Annamayya Keerthanalu Lyrics

Brahma kaDigina pAdamu

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Background of this song:
Here annamayya is explaining the Greatness of the lotus feet of Lord VEnkaTEswara,
an incarnation of the supreme lord NARAYANA. He glorifies the lotus feet of
VEnkaTEswara remembering the leelas(divine actions) of HIS incarnations.
Meaning:
pa :
This lotus feet of NARAYANA was cleansed by the Brahma(In vAmana avatAram of
lord NARAYANA, while measuring the whole universe the Second step of lord went to
sathya lOka( residence of Brahma, the four headed god). With this unexpected Guest
of lord's feet , Brahma astonished and immediately started cleansing lord's feet by
taking the vedAs as water in to his kamanDalam.That water only now called as
Ganga). This holy feet itself is "Brahmam"(Note here, it is not brahma(the four faced
god, but it is Brahmam, the supreme Lord).
ca 1 :
This holy feet measured the whole world in HIS first step(as i stated above in vAmana
avatAram). This holy feet was put on Bali head( a asura king, grand son of a great
devotee PrahlAda) during vAmana avatAra, in HIS third step. This holy feet only
kicked (measured)the sky in HIS second step. This holy feet only then protected the

Bali by sending him in to pAtALa loka (the bottom most loka of the 14 lokas, where
lord NARAYANA will be the Guardian for this lOkam, according to a boon given to
PrahlAda by lord Himself).
ca 2 :
This Holy feet of Lord NARAYANA cleansed all the sins of the passionate lady(In RAMA
avataram of lord , Ahalya after touching this holy feet, got released by the curse of
her husband Gautama sage). This holy feet was put on the poisonous snake KAlindi(In
krishna avataram of lord, HE put his holy foot prints on the head of this snake and
ordered it to vacate the pond for the benefit of the GOkulam). This holy feet is
smoothly pressed by HIS consort Sri Maha Lakshmi on milky ocean. This is the holy
feet which will be riding on the horse in Kalki avataram.
ca 3 :
This is the holy feet which will grant the salvation in different ways for the great
sages. This is the holy feet which showed that this Tirumala (Tiru vEnkaTa giri) hill
itself is noting but VAIKUNTAM (paramapadam).

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