buddhi rAdu
Sahityam
Pallavi
buddhi rAdu buddhi rAdu peddala suddulu¹ vinaka
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Wisdom will not dawn; wisdom will not dawn without
listening to the advice of great devotees.
Anupallavi
buddhi rAdu buddhi rAdu bhUri vidyala nErcina
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Wisdom will not dawn, even if one attains abundant
knowledge.
Charanam 1
dhAnya dhanamula cEta dharmamentayu jEsina
nAnya citta bhaktula vAgamRta pAnamu sEyaka
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nAnya citta bhaktula vAgamRta pAnamu sEyaka
If one undertakes any amount of charity of food and wealth,
wisdom will not dawn without drinking the nectar of words of the devotees whose
minds delve exclusively in devotion to Lord.
Charanam 2
mAnaka bhAgavatAdi rAmAyaNamula cadivina
mAnuSAvatAra carita marmajJula jata gUDaka (bu)
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mAnuSAvatAra carita marmajJula jata gUDaka (bu)
Even if one recites or reads unfailingly the epics Bhagavata,
Ramayana etc, wisdom will not dawn without joining
the company of those who know the secrets of the
story of the Lord’s incarnation as a human being.
Charanam 3
yOgamulabhyasiJcina² bhOgamulentO kaligina
tyAgarAja nutuDau rAma dAsula celimi sEyaka (bu)
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tyAgarAja nutuDau rAma dAsula celimi sEyaka (bu)
Even if one practices Yoga or one attains much enjoyments,
wisdom will not dawn without befriending the servants of Rama, the one praised by Thyagaraja.
Variations
- 1 suddulu - zuddhulu - In all the books, the meaning derived is ‘advice’. Therefore, ‘suddulu ’ may be appropriate word.
Commentary
- 2 yOga – aSTAGga yOga - yama, niyama, Asana, prANAyAma, pratyAhAra, dhAraNa, dhyAnaM, samAdhi - as per ‘Patanjali Yoga Sutras’.