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Desa Caritralu​

By SriSri

Desa Caritralu​

​E dESa caritra coocinaa 
E munnadi garvakaaraNam? 
narajaati caritra samastam 
parapiiDana paraayaNatvam. 

narajaati caritra samastam 
parasparaaharaNOdyOgam 
narajaati caritra samastam 
raNarakta pravaaha siktam. 

biiBatsarasa pradhaanam, 
piSaacagaNa samavaakaaram! 
narajaati caritra samastam 
daridrulanu kaalcukutinaDam. 

balavamtulu durbala jaatini 
baanisalanu kaavimcaaru: 
narahamtalu dharaadhipatulai 
caritramuna prasidhdhi kekkiri. 

raNaramgam kaanicOTu Boo 
sthalamamtaa vedakina dorakadu: 
gatamamtaa taDise raktamuna, 
kaakumTE kanniLulatO. 

callaarina samsaaraaloo, 
maraNimcina jana samdOham, 
asahaayula haahaakaaram 
caritralO moolugutunnavi. 

vaishamyam, svaardhaparatvam, 
kouTilyam, iirshyalu, spardhalu, 
maayalatO maarupErlatO 
caritragati niroopimcinavi. 

jemGij Kaan, taamarlEnoo, 
naadirshaa, Gajnii, GOrii, 
sikidarO evaDaitEnEm? 
okokkaDoo mahaahamtakuDu. 

vaikingulu, SvEtahooNuloo, 
sidhiyanloo, paaraSiikuloo, 
pimDaarulu, thaggulu kaTTiri 
kaalaaniki kattula vamtena. 

a~naanapu TamdhayugamlO, 
aakalilO, aavESamalO--- 
teliyani E tiivraSaktulO 
naDipistE naDici manushyulu---- 

amtaa tama prayOjakatvam, 
taamE Buvi kadhinaadhulamani, 
sthaapimcina saamraajyaaloo, 
nirmimcina krutrima caTTaal--- 

itarEtara Saktulu lEstE 
paDipOyenu pEka mEDalai! 
parasparam samGarshimcina 
SaktulalO caritra puTTenu. 

cirakaalam jarigina mOsam, 
balavamtula dourjanyaaloo, 
dhanavamtula pannaagaaloo 
imkaanaa! ikapai cellavu. 

oka vyaktini marokka vyaktii, 
oka jaatini vEroka jaatii, 
piiDimcE saaGika dharmam 
imkaanaa? ikapai saagadu. 

ciinaalO rikshaavaalaa, 
cek dESapu ganipanimanishii, 
airlaamDuna ODa kaLaasii, 
aNagaarina aartulamdaroo--- 

haaTenTaaT, jooloo, niigrO, 
KamDamtara naanaa jaatulu 
caaritraka yadhaardhatatvam 
caaTistaa roka gomtukatO. 

E yudhdham emduku jarigeno? 
E raajyam ennaaLLumdO? 
taariiKulu, dastaavEjulu 
ivi kaavOy caritra kardham. 

ii raaNii prEma puraaNam, 
aa muTTaDikaina Karculoo, 
matalabuloo, kaiPiiyatuloo, 
ivi kaavOy caritrasaaram. 

itihaasapu ciikaTikONam 
aTTaDuguna paDi kaanpimcani 
kadhalannii kaavaalippuDu! 
daacEstE daagani satyam. 

nailunadii naagarikatalO 
saamaanyuni jiivanameTTidi? 
taajamahal nirmaaNaaniki 
raaLLettina kooliilevvaru? 

saamraajyapu damDayaatralO 
saamaanyula saahasameTTidi? 
praBuvekkina pallaki kaadOy, 
adi mOsina bOyii levvaru? 

takshaSilaa, paaTaliiputram, 
madhyadharaa samudratiiram, 
haarappaa, mohEmjOdaarO, 
krO-maanyaan guhaamuKaallO-- 

caaritraka viBaatasamdhyala 
maanavakadha vikaasameTTidi?
E dESam E kaalamlO 
saadhimcina dE paramaardham? 

E Silpam? E saahityam? 
E Saastram? E gaamdharvam? 
E velgula kii prasthaanamm? 
E svapnam? E digvijayam? 
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  • Home
  • History of Telugu
    • Dravidian Languages and Telugu
    • ANCIENT HISTORY OF ANDHRAS
    • Telugu - A Cosmopolitan Culture
    • Evolution Of Andhra Language
    • Telugu script: cha, tcha, chha; ja, tja, jha.
    • Telugu script: Onamaalu
  • Writers
  • Literature
    • Desabhakti Geetalu >
      • Bharata maata ​
      • himaalayOttunga Srungam
      • janmaBhoomi
      • Kaanksha
      • Maa Gaandhi
      • Aandhra Pourushamu
      • Paadave Raatnamaa Baavi Baaratamu
      • Jaya Jaya Jaya Priya Bhaarata...
    • Vemana Padyaalu >
      • Vemana Sookti Mutkaavali
    • SriSri Kavitalu >
      • Kavitaaa, O Kavitaa
      • Desa Caritralu
    • Gurajaada Appaaraavu Kanyaa Sulkam >
      • KANYASULKAM - PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION
      • KANYASULKAM - PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION
  • Translated Classics
    • Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao >
      • Badicoots
      • The Dog that Knew Too Much
      • Economic Expertise
      • Election Campaign
      • Eradication of Hatred
      • Kindness
      • Laxmi's Crime
      • Only a Woman's Life is Sweet!
      • Panacea
      • Patronizing Religion
      • Peace
      • Political Myopia
      • Price of Liberty
      • Public Devils
      • Rescue
      • Revolutionary
      • Rock Bottom
    • Sri Kandregula Amba Prasada Rao >
      • First Pushpa Vilapam - English Translation
      • Second Pushpa Vilapam English Translation
    • Yandamoori Veerendranath >
      • ADVAITAM
    • MullapooDi VenkaTa Ramana >
      • The Gift
    • Swami >
      • The Funeral Feast
    • Madhurantakam Rajaram >
      • The Rain that Forsook the Thirsty Forest
  • Telugu Associations