Sumati Satakam
Sumati Satakam
Sumati Satakam
sumatI shatakam
shrI rAmuni dayachetanu
nArUDhiga sakala janulu naurA yanagA
dhArAlamaina nItulu
norUraga javulu puTTa nuDivèda sumatI || 1 ||
akkaraku rAni chuTTamu,
mròkkina varamIni velpu, mòharamuna dA
nèkkina bArani gurramu
grakkuna viDava~Ngavalayu gadarA sumatI || 2 ||
aDigina jItambiyyani
miDimelapu dòranu gòlchi miDukuTa kaNTèn
vaDigala yèddula gaTTuka
maDi dunnuku bratuka vachchu mahilo sumatI || 3 ||
aDiyAsa kòluvu gòluvaku,
guDi maNiyamu seyaboku, kujanula toDan
viDuvaka kUrimi seyaku,
maDavini doDarakòNTi narugaku sumatI || 4 ||
adharamu gadaliyu, gadalaka
madhuramulagu bhASha luDugi mauna vratuDau
adhikAra roga pUrita
badhirAndhaka shavamu jUDa bApamu sumatI || 5 ||
appu kòni cheyu vibhavamu,
muppuna bRRiAyampuTAlu, mUrkhuni tapamun,
dapparayani nRRipu rAjyamu
dèpparamai mIda gIDu dèchchura sumatI || 6 ||
appichchuvADu, vaidyuDu
nèppuDu nèDatègaka pAru nerunu, dvijuDun
jòppaDina yUra nuNDumu
chòppaDakunnaTTi yUru chòrakumu sumatI || 7 ||
alluni ma~nchitanambu,
gòllani sAhitya vidya, komali nijamun,
bòlluna da~nchina biyyamu,
dèllani kAkulunu levu tèliyumu sumatI || 8 ||
Akònna kUDè yamRRitamu,
tAkònchaka nichchuvANDè dAta dharitrin,
sokorchuvADè manujuDu,
tekuva galavADè vaMsha tilakuDu sumatI || 9 ||
Akali yuDugani kaDupunu,
vekaTiyagu la~nja paDupu viDuvani bratukun,
brAkònna nUti yudakamu,
mekala pADiyunu rota medini sumatI || 10 ||
ichchunade vidya, raNamuna
jòchchunade magatanambu, sukavIshvarulun
mèchchunade nerchu, vaduku
vachchunade kIDu summu vasudhanu sumatI || 11 ||
immuga jaduvani norunu,
nammA yani bilichi yanna maDugani norun,
dammula biluvani norunu
gummari manu dravvinaTTi guNTara sumatI || 12 ||
uDumuNDadè nUreNDlunu,
baDiyuNDadè permi bAmu padinUreNDlun,
maDuvuna gòkkèra yuNDadè,
kaDu nila buruShArtha paruDu gAvalè sumatI || 13 ||
uttamaguNamulu nIchuna
kèttèRaguna galuga nerchu; nèyyèDalaM dA
nèttichchi karagi posina
nittaDi ba~NgAramagunè yilalo sumatI? || 14 ||
udakamu drAvèDu hayamunu,
madamuna nuppò~NguchuNDu mattebhambun,
mòdavu kaDa nunna vRRiShabhamu,
jaduvani yAnIchu gaDaku janakura sumatI || 15 ||
upakAriki nupakAramu
viparItamu gAdu seya vivarimpa~NgA;
napakAriki nupakAramu
nèpamènnaka seyuvADu nerpari sumatI || 16 ||
upamimpa mòdalu tiyyana
kapaTaM bèDanèDanu jèRaku kai vaDine po
nèpamulu vèdakunu gaDapaTa
gapaTapu durjAti pòndu gadarA sumatI || 17 ||
èppaTi kèyyadi prastuta
mappaTikA mATalADi, yanyula manamul
nòppi~nchaka, tA nòvvaka,
tappi~nchuka tiruguvADu dhanyuDu sumatI || 18 ||
èppuDu dappulu vèdakèDu
nappuruShuni gòlvagUDa dadi yèTlannan
sarpambu paDaga nIDanu
gappa vasi~nchina vidhambu gadarA sumatI || 19 ||
èppuDu sampada kaligina
nappuDu bandhuvulu vattu radi yèTlannan
tèppaluga jèRuvu niNDina
gappalu padivelu cheru gadarA sumatI || 20 ||
eRakumI kasugAyalu,
dURakumI bandhujanula doShamu summI,
pARakumI raNamanduna,
mIRakumI guruvu nAj~na medini sumatI || 21 ||
òka yUriki nòka karaNamu,
nòka tIrpariyaina gAka, nògi daRuchainan,
gakavikalu gAka yuNDunè
sakalambunu gòTTuvaDaka sahajamu sumatI || 22 ||
òru nAtma dalachu sati viDu,
maRumATalu paluku satula mannimpakumI,
vèRa pèRugani bhaTunelaku,
taRachuga sati gavaya boku, tagadura sumatI || 23 ||
òllani sati nòllani pati,
nòllani chèlikAni viDuva nòllani vADe
gòllaNDu, kAka dharalo
gòllaNDunu gòllaDaunè guNamuna sumatI || 24 ||
oDala baNDlunu vachchunu,
oDalu nAbaNDlamIda nòppuga vachchun,
oDalu baNDlunu valane
vADambaDu galimi lemi vasudhanu sumatI || 25 ||
kaDu balavantuDainanu
buDamini brAyampuTAli buTTina yiNTan
daDavuNDa nichchèneniyu
baDupuga na~NgaDiki dAnè bampuTa sumatI || 26 ||
kanakapu siMhAsanamuna
shunakamu gUrchuNDabèTTi shubha lagnamunaM
dònaraga baTTamu gaTTina
vènukaTi guNamela mAnu vinarA sumatI || 27 ||
kappaku nòragAlainanu,
sarpamunaku rogamaina, sati tuluvainan,
muppuna daridruDainanu,
tappadu maRi duHkha maguTa tathyamu sumatI || 28 ||
kamalamulu nITa bAsina
kamalAptuni rashmi soki kamalina bha~Ngin
tama tama nèlavulu dappina
tama mitrulu shatrulauTa tathyamu sumatI || 29 ||
karaNamu garaNamu nammina
maraNAntaka maunu gAni manaleDu sumI,
karaNamu dana sari karaNamu
maRi nammaka marma mIka manavalè sumatI || 30 ||
karaNamula nanusarimpaka
virasambuna dinna tiNDi vikaTi~nchu jumI
yirusuna kandèna bèTTaka
parameshvaru baNDi yaina bAradu sumatI || 31 ||
karaNamu sAdaiyunnanu,
gari mada muDiginanu, bAmu gaRavaka yunnan,
dhara delu mITakunnanu,
gara maruduga lèkka gònaru gadarA sumatI || 32 ||
kasugAya gaRachi chUchina
masalaka pasa yògaru rAka madhurambagunA,
pasa galugu yuvatuluNDaga
pasi bAlala bònduvADu pashuvura sumatI || 33 ||
kavi kAni vAni vrAtayu,
navarasa bhAvamulu leni nAtula valapun,
davili chanu pandi neyani
vividhAyudha kaushalambu vRRidharA sumatI || 34 ||
kAdu sumI dussa~Ngati,
podusumI "kIrti" kAnta pòndina pidapan,
vAdu sumI yappichchuTa,
ledu sumI satula valapu leshamu sumatI || 35 ||
kAmukuDu danisi viDichina
komali baraviTuDu gavaya goruTa yèllan
bremamuna jèRaku pippiki
chImalu vèsa mUginaTlu siddhamu sumatI || 36 ||
kAraNamu leni nagavunu,
beraNamu leni lema, pRRithivI sthalilo
bUraNamu leni bUrèyu,
vIraNamu leni pèNDli vRRidharA 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 maRi yA
kUrimi virasambainanu
neramule tochu chuNDu nikkamu sumatI || 39 ||
kònchèpu naru saNgatiche
na~nchitamuga gIDu vachchu nadi yèTlannan
gi~nchittu nalli kuTTina
ma~nchamunaku jeTu vachchu mahilo sumatI || 40 ||
kòkkokamèlla jadivina,
chakkanivADaina, rAja chandruNDainan,
mikkili ròkkamu liyyaka,
chikkadurA vArakAnta siddhamu sumatI || 41 ||
kòRa gAni kòDuku buTTina
kòRa gAmiyè kAdu, taNDri guNamula jèRachun
chèRaku tuda vènnu buTTina
jèRakuna tIpèlla jèRachu siddhamu sumatI || 42 ||
komali vishvAsambunu,
bAmulato jèlimi, yanya bhAmala valapun,
vemula tiyyadanambunu,
bhUmIshula nammikalunu bò~Nkura sumatI || 43 ||
gaDana gala magani jUchina
naDugaDuguna maDugu liDudu rativalu damalo,
gaDa nuDugu magani jUchina
naDa pInugu vachchè na~nchu naguduru sumatI || 44 ||
chintimpaku kaDachina pani,
kintulu valaturani namma kèntayu madilo,
nantaHpura kAntalato
mantanamula mAnu midiyè matamura sumatI || 45 ||
chImalu pèTTina puTTalu
pAmula kiravainayaTlu pAmaruDu dagan
hemambu gUDa bèTTina
bhUmIshula pAla jeru bhuvilo sumatI || 46 ||
chuTTamulu gAni vAralu
chuTTamulamu nIkaTa~nchu sòmpu dalirpan
nèTTukòni yAshrayinturu
gaTTiga dravyambu galuga gadarA sumatI || 47 ||
chetulaku dòDavu dAnamu,
bhUtalanAthulaku dòDavu bò~Nkami dharalo,
nItiyè tòDavèvvAriki,
nAtiki mAnambu tòDavu nayamuga sumatI || 48 ||
taDa vorvaka, yòDa lorvaka,
kaDu vegaM baDichi paDina gAryaM bagune,
taDa vorchina, nòDa lorchina,
jèDipoyina kAryamèlla jekuRu sumatI || 49 ||
tana kopamè tana shatruvu,
tana shAntamè tanaku rakSha, daya chuTTambau
tana santoShamè svargamu,
tana duHkhamè naraka maNDru tathyamu sumatI || 50 ||
tana yUri tapasi tapamunu,
tana putruni vidya pèmpu, dana sati rUpun,
dana pèraTi chèTTu mandunu,
manasuna varNimparèTTi manujulu sumatI || 51 ||
tana kalimi yindra bhogamu,
tana lemiyè svargaloka dAridryambun,
dana chAvu jala pralayamu,
tanu valachina yadiyè rambha tathyamu sumatI || 52 ||
tana vAru leni choTanu,
janami~nchuka leni choTa, jagaDamu choTan,
anumAnamaina choTanu,
manujunakunu niluva dagadu mahilo sumatI || 53 ||
tamalamu veyani norunu,
vimatulato chèlimi chesi vètabaDu tèlivin,
gamalamulu leni kòlakunu,
himadhAmuDu leni rAtri hInamu sumatI || 54 ||
talanuNDu viShamu phaNikini,
vèlaya~NgA doka nuNDu vRRishchikamunakun,
tala toka yanaka yuNDunu
khalunaku niluvèlla viShamu gadarA sumatI || 55 ||
talapòDugu dhanamu posina
vèlayAliki nijamu ledu vivarimpa~NgA
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 maRi bhUgatamau
gAnala nIgalu gUrchina
teniya yòru jerunaTlu tiramuga sumatI || 58 ||
daggaRa kòNDèmu sèppèDu
prèggaDa palukulaku rAju priyuDai maRi dA
nèggu braja kAchari~nchuTa
bòggulakai kalpataruvu bòDuchuTa sumatI || 59 ||
dhanapati sakhuDai yuNDina
nènaya~NgA shivuDu bhikShamèttaga valasèn,
dana vAri kènta galigina
dana bhAgyamè tanaku gAka tathyamu sumatI || 60 ||
dhIrulaku jeyu meladi
sArambagu nArikela salilamu bha~Ngin
gauravamunu maRi mIdaTa
bhUri sukhAvahamu nagunu bhuvilo sumatI || 61 ||
naDuvakumI tèruvòkkaTa,
guDuvakumI shatru niNTa gUrimi toDan,
muDuvakumI paradhanamula,
nuDuvakumI yòrula manasu nòvvaga sumatI || 62 ||
nammaku su~Nkari, jUdari,
nammaku mògasAla vAni, naTu vèlayAlin,
nammaku ma~NgaDi vAnini,
nammaku mI vAma hastu navanini sumatI || 63 ||
nayamuna bAluM drAvaru,
bhayamunanu viShammunaina bhakShinturugA,
nayamènta doShakAriyò,
bhayame jUpa~Nga valayu bAguga sumatI || 64 ||
narapatulu meRa dappina,
diramòppaga vidhava yiNTa dIrpari yainan,
garaNamu vaidikuDainanu,
maraNAntaka maunugAni mAnadu sumatI || 65 ||
navarasa bhAvAla~NkRRita
kavitA goShTiyunu, madhura gAnambunu dA
naviveki kènta jèppina
jèviTiki sha~NkhUdinaTlu 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
chIrayè shRRi~NgAramaNDru siddhamu sumatI || 68 ||
pagavala dèvvari toDanu,
vagava~NgA valadu lemi vachchina pidapan,
dèga nADa valadu sabhalanu
maguvaku manasiyya valadu mahilo sumatI || 69 ||
patikaDaku, dannu gUrina
satikaDakunu, velpu kaDaku, sadguru kaDakun,
sutukaDaku rittachetula
matimantulu chanaru nIti mArgamu sumatI || 70 ||
panicheyunèDala dAsiyu,
nanubhavamuna rambha, mantri yAlochanalan,
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, barunè~nchakumI,
sarigAni goShTi seyaku,
sirichèDi chuTTambu kaDaku jeraku sumatI || 73 ||
parasatula goShThi nuNDina
puruShuDu gA~NgeyuDaina bhuvi ninda paDun,
barasati sushIlayainanu
barusa~Ngati nunna ninda pAlagu sumatI || 74 ||
parulaku niShTamu sèppaku,
pòrugiNDlaku banulu leka povaku mèpuDun,
baru gadisina sati gavayaku,
mèRigiyu birusaina hayamu lèkkaku sumatI || 75 ||
parvamula satula gavayaku,
murvIshvaru karuNa nammi yubbaku madilo,
garvimpa nAli bèmpaku,
nirvahaNamu leni choTa niluvaku sumatI || 76 ||
palu domi seyu viDiyamu,
talagaDigina nATi nidra, taruNulayèDalan
bòla yaluka nATi kUTami
vèla yintani chèpparAdu vinarA sumatI || 77 ||
pATèRugani pati kòluvunu,
gUTambuna kèRukapaDani komali ratiyun,
beTètta jeyu chèlimiyu,
neTiki nèdurIdinaTTu lènnaga sumatI || 78 ||
pAlanu galasina jalamunu
pAla vidhambunanè yuNDu barikimpa~NgA
pAla chavi jèRachu gAvuna
pAlasuDagu vAni pòndu valadura sumatI || 79 ||
pAlasunakaina yApada
jAlimbaDi tIrpa dagadu sarvaj~nunakun
telagni baDaga baTTina
melèRugunè mITu gAka medini sumatI || 80 ||
piluvani panulaku bovuTa,
galayani sati gatiyu, rAju gAnani kòluvuM,
biluvani peraNTambunu,
valuvani chèlimiyunu jeya valadura sumatI || 81 ||
putrotsAhamu taNDriki
putruDu janmi~nchinapuDè 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 dèchchi yichchina,
nalavaDagA guNDè gosi yaRache niDinan,
dalapòDugu dhanamu bosina,
vèlayAliki gUrmi ledu vinarA sumatI || 84 ||
pèTTina dinamula lopala
naTTaDavulanaina vachchu 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 ||
ba~NgAru kuduva bèTTaku,
sa~Ngaramuna bARipoku sarasuDavaite,
na~NgaDi vèchchamu vADaku,
vè~Ngalito jèlimi valadu vinarA sumatI || 87 ||
balavantuDa nAkemani
paluvurato nigrahi~nchi palukuTa melA,
balavanta maina sarpamu
chali chImala cheta jikki chAvadè sumatI || 88 ||
madinòkani valachi yuNDaga
madichèDi yòka krUra viTuDu mAnaka tirugun
badi chiluka pilli paTTina
jaduvunè yApa~njaramuna jagatini sumatI || 89 ||
maNDala pati samukhambuna
mèNDaina pradhAni leka mèlaguTa yèllan
gòNDanta madapu Tenugu
tòNDamu lekuNDinaTlu dochura sumatI || 90 ||
mantrigalavAni rAjyamu
tantramu sèDakuNDa niluchu daRachuga dharalo
mantri vihInuni rAjyamu
jantrapu gIlUDinaTlu jarugadu sumatI || 91 ||
mATaku brANamu satyamu,
koTaku brANambu subhaTa koTi, dharitrin
boTiki brANamu mAnamu,
chITiki brANambu vrAlu siddhamu sumatI || 92 ||
mAnadhanu DAtmadhRRiti chèDi
hInuNDagu vAni nAshrayi~nchuTa yèllan
mAnèDu jalamula lopala
nenugu mèyi dAchinaTTu lèRugumu sumatI || 93 ||
melè~nchani mAlinyuni,
mAlanu, mògasAlèvAni, ma~Ngali 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 ||
rUpinchi paliki bòNkaku,
prApagu chuTTambu nèggu palukaku madilo,
gopi~nchu rAju gòlvaku,
pApapu deshambu sòRaku padilamu sumatI || 96 ||
lAvigalavAni kaNTènu
bhAvimpaga nItiparuDu balavantuNDau
grAnambanta gajambunu
mAvaTivADèkkinaTlu mahilo sumatI || 97 ||
vaRadaina chenu dunnaku,
kaRavainanu bandhujanula kaDa kegakumI,
parulaku marmamu chèppaku,
pirikiki dalavAyi tanamu pèTTaku sumatI || 98 ||
varipaNTa leni yUrunu,
dòra yuNDani yUru, toDu dòrakani tèruvun,
dharanu pati leni gRRihamunu
naraya~NgA 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 yadharAmRRitambu seyani norun,
pADa~NgarAni norunu
bUDida kiravaina pADu bòndara sumatI || 101 ||
vèlayAli valana gUrimi
galagadu, maRi galigèneni kaDateRadugA,
baluvuru naDachèDu tèruvuna
mòlavadu puvu, mòlichèneni pòdaladu sumatI || 102 ||
vèlayAlu cheyu bAsalu,
vèlayaga mògasAla bòndu vèlamala chèlimin,
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 ||
shubhamula pòndani chaduvunu,
nabhinayamuga rAgarasamu nandani pATal,
gubha gubhalu leni kUTami,
sabha mèchchani mATalèlla jappana sumatI || 105 ||
sarasamu virasamu kòRake,
paripUrNa sukhambu ladhika bAdhala kòRake,
pèruguTa viruguTa kòRake,
dhara tagguTa hèchchu kòRakè tathyamu sumatI || 106 ||
siri tA vachchina vachchunu
salalitamuga nArikela salilamu bha~Ngin,
siri tA boyina bovunu
kari mri~Ngina vèlaga paNDu karaNini sumatI || 107 ||
strIla yèDa vAdulADaku,
bAlurato jèlimichesi bhAShimpakumI,
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