Vidatha Talapuna Song lyrics and Meanings.
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Wonderful song written by the best lyricist in the telugu industry about the symbol "Ohm" or "Aum" which is the most sacred syllable. There are facts saying that the vedas are originated from this "Aum".![](http://www.idlebrain.com/images/sirivennela.jpg)
What a tremendous lines and understandings he has put in this lyrics. One need to be blessed to listen this song. Person who just believes in life and never bothers about death.
The worst part of our generation is we/I don't have grip on the Telugu language. Its really a bad fate.
I was asked by many of my friends about the words used in this lyrics ... so I thought of writing lines of this song here. No doubt I took almost 10 years to understand the complete meaning of this great lines in this song. I would like to explain the meaning up to my knowledge here in this post.
Movie Name: Sirivennela
Singers: SP Balu, P susheela
Lyricist: Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
Music Director: K V Mahadevan
Director:K Viswanath
Year: 1986Lyricist: Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
Music Director: K V Mahadevan
Director:K Viswanath
The above legendary combination has really given shape to this song, Sri viswanath, mahadevan, balu, susheela and Sastry every body are really awesome guys.
Lines I like :
Vidhata talapuna prabhavinchinadi anaadi jeevana vedam...ommm...prananadulaku spandananosagina aadi pranavanaadam...om...
kanula kolanulo pratibimbinchina viswaroopa vinyaasamm...
edakanumalalo prathidhvaninchina virinchipanchi gaanam....aaa..
sarasaswarasurajhareegamanamavu samaveda saramidi...
nepaadina jeevana geetham...ee geetham..
virinchinai virachinchitini ee kavanam..
vipanchinai vinipinchithini ee geetham....
prathisa vaeneeya paina dinakara mayoogha tantrulapaina..
jagrutha vihanga tathulai vineela gaganapu vedica paina...::2::
palikina kilakila tvanamula swaragathi jagathiki sreekaramu kaaga..
viswakaryamunakidi bhashyamugaaa....
virinchinai.....
janinchu prathisishu galamuna palikina jeevananaada tarangam
chetana pondina spandana dhvaninchu hrudayamrudangadhvanam...:2:
anaadiraagam aadi talamuna anantha jeevana vaahini gaa..
saagina srushti vidhaanamu ne,,,
virinchinai...
naa uchwasam kavanam naa nishwasam gamanam....:2:
sarasaswarasurajhareegamanamavu samaveda saramidi...
nepaadina jeevana geetham...ee geetham..
Lyrics In Telugu :
విధాత తలపున ప్రభవించినది అనాది జీవన వేదం ఓం!
ప్రాణ నాడులకు స్పందన నొసగిన ఆది ప్రణవ నాదం ఓం!
కనుల కొలనులో ప్రతిబిం బించిన విశ్వరూప విన్యాసం
ఎద కనుమలలో ప్రతిధ్వనించిన విరించి విపంచి గానం
సర సస్వర సుర ఝరీ గమనమౌ సామవేద సారమిది
నే పాడిన జీవన గీతం ఈ గీతం
విరించినై విరచించితిని ఈ కవనం
విపంచినై వినిపించితిని ఈ గీతం
ప్రాగ్దిశ వీణియపైన దినకర మయూఖ తంత్రులపైన
ప్రాగ్దిశ వీణియపైన దినకర మయూఖ తంత్రులపైన
జాగృత విహంగ తతులే వినీల గగనపు వేదికపైన
పలికిన కిల కిల స్వనముల స్వరజతి జగతికి శ్రీకారము కాగా
విశ్వ కావ్యమునకిది భాష్యముగా
విరించినై
జనించు ప్రతి శిశు గళమున పలికిన జీవన నాద తరంగం
చేతన పొందిన స్పందన ధ్వనించు హృదయ మృదంగ ధ్వానం
అనాది రాగం ఆది తాళమున అనంత జీవన వాహినిగా
సాగిన సృష్టి విలాసమునే
విరించినై
నా వుచ్చ్వాసం కవనం నా నిశ్వాసం గానం ||2||
సర సస్వర సుర ఝరీ గమనమౌ సామవేద సారమిది
నే పాడిన జీవన గీతం ఈ గీతం
Meaning for each charanam in Telugu :
బ్రహ్మ యొక్క ఆలోచనలలో ఎప్పుడో పుట్టిన స్రుష్టి మూల వేదం - " ఓం "
మన ప్రాణ నాడులకు మొట్టమొదట ప్రాణం ఇచ్హినదే ఈ " ఓం "
కళ్ళ కొలనులో ప్రతిభింబించిన స్రుష్టి రూపం ఈ "ఓం "
గుండే వంటి పర్వత శ్రేణులలో ప్రతిధ్వనించిన బ్రహ్మ యొక్క వీణా గానం
సరస సంగీతమైనటువంటిది,
మంచి నదీ ప్రవాహము వంటిది,
మొత్తం సామవేదం సారంశము అయినటువంటిది
ఈ నేను పాడిన పాట
నెనే బ్రహ్మనై రాసినది ఈ పాట/పద్యం/కవిత
వీణనై వినిపిస్తున్నా ఈ పాట
తూర్పు (దిక్కు) అనే వీణపై, సూర్య కిరణాలు అనే తీగెలను మీటుతూ
మెల్కొన్న పక్షులు అకాశపు వేదికపై, పలికిన కిల కిల రావాలు
స్వర ప్రపంచానికి మొదలు ఇంకా విశ్వం అనే దానికి వివరణ.
పుట్టే ప్రతి శిశివు పలికే జీవన రాగపు అలలే ఈ ఓం
చైతన్యం పొందిన హ్రుదయం మౄదంగం వలే ద్వనిస్తే ఆ శబ్దం ఓం
ఎప్పటి రాగమో మొట్టమొదటి తాళమై
అనంతమయిన జీవన నదిలా సాగిన ఈ సృష్టి విలాశమే - ఓం
నా ఉచ్చ్వాసం- కవిత్వం
నా నిశ్వాసం - పాట
Meaning in English:
From the thoughts of Sri Brahma (The creator - GOD) the origin of vedas was born which was Oam / Aum
The first anthem which enables our senses is Aum
The representation of god (Viswaroopa) reflected in the ponds of eye
The reverberation of the gods songs around the mountains of Heart.
The essence of samaveda is the song Im singing for you.
Becoming brahma Im writing this song,
I made you listen to this song becoming veena
East being the veena and rays of son being the strings of it
becoming the sounds of woken up birds on the stage of blue skies..
the rhythm of cute birds sounds has become the initiator of the universe.
this makes the meaning of universal song which is the meaning of its acts.
The waves of living sounds that will speak out of every infant that is born..
The sounds of a heart that are like Mrudanga's sounds when the heart is responding to an emotion (chetana)
By making those earliest tunes on the adi tala as the eternal life saga..
That ever going natural process ..
My Inhalation is the poem..
My Exhalation is the song..
References : [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
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Vidhaatha Thalapuna [with lyrics] - Sirivennela - KV Mahadevan
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babu racha chesav.. expecting more of this kind
Thanks Vijay
hi.....
gud work man..challa baa RnD work chesav...keep it up.. avvunu neku ee song ke meaning telusukovali ani entuku anipichindi?
And nuvvu ee movie chusava? chuste taruvata suhasini vedi bomma geestadi...same nuvvu rasina meaning laagane untadi adi...just recollect it...if u have the movie....
saroja
SAROJA : Thanks for ur comment. my roomie was asking the meaning for the word "Vipanchi" the other day. I answered him, but my mind started knowing the meanings for all other words in the song, but failed for 3 words 1,విరించినై ; 2.ప్రాగ్దిశ 3. కవనం ...then started R&D...
And i saw the movie in my child hood. could not recollect all the scenes. next time I will see.
-Krishna
Hi Krishna,
Thanks for the translation. Good job.
I guess ..
విపంచినై వినిపించితిని ఈ గీతం
In the above line " Vipanchi" means "pakshi".
@Pavan : I strongly believe the meaning of "విపంచి" would be "వీణా" in this context. As he is letting the others know the essence as like a sound coming from veena.
Thanks for this great work. Nijamga chala telugu padaalaki artham telusukunnanu. Meeru chesina ee pani abhinandinchadaggadi. Telugu bhasha patla meeku unna gouravaniki chala aanandistunnanu. Inka marinni chakkani patalaki arthalu andistarani aasistunnanu. Wish you all the best and Congratulations for your great work..
Wow.. i dont how did u get the complete meaning(Good try)..Really whoever write the Lyrics great..
great work
excellent review...
The meaning of the song is simply superb...really has some ultimate soothing effect...pleases ur mind...
Chala bagundi Suresh,
nuvvu cheppina Tatparyam bagundi.
Kaani, Konnin padala artham inka maaku(naaku) teliyatledu!
veelunte, patalo manchi(kastamaina) padalaki artham kooda kalipi unte bagundedemo.
Chala rojula tarvata nenu mottam telugulo rastunna
Thanks Suresh for the lyrics and the meaning.
We named our cute little daughter as Mayukha, so this song is more special to us as it uses the name Mayukha so nicely.
Sorry I meant Thanks Krishna garu for the lyrics
great work....keep going
Thanks Alot.
చాలా ఆనందం కలిగింది అర్థం తెలుసుకున్న తరువాత...
ధన్యవాదములు..
Manchi pani. Thenelolike Telugu. Naku kuda konnin padhalu (pragdisa, kavanam modhalainavi)ardhakaka.., antharjalam (internet) lo vedhikithe.. adhrustavasattu idi chusanu. Telugu vadu garvincha dhagga rachayitha Sitharama Sastri garu. Ee patatho "Sirivennela" ni inti peruga marchukunnaru.
chala thanks andi.....chala rojula nunchi a song meaning gurunchi vetukutuna...mevalla naku dorikindi....velithe...Telavarademo Swami song ni kuda translate chesthara..
thank you.. :)
adbhutam,miru chala chakkaga vivarincharu,na manasu anandam to nidi poyindi
mind blowing
chala adbutam ga vivarincharu.
translation was too good to know the meaning
nenu kotha vishayalu chala nerchukunnanu. thanks 2 sirivennela and thri vikram. thri vikram speeh inspiring.
vipanchi ante ee sandarbham lo vipanchika ante "Dholika"(Chinna drum lanti sangeeta sadhanam) ani ardham.. sivudu daggara unde ee Dholika dwaara Om Kaaram ane aadi naadam aavirbhavinchindi ani ekkado chadivanu.. tappaite sarididdagalaru.. -Krishna Teja
Krishna Teja- Virinchi nai ani brahmani vipanchinai ani Parama Sivudini ee geetam dvara prayogincharu.. Srushti, Sruthi, Laya ane mudu amsaalu Brahma, Vishnu Maheswarla goorchi teliyajestayi... Virinchinai brahma srushti ni, vipanchinai Sivudi Laya ni teliyajesaru ani anukuntunnanu
Really great work and superb song I have heard.
thanks a lottt...nice workk...:)
meeru super andi... great work..
manchi vishayalanu maku theliya jesaru..
As i was listening to this song from TTD bhakti channel , thought of knowing the meaning of kavanam ..started searching .....found full meaning of the song.
Chala thanks for sharing on this platform so that who wants to know the meaning can easily get it.
Good experience to know the meaning of such a great song...
What a great person is sirivennala garu to write such a great song...
Thanks a lot for sharing the meaning...
Hope such good songs come furthur..
Take a Bow Man....Excellent!
chala manchi work chesaru.
Hi Friend, Excellent work, I am very proud of you friend. We as a telugu people should tell the importance and golden words of telugu to very one.
I got intrest in knowing the meaning of this song, after trivikram speech about sirivennalla in maatv.He is a legend.
nice work
Vamsi: Telugu bhasha(language) meedha respect perigindi ...EE paata ardham telusukunnaka..Adbhutamga rasaru seetaramasatry garu...
Mahesh : Great work Krishna
Good work.So many guys are trying to know the exact meaning of the words like me.it is very useful for them.Hatsofff sirivennela sitaramasastry..........
ee paata artham telipinandhuku dhanyavaadamulu
Thanks a lot boss. I seriously appreciate your efforts in thinking about bringing the meaning of this song and sharing here. Ee roju Sivaratri punyamaa ani oka manchi paata artham telusukunnanu.
Also, Can you please get the meaning of songs in "Swarna kamalam " movie as well. Particularly, "Ghallu Ghallu", "Siva pooja ku", "Om nama sivayah".
krithaghnathalu guruvu gaaru.
Krisha, Great work. Telugu meeda aasakthi vunnavallu ninnu abhinandhinchaka tappadu. Kruthagnathabi vandanalu.
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Sodarulara. Telugu meeda makkuva vundatam chala abhinandaneeyamu. Dayachesi "Kruthaghnata (Thanklessness)" ki "Krutagyataki (Thankfulness)" theda grahinchandi (Oka aksharamey ani teeseyakandi, ardhalu maripotayi).
తెలుగు పాట గొప్పతనాన్నిఈ ఒక గొప్ప పాట నాకు నేర్పించింది. ఈ పాట నాకు మా నాన్న గారు తాత్పర్యం చెప్పినప్పుడు ఈ నాలుగు నిమిషాల పాట లో ఇంత అంతరార్థం దాగి వుందా అన్పించింది.అప్పటి నుండి తెలుగు సాహిత్యం పైన మక్కువ పెరిగింది. ఈ రెండు సంవత్సరాలలో ఎంత తెలుసుకున్న ఇంకా తెలుసుకోవాలనే కుతూహలం పెరుగుతూ వుంది.
మరొకసారి ఈ పాట భావాన్ని కళ్ళకు కట్టినట్టు చెప్పిన మీకు నా హృదయపూర్వక ధన్యవాదాలు...._/\_
Thank you!!
Here's my attempt at a transliteration:
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( విధాత = Brahma, తలపు = thought, ప్రభవించినది = sprung/born/*? , అనాది = one without a beginning (aadi,)
ప్రాణ నాడులకు = nerves, స్పందన = reflex/response, నొసగిన = osagina:give, ఆది = first/beginning, ప్రణవ = salutation/OM, నాదం = song,
కనుల = eyes, కొలనులో= pond/lake, ప్రతిబిం బించిన = reflected, విశ్వరూప = Brahma? విన్యాసం= spectacle,
ఎద = heart, కనుమలలో = mountains, ప్రతిధ్వనించిన = echoed, విరించి = Brahma, విపంచి= Veena)
The song that sprung in the thoughts of Brahma, that is the first tenet of life,
That gives (the faculty for) response to the nerves, the first salutatory song,
That which is a spectacle reflected in the clear waters of the eye,
That which echoes in the heart's mountains as a (Brahma's) Veena song... that OM.
(సర =right/good, సస్వర = good note/song, సుర = good?, ఝరీ = river, గమనమౌ = path/direction, సామవేద = Sama Veda, సార = essence, మిది = this,
నే = me, పాడిన= sung, జీవన= life's, గీతం= song)
The essence of Sama Veda, which flows like a pleasant succession of sounds and like a pleasant river in its path,
Such is this song of life, that I sing!
(విరించి = Brahma, నై = thus having become/being, విరచించితిని = written, ఈ = this, కవనం = poem,
విపంచినై = having become a Veena/Saraswati, వినిపించితిని = I sounded, ఈ గీతం = this song )
As Brahma, I wrote this poem,
As a Veena, I sung this song.
(ప్రాగ్దిశ =east, వీణియపైన = Veena?, దినకర= Sun, మయూఖ= Rays, తంత్రులపైన= Strings,
జాగృత = just awaken, విహంగ తతులే = birds, వినీల = spacious, గగనపు = sky's, వేదికపైన = on the stage,
పలికిన = uttered, కిల కిల = chirp sounds like 'kila kila', స్వనముల = sounds?, స్వరజతి= union of sounds/notes, జగతికి = for the world, శ్రీకారము =impetus?, కాగా = having become,
విశ్వ = world, కావ్యము = poem, నకిది = this (to), భాష్యముగా = (as a)language )
On the auspicious East's Veena (from where the Sun rises), with the Sun's rays as strings,
On the spacious stage of sky, on which the just awoken birds chirp,
Their sweet sounds in a pleasant union sowing the beginnings of the world,
As a language for the world poem,
As Brahma…
(జనించు =taking birth, ప్రతి = every, శిశు = baby, గళమున = voice, పలికిన = uttered, జీవన నాద తరంగం = wave of life's tune,
చేతన = awareness, పొందిన =attained, స్పందన = reaction, ధ్వనించు =sounding, హృదయ= heart, మృదంగ = mridang (music instrument,) ధ్వానం =sound,
అనాది = the beginning, రాగం = tune/song, ఆది = beginning, తాళమున = rhythm, అనంత = endless, జీవన = life, వాహినిగా = procession,
సాగిన = going on, సృష్టి = nature, విలాసమునే = game/play )
The wave that takes utterance on the voice of every new born baby,
The song of heart's Mridang, that plays the sound of awareness
The first tune in the first rhythm, as the flow of life's eternal song
Which goes on as the play of nature,
As Brahma...
(నా = my, వుచ్చ్వాసం =inhalation, కవనం = poem, నా నిశ్వాసం =exhalation, గానం = a song,
నే = ,me, పాడిన = sung, జీవన = life's, గీతం = song, ఈ = this, గీతం = song. )
The breathe in a poem, I breathe out a song,
The essence of Sama Veda, which flows like a pleasant succession of sounds and like a pleasant river in its path,
Such is this song of life, that I sing!
Here's my attempt at a transliteration:
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( విధాత = Brahma, తలపు = thought, ప్రభవించినది = sprung/born/*? , అనాది = one without a beginning (aadi,)
ప్రాణ నాడులకు = nerves, స్పందన = reflex/response, నొసగిన = osagina:give, ఆది = first/beginning, ప్రణవ = salutation/OM, నాదం = song,
కనుల = eyes, కొలనులో= pond/lake, ప్రతిబిం బించిన = reflected, విశ్వరూప = Brahma? విన్యాసం= spectacle,
ఎద = heart, కనుమలలో = mountains, ప్రతిధ్వనించిన = echoed, విరించి = Brahma, విపంచి= Veena)
The song that sprung in the thoughts of Brahma, that is the first tenet of life,
That gives (the faculty for) response to the nerves, the first salutatory song,
That which is a spectacle reflected in the clear waters of the eye,
That which echoes in the heart's mountains as a (Brahma's) Veena song... that OM.
(సర =right/good, సస్వర = good note/song, సుర = good?, ఝరీ = river, గమనమౌ = path/direction, సామవేద = Sama Veda, సార = essence, మిది = this,
నే = me, పాడిన= sung, జీవన= life's, గీతం= song)
The essence of Sama Veda, which flows like a pleasant succession of sounds and like a pleasant river in its path,
Such is this song of life, that I sing!
(విరించి = Brahma, నై = thus having become/being, విరచించితిని = written, ఈ = this, కవనం = poem,
విపంచినై = having become a Veena/Saraswati, వినిపించితిని = I sounded, ఈ గీతం = this song )
As Brahma, I wrote this poem,
As a Veena, I sung this song.
(ప్రాగ్దిశ =east, వీణియపైన = Veena?, దినకర= Sun, మయూఖ= Rays, తంత్రులపైన= Strings,
జాగృత = just awaken, విహంగ తతులే = birds, వినీల = spacious, గగనపు = sky's, వేదికపైన = on the stage,
పలికిన = uttered, కిల కిల = chirp sounds like 'kila kila', స్వనముల = sounds?, స్వరజతి= union of sounds/notes, జగతికి = for the world, శ్రీకారము =impetus?, కాగా = having become,
విశ్వ = world, కావ్యము = poem, నకిది = this (to), భాష్యముగా = (as a)language )
On the auspicious East's Veena (from where the Sun rises), with the Sun's rays as strings,
On the spacious stage of sky, on which the just awoken birds chirp,
Their sweet sounds in a pleasant union sowing the beginnings of the world,
As a language for the world poem,
As Brahma…
(జనించు =taking birth, ప్రతి = every, శిశు = baby, గళమున = voice, పలికిన = uttered, జీవన నాద తరంగం = wave of life's tune,
చేతన = awareness, పొందిన =attained, స్పందన = reaction, ధ్వనించు =sounding, హృదయ= heart, మృదంగ = mridang (music instrument,) ధ్వానం =sound,
అనాది = the beginning, రాగం = tune/song, ఆది = beginning, తాళమున = rhythm, అనంత = endless, జీవన = life, వాహినిగా = procession,
సాగిన = going on, సృష్టి = nature, విలాసమునే = game/play )
The wave that takes utterance on the voice of every new born baby,
The song of heart's Mridang, that plays the sound of awareness
The first tune in the first rhythm, as the flow of life's eternal song
Which goes on as the play of nature,
As Brahma...
(నా = my, వుచ్చ్వాసం =inhalation, కవనం = poem, నా నిశ్వాసం =exhalation, గానం = a song,
నే = ,me, పాడిన = sung, జీవన = life's, గీతం = song, ఈ = this, గీతం = song. )
The breathe in a poem, I breathe out a song,
The essence of Sama Veda, which flows like a pleasant succession of sounds and like a pleasant river in its path,
Such is this song of life, that I sing!
--Praneeth Gadam
awesome song.really sirivennela sir great. also thanks for translation..... u did good job.
Excellent work
thanks
Excellent work
thanks
priceless work
thank you
Thanks for your efforts in translation !
మీ మరియు అఙాత యొక్క ప్రయత్నము ప్రశంసనీయము
మీ మరియు అఙాత యొక్క ప్రయత్నము ప్రశంసనీయము
My goodness!what a great lyrics and also thanks to you for the wonderful translation.I felt a bit shy on googling this as "telugu meaning of vidhatha thapuna" Telugu meaning of Telugu song..how poor !? but ..I could cut that by saying to myself that I at least am concerned to understand or learn..However your language expertise and the willingness to share with the world is much appreciated..what can I say..God bless you for this !and ofcourse God bless Sri Seetha Rama Sastry and SPB and Hariprasad Chaurasia
awesome .........
Chaala Thanks Guruvu Gaaru.
what is the meaning of kavanam
#Telugu saahithyamlo milu rayi
ee roju nenu ee song choostu just tried to find the meaning of kavanam,from there my quest begins and ends at your post as first and highest priority ..thanks a lot for explaining the meaning very clearly
Thanks to one and all for sharing such information about one of the great lyric...
Great Explanation! Thank you! :)
Thanks Krisha. you made my life easier.. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for such a quality translation
nice and very inspirational to everyone. proud for listening to such great song.
good meaning given by you. keep it up.
Really amazing analysis....inspiring me...Thank you for your valuable info
...paata yokka adbutam mee valla baaga telisindi.keep continuing the aquesome work
Very good translation.
Adhbuthamina patta
I like 3 people now..
1. God.. for the creation.. Which is tuned with love
2. Seetharama sastry.. for writing a song on this fact
3. You..for explaining the lyrics.. until today I did not understand the lyrics
I like 3 people now..
1. God.. for the creation.. Which is tuned with love
2. Seetharama sastry.. for writing a song on this fact
3. You..for explaining the lyrics.. until today I did not understand the lyrics
Awesome.. really appreciated.. i am looking for meaning of this song from many days.. god bless you..
Telugu padaalaki kuda ardham thelsukovali ani aathrutha padela chese lyrics..... Wahhhh hats off sastry sir..mee gurinchi cheppataaniki na vayasu saripodu, na basha chaladu...one word extremely extraordinary elegant art..
U have really done a great job .I try to know the meaning of this song since my school days .but I never get a chance to know the meaning of the great song.
Now,I got the meaning of the song.
Thank u very much sir for ur great job.
Ur great sir tp
This is a song from the telugu movie Sirivennela, written by Seetharama Sastry. Although he has written previously, this was his first attempt in writing lyrics for movies. The song created a record (not equaled yet) by earning for him, in his first try itself, the prestigious Nandi award given by the state government for the best song. His name till then was Chembolu Seetharama Sastry. After this movie and the great songs he wrote for the movie, his name has become the movie’s name – Sirivennela (S) and catapulted him to the front rank of lyricists. Although he has written many great songs since, in many minds his name and fame are inextricably linked with this song.
For this song, S has chosen an abstract and deep subject like the mystery behind creation and the continuity of life through the ages. Is the universe or creation an outcome of a fortuitous combination of random events? Or, does the existence of creation imply the existence of a creator also? Can the former come into being without the latter? Who created the universe? Where did it exist before? Where will it disappear in the end? What or who sustains it in between? Is there an unknown, invisible hand behind the creation? Is there a masterplan behind it? Is there a Master? What is the force that propels life? Such profound questions are the subject of some Upanishads and are beautifully summarized by the great telugu poet Potana in his classic poem in his great work Bhagavatam (ఎవ్వనిచే జనించు జగమెవ్వని లోపలనుండు; evvanicE janincu jagamevvani lOpala nunDu). These issues continue to fascinate us even today in the form of creation v evolution debate.
S has chosen to focus on this abstract and complex subject in a song of about three minutes. This is not an easy task. So he paints with a very broad brush. All the details may not be there but the main thrust is clear. The lyrics are not very detailed in every aspect and the reader or the listener has to imaginatively fill the gaps. There is a lot of imagery as well in the lyrics. It is somewhat like appreciating an abstract painting. Each viewer gets a slightly different impression, depending on his own background and perspective. From the core ideas in the song, one can expand and extrapolate in many directions and bring in as much other relevant material as one’s imagination will allow and is capable of. In fact, this may be one of the secrets of the phenomenal popularity and success of the song, viz. its ability to fire our imagination and make us think.
The song is about the continuity of life, the creation, and the cosmic order we see in them, as per the Creator’s design. We may note how, either by design or by pure accident, four of the five basic elements of creation have subtly found their way into the song. The five elements of creation are the Earth, the Fire, the Sky, the Water, and the Air. Let us see where they show up in the lyrics: Fire (dinakara, the Sun which essentially is a fireball); Sky (vineela gaganapu); Water (kanula kolanulO, surajhari, anantavaahini), Air (ucChvaasaM, niSvaasaM).
All in all, a very profound song which will endure as a masterpiece.
Thank you sir 🤝💐
Tq for the translation
Will your Era be repeated sir.. What a great poetry.. Meeku Paadabhivandanaalu
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