Sumati Satakam
Sumati Satakam
Sumati Satakam
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
- 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