṇamela mānu vinarā sumatī || 27 ||

kappaku nòragālainanu,

sarpamunaku rogamaina, sati tuluvainan,

muppuna daridruḍainanu,

tappadu maṟi duḥkha maguṭa tathyamu sumatī || 28 ||

kamalamulu nīṭa bāsina

kamalāptuni raśmi soki kamalina bhaṅgin

tama tama nèlavulu dappina

tama mitrulu śatrulauṭa tathyamu sumatī || 29 ||

karaṇamu garaṇamu nammina

maraṇāntaka maunu gāni manaleḍu sumī,

karaṇamu dana sari karaṇamu

maṟi nammaka marma mīka manavalè sumatī || 30 ||

karaṇamula nanusarimpaka

virasambuna dinna tiṇḍi vikaṭiñcu jumī

yirusuna kandèna bèṭṭaka

parameśvaru baṇḍi yaina bāradu sumatī || 31 ||

karaṇamu sādaiyunnanu,

gari mada muḍiginanu, bāmu gaṟavaka yunnan,

dhara delu mīṭakunnanu,

gara maruduga lèkka gònaru gadarā sumatī || 32 ||

kasugāya gaṟaci cūcina

masalaka pasa yògaru rāka madhurambagunā,

pasa galugu yuvatuluṇḍaga

pasi bālala bònduvāḍu paśuvura sumatī || 33 ||

kavi kāni vāni vrātayu,

navarasa bhāvamulu leni nātula valapun,

davili canu pandi neyani

vividhāyudha kauśalambu vṛdharā sumatī || 34 ||

kādu sumī dussaṅgati,

podusumī "kīrti" kānta pòndina pidapan,

vādu sumī yappiccuṭa,

ledu sumī satula valapu leśamu sumatī || 35 ||

kāmukuḍu danisi viḍicina

komali baraviṭuḍu gavaya goruṭa yèllan

bremamuna jèṟaku pippiki

cīmalu vèsa mūginaṭlu siddhamu sumatī || 36 ||

kāraṇamu leni nagavunu,

beraṇamu leni lema, pṛthivī sthalilo

būraṇamu leni būrèyu,

vīraṇamu leni pèṇḍli vṛdharā sumatī || 37 ||

kulakānta toḍa nèppuḍu

galahimpaku, vaṭṭi tappu ghaṭiyimpakumī,

kalakaṇṭhi kaṇṭa kannī

ròlikina siri yiṇṭa nuṇḍa nòlladu sumatī || 38 ||

kūrimi gala dinamulalo

neramu lènnaḍunu galuga neravu maṟi yā

kūrimi virasambainanu

neramule tocu cuṇḍu nikkamu sumatī || 39 ||

kòñcèpu naru saṅgatice

nañcitamuga gīḍu vaccu nadi yèṭlannan

giñcittu nalli kuṭṭina

mañcamunaku jeṭu vaccu mahilo sumatī || 40 ||

kòkkokamèlla jadivina,

cakkanivāḍaina, rāja candruṇḍainan,

mikkili ròkkamu liyyaka,

cikkadurā vārakānta siddhamu sumatī || 41 ||

kòṟa gāni kòḍuku buṭṭina

kòṟa gāmiyè kādu, taṇḍri guṇamula jèṟacun

cèṟaku tuda vènnu buṭṭina

jèṟakuna tīpèlla jèṟacu siddhamu sumatī || 42 ||

komali viśvāsambunu,

bāmulato jèlimi, yanya bhāmala valapun,

vemula tiyyadanambunu,

bhūmīśula nammikalunu bòṅkura sumatī || 43 ||

gaḍana gala magani jūcina

naḍugaḍuguna maḍugu liḍudu rativalu damalo,

gaḍa nuḍugu magani jūcina

naḍa pīnugu vaccè nañcu naguduru sumatī || 44 ||

cintimpaku kaḍacina pani,

kintulu valaturani namma kèntayu madilo,

nantaḥpura kāntalato

mantanamula mānu midiyè matamura sumatī || 45 ||

cīmalu pèṭṭina puṭṭalu

pāmula kiravainayaṭlu pāmaruḍu dagan

hemambu gūḍa bèṭṭina

bhūmīśula pāla jeru bhuvilo sumatī || 46 ||

cuṭṭamulu gāni vāralu

cuṭṭamulamu nīkaṭañcu sòmpu dalirpan

nèṭṭukòni yāśrayinturu

gaṭṭiga dravyambu galuga gadarā sumatī || 47 ||

cetulaku dòḍavu dānamu,

bhūtalanāthulaku dòḍavu bòṅkami dharalo,

nītiyè tòḍavèvvāriki,

nātiki mānambu tòḍavu nayamuga sumatī || 48 ||

taḍa vorvaka, yòḍa lorvaka,

kaḍu vegaṃ baḍici paḍina gāryaṃ bagune,

taḍa vorcina, nòḍa lorcina,

jèḍipoyina kāryamèlla jekuṟu sumatī || 49 ||

tana kopamè tana śatruvu,

tana śāntamè tanaku rakṣa, daya cuṭṭambau

tana santoṣamè svargamu,

tana duḥkhamè naraka maṇḍru tathyamu sumatī || 50 ||

tana yūri tapasi tapamunu,

tana putruni vidya pèmpu, dana sati rūpun,

dana pèraṭi cèṭṭu mandunu,

manasuna varṇimparèṭṭi manujulu sumatī || 51 ||

tana kalimi yindra bhogamu,

tana lemiyè svargaloka dāridryambun,

dana cāvu jala pralayamu,

tanu valacina yadiyè rambha tathyamu sumatī || 52 ||

tana vāru leni coṭanu,

janamiñcuka leni coṭa, jagaḍamu coṭan,

anumānamaina coṭanu,

manujunakunu niluva dagadu mahilo sumatī || 53 ||

tamalamu veyani norunu,

vimatulato cèlimi cesi vètabaḍu tèlivin,

gamalamulu leni kòlakunu,

himadhāmuḍu leni rātri hīnamu sumatī || 54 ||

talanuṇḍu viṣamu phaṇikini,

vèlayaṅgā doka nuṇḍu vṛścikamunakun,

tala toka yanaka yuṇḍunu

khalunaku niluvèlla viṣamu gadarā sumatī || 55 ||

talapòḍugu dhanamu posina

vèlayāliki nijamu ledu vivarimpaṅgā

dala daḍivi bāsa jesina

vèlayālini nammarādu vinarā sumatī || 56 ||

tala māsina, nòlu māsina,

valuvalu māsinanu brāṇa vallabhunainan

gulakāntalaina roturu

tilakimpaga bhūmilona diramuga sumatī || 57 ||

tānu bhujimpani yarthamu

mānava pati jeru gònta maṟi bhūgatamau

gānala nīgalu gūrcina

teniya yòru jerunaṭlu tiramuga sumatī || 58 ||

daggaṟa kòṇḍèmu sèppèḍu

prèggaḍa palukulaku rāju priyuḍai maṟi dā

nèggu braja kācariñcuṭa

bòggulakai kalpataruvu bòḍucuṭa sumatī || 59 ||

dhanapati sakhuḍai yuṇḍina

nènayaṅgā śivuḍu bhikṣamèttaga valasèn,

dana vāri kènta galigina

dana bhāgyamè tanaku gāka tathyamu sumatī || 60 ||

dhīrulaku jeyu meladi

sārambagu nārikela salilamu bhaṅgin

gauravamunu maṟi mīdaṭa

bhūri sukhāvahamu nagunu bhuvilo sumatī || 61 ||

naḍuvakumī tèruvòkkaṭa,

guḍuvakumī śatru niṇṭa gūrimi toḍan,

muḍuvakumī paradhanamula,

nuḍuvakumī yòrula manasu nòvvaga sumatī || 62 ||

nammaku suṅkari, jūdari,

nammaku mògasāla vāni, naṭu vèlayālin,

nammaku maṅgaḍi vānini,

nammaku mī vāma hastu navanini sumatī || 63 ||

nayamuna bāluṃ drāvaru,

bhayamunanu viṣammunaina bhakṣinturugā,

nayamènta doṣakāriyò,

bhayame jūpaṅga valayu bāguga sumatī || 64 ||

narapatulu meṟa dappina,

diramòppaga vidhava yiṇṭa dīrpari yainan,

garaṇamu vaidikuḍainanu,

maraṇāntaka maunugāni mānadu sumatī || 65 ||

navarasa bhāvālaṅkṛta

kavitā goṣṭiyunu, madhura gānambunu dā

naviveki kènta jèppina

jèviṭiki śaṅkhūdinaṭlu siddhamu sumatī || 66 ||

navvakumī sabha lopala,

navvakumī talli, daṇḍri, nāthula toḍan,

navvakumī parasatito,

navvakumī vipravarula nayamidi sumatī || 67 ||

nīre prāṇādhāramu

nore rasabharitamaina nuḍuvula kèllan

nāriyè narulaku ratnamu

cīrayè śṛṅgāramaṇḍru siddhamu sumatī || 68 ||

pagavala dèvvari toḍanu,

vagavaṅgā valadu lemi vaccina pidapan,

dèga nāḍa valadu sabhalanu

maguvaku manasiyya valadu mahilo sumatī || 69 ||

patikaḍaku, dannu gūrina

satikaḍakunu, velpu kaḍaku, sadguru kaḍakun,

sutukaḍaku rittacetula

matimantulu canaru nīti mārgamu sumatī || 70 ||

paniceyunèḍala dāsiyu,

nanubhavamuna rambha, mantri yālocanalan,

danabhukti yèḍala dalliyu,

nan dana kulakānta yuṇḍu nagurā sumatī || 71 ||

paranārī sodaruḍai,

paradhanamula kāsapaḍaka, parulaku hituḍai,

parulu danu bògaḍa nègaḍaka,

paru laligina naluga nataḍu paramuḍu sumatī || 72 ||

parasati kūṭami goraku,

paradhanamula kāsapaḍaku, barunèñcakumī,

sarigāni goṣṭi seyaku,

siricèḍi cuṭṭambu kaḍaku jeraku sumatī || 73 ||

parasatula goṣṭhi nuṇḍina

puruṣuḍu gāṅgeyuḍaina bhuvi ninda paḍun,

barasati suśīlayainanu

barusaṅgati nunna ninda pālagu sumatī || 74 ||

parulaku niṣṭamu sèppaku,

pòrugiṇḍlaku banulu leka povaku mèpuḍun,

baru gadisina sati gavayaku,

mèṟigiyu birusaina hayamu lèkkaku sumatī || 75 ||

parvamula satula gavayaku,

murvīśvaru karuṇa nammi yubbaku madilo,

garvimpa nāli bèmpaku,

nirvahaṇamu leni coṭa niluvaku sumatī || 76 ||

palu domi seyu viḍiyamu,

talagaḍigina nāṭi nidra, taruṇulayèḍalan

bòla yaluka nāṭi kūṭami

vèla yintani cèpparādu vinarā sumatī || 77 ||

pāṭèṟugani pati kòluvunu,

gūṭambuna kèṟukapaḍani komali ratiyun,

beṭètta jeyu cèlimiyu,

neṭiki nèdurīdinaṭṭu lènnaga sumatī || 78 ||

pālanu galasina jalamunu

pāla vidhambunanè yuṇḍu barikimpaṅgā

pāla cavi jèṟacu gāvuna

pālasuḍagu vāni pòndu valadura sumatī || 79 ||

pālasunakaina yāpada

jālimbaḍi tīrpa dagadu sarvajñunakun

telagni baḍaga baṭṭina

melèṟugunè mīṭu gāka medini sumatī || 80 ||

piluvani panulaku bovuṭa,

galayani sati gatiyu, rāju gānani kòluvuṃ,

biluvani peraṇṭambunu,

valuvani cèlimiyunu jeya valadura sumatī || 81 ||

putrotsāhamu taṇḍriki

putruḍu janmiñcinapuḍè puṭṭadu, janulā

putruni kanugòni bògaḍaga

putrotsāhambu nāḍu pòndura sumatī || 82 ||

purikini prāṇamu gomaṭi,

varikini prāṇambu nīru vasumati lonan,

garikini prāṇamu tòṇḍamu,

sirikini prāṇambu maguva siddhamu sumatī || 83 ||

puli pālu dècci yiccina,

nalavaḍagā guṇḍè gosi yaṟace niḍinan,

dalapòḍugu dhanamu bosina,

vèlayāliki gūrmi ledu vinarā sumatī || 84 ||

pèṭṭina dinamula lopala

naṭṭaḍavulanaina vaccu nānārthamulun,

bèṭṭani dinamula ganakapu

gaṭṭèkkina nemi ledu gadarā sumatī || 85 ||

pòruguna bagavāḍuṇḍina,

niravòndaka vrātakāḍè yelika yainan,

dhara gāpu kòṇḍèmāḍina,

garaṇālaku braduku ledu gadarā sumatī || 86 ||

baṅgāru kuduva bèṭṭaku,

saṅgaramuna bāṟipoku sarasuḍavaite,

naṅgaḍi vèccamu vāḍaku,

vèṅgalito jèlimi valadu vinarā sumatī || 87 ||

balavantuḍa nākemani

paluvurato nigrahiñci palukuṭa melā,

balavanta maina sarpamu

cali cīmala ceta jikki cāvadè sumatī || 88 ||

madinòkani valaci yuṇḍaga

madicèḍi yòka krūra viṭuḍu mānaka tirugun

badi ciluka pilli paṭṭina

jaduvunè yāpañjaramuna jagatini sumatī || 89 ||

maṇḍala pati samukhambuna

mèṇḍaina pradhāni leka mèlaguṭa yèllan

gòṇḍanta madapu ṭenugu

tòṇḍamu lekuṇḍinaṭlu docura sumatī || 90 ||

mantrigalavāni rājyamu

tantramu sèḍakuṇḍa nilucu daṟacuga dharalo

mantri vihīnuni rājyamu

jantrapu gīlūḍinaṭlu jarugadu sumatī || 91 ||

māṭaku brāṇamu satyamu,

koṭaku brāṇambu subhaṭa koṭi, dharitrin

boṭiki brāṇamu mānamu,

cīṭiki brāṇambu vrālu siddhamu sumatī || 92 ||

mānadhanu ḍātmadhṛti cèḍi

hīnuṇḍagu vāni nāśrayiñcuṭa yèllan

mānèḍu jalamula lopala

nenugu mèyi dācinaṭṭu lèṟugumu sumatī || 93 ||

melèñcani mālinyuni,

mālanu, mògasālèvāni, maṅgali hitugā

nelina narapati rājyamu

nela galasi povugāni nègaḍadu sumatī || 94 ||

rāpòmmani piluvani yā

bhūpāluni gòlva bhukti muktulu galave

dīpambu leni yiṇṭanu

jepuna kīllāḍinaṭlu siddhamu sumatī || 95 ||

rūpiñci paliki bòṅkaku,

prāpagu cuṭṭambu nèggu palukaku madilo,

gopiñcu rāju gòlvaku,

pāpapu deśambu sòṟaku padilamu sumatī || 96 ||

lāvigalavāni kaṇṭènu

bhāvimpaga nītiparuḍu balavantuṇḍau

grānambanta gajambunu

māvaṭivāḍèkkinaṭlu mahilo sumatī || 97 ||

vaṟadaina cenu dunnaku,

kaṟavainanu bandhujanula kaḍa kegakumī,

parulaku marmamu cèppaku,

pirikiki dalavāyi tanamu pèṭṭaku sumatī || 98 ||

varipaṇṭa leni yūrunu,

dòra yuṇḍani yūru, toḍu dòrakani tèruvun,

dharanu pati leni gṛhamunu

narayaṅgā rudrabhūmi yanadagu sumatī || 99 ||

vinadagu nèvvaru jèppina

vininantanè vega paḍaka vivarimpa dagun

kani kalla nijamu dèlisina

manujuḍè po nīti paruḍu mahilo sumatī || 100 ||

vīḍèmu seyani norunu,

jeḍèla yadharāmṛtambu seyani norun,

pāḍaṅgarāni norunu

būḍida kiravaina pāḍu bòndara sumatī || 101 ||

vèlayāli valana gūrimi

galagadu, maṟi galigèneni kaḍateṟadugā,

baluvuru naḍacèḍu tèruvuna

mòlavadu puvu, mòlicèneni pòdaladu sumatī || 102 ||

vèlayālu ceyu bāsalu,

vèlayaga mògasāla bòndu vèlamala cèlimin,

galalona ganna kalimiyu

vilasitamuga nammarādu vinarā sumatī || 103 ||

vesarapu jāti gānī,

vīsamu dā jeyanaṭṭi vīriḍi gānī,

dāsi kòḍukaina gānī,

kāsulu gala vāḍè rāju gadarā sumatī || 104 ||

śubhamula pòndani caduvunu,

nabhinayamuga rāgarasamu nandani pāṭal,

gubha gubhalu leni kūṭami,

sabha mèccani māṭalèlla jappana sumatī || 105 ||

sarasamu virasamu kòṟake,

paripūrṇa sukhambu ladhika bādhala kòṟake,

pèruguṭa viruguṭa kòṟake,

dhara tagguṭa hèccu kòṟakè tathyamu sumatī || 106 ||

siri tā vaccina vaccunu

salalitamuga nārikela salilamu bhaṅgin,

siri tā boyina bovunu

kari mriṅgina vèlaga paṇḍu karaṇini sumatī || 107 ||

strīla yèḍa vādulāḍaku,

bālurato jèlimicesi bhāṣimpakumī,

melaina guṇamu viḍuvaku,

melina pati ninda seya kènnaḍu sumatī || 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