ఇన్ని చదువనేల inni caduvanēla అన్నమయ్య

ఇన్ని చదువనేల ఇంత వెదకనేల
కన్నుదెరచుటొకటి కనుమూయుటొకటి

inni caduvanēla inta vedakanēla
kannuderacuṭokaṭi kanumūyuṭokaṭi

Why study so many? Why seek so much?
There is only opening one's eyes and closing them.
(Birth and Death)

వలెననేదొకమాట వలదనేదొకమాట
సిలుగులీ రెంటికిని చిత్తమే గురియౌను
వలెనంటె బంధము వలదంటె మోక్షము
తెలిసి విజ్ఞానులకు తెరువిది యొకటే

valenanēdokamāṭa valadanēdokamāṭa
silugulī reṇṭikini cittamē guriyaunu
valenaṇṭe baṁdhamu valadaṇṭe mōkṣamu
telisi vijñānulaku teruvidi yokaṭē

One word is “Yes”, One word is “No”
To these Two tricks, the mind is subject
“Yes” leads to bondage, “No” to liberation
To the wise who know, this is the Path (to liberation).


పుట్టెడిదొకటే పోయెడిదొకటే
తిట్టమై రెంటికిని దేహమే గురియౌను
పుట్టుట సంశయము పోవుట నిశ్చయము
వొట్టి విజ్ఞానులకు వుపమిది వొకటే

puṭṭeḍidokaṭē pōyeḍidokaṭē
tiṭṭamai reṇṭikini dēhamē guriyaunu
puṭṭuṭa saṁśayamu pōvuṭa niścayamu
voṭṭi vijñānulaku vupamidi vokaṭē

Birth is the same, Death is the same (for all)
The accumulated body is subject to the Two
Birth is uncertain, but Death is certain
Verily, to the wise, this is the Idea


పరమనేదొకటే ప్రపంచమొకటే
సిరులనీ రెంటికిని జీవుడే గురియౌను
ఇరవు వేంకటేశుడిహపరముల కర్త
శరణాగతులకెల్ల సతమీతడొకడే

paramanēdokaṭē prapaṁcamokaṭē
sirulanī reṇṭikini jīvuḍē guriyaunu
iravu vēṁkaṭēśuḍihaparamula karta
śaraṇāgatulakella satamītaḍokaḍē

This World is the same, The Great-Beyond is same, (for all)
The soul, by its fortunes, is subject to the Two
Immutable Sri Venkatesa is the Creator of both worlds
To all those who seek Refuge, He is Eterenal!

ekkaḍi mānusha janmam - annamayya ఎక్కడి మానుషజన్మం

śrīmat-tvadīya caritāmṛtam-annamārya
pītvāpi naiva suhitā manujā bhaveyuḥ
tvaṃ veṅkaṭācalapateriva bhakti-sāraṃ
śrī-tāḻḻapāka-guru-deva namo namas-te
ō Annamārya,(Annamayya) the auspicious nectar of your story
having drunk may the people never be satiated
(i.e. May people never tire of hearing your story)
You are like the essence of Venkatāchalapati's Bhakti
ō śrī tāḻḻapāka gurudēva, salutations to you

pa|| 
ekkaḍi mānuṣa janmaṃb-ettina phalam-em-unnadi | 
nikkamu ninne nammiti nī cittaṃb-ikanu ||
Where is the fruit of having a human birth? 
Truly I trust you, It's as you Will now ||

ca|| 
maravanu āhāraṃbunu maravanu saṃsāra sukhamu | 
maravanu yiṃdriya bhogamu mādhava nī māya |
I don't forget food, don't forget worldly comforts, don't forget sensory pleasure, O Mādhava, by your māya |

maracda sujñānaṃbunu maracda tattva rahasyamu | 
maracda guruvunu daivamu mādhava nī māya ||
However, I do forget good knowledge, forget secret of self, forget Guru and God, O Mādhava, by your māya ||

ca|| 
viḍuvanu pāpamu puṇyamu viḍuvanu nā durguṇamulu | 
viḍuvanu mikkili yāsalu viṣṇuḍa nīmāya |
I don't let go of deeds virtuous or vicious, don't let go my bad tendencies, don't let go great desires, O Viṣṇo, by your māya |
 
viḍiceda ṣaṭkarmaṃbulu viḍiceda vairāgyaṃbunu | 
viḍiceda nācāraṃbunu viṣṇuḍa nīmāya ||
However, I do let go mandated rituals, let go dispassion for the mundane, let go tradition, O Viṣṇo, by your māya ||

ca|| 
tagileda bahu laṃpaṭamula tagileda bahu baṃdhambula |  
tagulanu mokṣapu mārgamu talapuna yentainā |
I contact many desires, contact great bondage, however, I don't contact the path to liberation even in thought |
agapaḍi śrī venkaṭeśvara antaryāmivai | 
nagi nagi nanu nīveliti nākā yī māya ||
Apparently, śrī venkaṭeśvara, being the Indwelling Supreme Soul, smiling, you rule me, how then for me this māya ||




Synopsis:

I was recently told at a Prince Rama Varma concert that this song (popularized by hig guru, Sri Mangalampalli Bala Murali Krishna) is actually written by Annamacharya's son. 

The song renders beautifully in Telugu, making use of the lyrical beauty of the language. Like many of Annamayya's song, this song also ends with a twist. There is a contradiction in the end that he challenges. When the Lord is my indweller how can I have this illusion? I have used the signature of this song to overcome great fear that was brought up in meditation.