sumatI Sataka padyAlu

SrI rAmuni daya cEtanu
nArUDhiga sakala janulu naurA yanagA 
dhArALamaina nItulu
nOrUraga cavulu puTTa nuDiveda sumatI !

balavaMtuDa nAkEmani
paluvuratO nigrahiMci palukuTa mElA
balavaMtamaina sarpamu 
cali cImala cEta cikki cAvade sumatI !

appiccu vADu vaidyuDu 
eppuDu neDa tegaka pAru Erunu dvijuDun
coppaDina yUra nuMDumu 
coppaDa kunnaTTi yUru corakumu sumatI !

tana kOpame tana Satruvu
tana SAMtame tanaku raksha daya cuTTaMbau
tana saMtOshame svargamu 
tana du@hKame narakamaMDru tathyamu sumatI !

akkaraku rAni cuTTamu
mrokkina varamIni vElpu mOharamuna tA
nekkina bArani gur''r''amu 
grakkuna viDuvaMga valayu gadarA sumatI !

eppuDu saMpada kaligina
appuDu baMdhuvulu vatturadi yeTlannan
teppaluga ceruvu niMDina 
kappalu padi vElu cEru gadarA sumatI !

kUrimi gala dinamulalO
nEramulennaDunu kaluga nEravu mariyA 
kUrimi virasaMbainanu
nEramulE tOcucuMDu nikkamu sumatI !
  
kanakapu siMhAsanamuna 
Sunakamu gUrcuMDa beTTi SuBa lagnamunaM
donaraga paTTamu gaTTina
venukaTi guNamEla mAnu vinarA sumatI !

putrOtsAhamu taMDriki 
putruDu janiyiMcinapuDu kalugadu janulA 
putruni kanugoni pogaDaga
putrOtsAhaMbu nADu poMdura sumatI !

ErakumI kasugAyalu
dUrakumI baMdhu janula dOsamu summI
pArakumI raNamaMduna 
mIrakumI guruvunAj~na mEdini sumatI !

talanuMDu vishamu PaNikini
velayaMgA tOka nuMDu vRScikamunakun 
tala tOka yanaka yuMDunu
Kalunaku niluvella vishamu kadarA sumatI !

kamalamulu neeTa baasina 
kamalaaptuni raSmi sOki kamalina bhaMgin
tama tama nelavulu tappina
tama mitrule SatrulauTa tathyamu sumatee !

eppaTi keyyadi prastuta
mappaTi kaa maaTalaaDi anyula manamul
noppiMpaka taa novvaka
tappiMcuka tirugu vaaDu dhanyuDu sumatee !

aDigina jItaMbiyyani
miDimElapu doranu golci miDukuTa kaMTen
vaDi gala yeddula gaTTuka 
maDi dunnuka bratuka vaccu mahilO sumatee !

vinadagu nevvaru jeppina 
vininaMtane vEga paDaka vivariMpa dagun
kani kalla nijamu telisina 
manujuDe pO neeti paruDu mahilO sumatee !

upakaariki nupakaaramu
vipareetamu kaadu sEya vivariMpaMgaa
napakaariki nupakaaramu 
nepamennaka sEyu vaaDe nErpari sumatee !

alluni maMci tanaMbunu
gollani saahitya vidya kOmali nijamun
bolluna daMcina biyyamu
dellani kaakulunu lEvu teliyara sumatee !

ollani sati nollani pati
ollani celikaani viDuvanollani vaaDE
gollaMDu kaani dharalO
gollaMDunu gollaDaune guNamuna sumatee !

aakonna kooDe yamRtamu
taakoMcaka niccu vaaDe daata dharitrin
sokOrcu vaaDe manujuDu
tEkuva kala vaaDe vaMSa tilakuDu sumatee !

immuga jaduvani nOrunu
nammaa yani pilaci yanna maDugani nOrun
dammula biluvani nOrunu
gummari manu davvinaTTi guMTara sumatee !

udakamu draaveDu hayamunu
madamuna nuppoMgucuMDu mattEbhaMbun 
modavu kaDa nunna vRshabhamu
jaduvani yaa neecu kaDaku janakura sumatee !

eppuDu tappulu vedakeDu
nappurushuni golva gooDa dadi yeTlannan
sarpaMbu paDaga neeDanu
kappa vasiMcina vidhaMbu gadaraa sumatee !

iccunade vidya raNamuna
joccunadE magatanaMbu sukaveeSwarulun
meccunade nErpu vaaduku 
vaccunadE keeDu summu vasudhanu sumatee !

ODala baMDlunu vaccunu
ODalunaa baMDla meeda noppuga vaccun
ODalu baMDlunu valenE 
vaaDaMbaDu kalimi lEmi vasudhanu sumatee !

kaadu sumee dussaMgati
pOdu sumee keerti kaaMta poMdina pidapan
vaadu sumee appiccuTa
lEdu sumee satula valapu lESamu sumatee !

kulakaaMta tODa neppuDu
kalahiMpaku vaTTi tappu ghaTiyiMpakumee 
kalakaMThi kaMTa kannee
rolikina siri yiMTa nuMDa nolladu sumatee !

kor''a gaani koDuku buTTina
kor''a gaamiye kaadu taMDri guNamula cerucun
jeraku tuda vennu puTTina
jerakuna deepella jeracu siddhamu sumatee !

kOmali viSvaasaMbunu 
baamulatO celimi yanya bhaamala valapun
vEmula tiyyadanaMbunu
bhoomeeSula nammikalunu boMkura sumatee !

koMcepu naru saMgati cE
naMcitamuga geeDu vaccu nadi yeTlannan 
giMcittu nalli garacina
maMcamunaku beTlu vaccu mahilO sumatee !

ceemalu peTTina puTTalu
paamula kiravaina yaTlu paamaruDu tagan
hEmaMbu kooDa beTTina
bhoomeeSula paala jEru bhuvilO sumatee !

cuTTamulu gaani vaaralu
cuTTamulamu nee kaTaMcu soMpu dalirpan
neTTukoni yASrayiMturu
gaTTiga dravyaMbu galuga gadaraa sumatee !

cEtulaku doDavu daanamu
bhootala naathulaku doDavu boMkami dharalO 
neetiya toDavevvaariki
naatiki maanaMbe toDavu nayamuga sumatee !

tana yoori tapasitanamunu
tana putruni vidya peMpu dana sati roopun
dana peraTi ceTTu maMdunu
manasuna varNiMpareTTi manujulu sumatee ! 

tana kalimi yiMdra bhOgamu
tana lEmiye swargalOka dAridryaMbun
dana caavu jala praLayamu
tanu valacina yadiye raMbha tathyamu sumatee !

tana vaaru lEni cOTan
januviMcuka lEni cOTa jagaDamu cOTan
anumaanamaina cOTanu
manujunakunu niluva dagadu mahilO sumatee !

taananubhaviMpa narthamu
maanava pati jEru goMta mari bhoogatamau
gaanala neegalu goorcina
tEniya yoru jErunaTlu tiramuga sumatee !

dhanapati sakhuDai yuMDina
nenayaMgaa SivuDu bhikshamettaga valasen
dana vaari keMta galigina
dana bhaagyame tanaku gaaka tathyamu sumatee !

dheerulaku jEyu mEladi
saaraMbagu naarikELa salilamu bhaMgin
gauravamunu mari meedaTa
bhoori sukhaavahamu nagunu bhuvilO sumatee !

naDuvakumee teruvokkaTa
guDuvakumee Satru niMTa goorimi tODan
muDuvakumee paradhanamula
nuDuvakumee yorula manasu novvaga sumatee !

nammaku suMkari joodari
nammaku magasaala vaani naTu velayaalin
nammaku maMgaDi vaanini
nammaku mee vaama hastu navanini sumatee !

nayamuna baalun draavaru
bhayamunanu vishaMbunaina bhakshiMturugaa 
nayameMta dOshakaariyo
bhayamE joopaMga valayu baaguga sumatee !

navarasa bhaavaalaMkRti
kavitaa gOshTiyunu madhura gaanaMbunu daa
navivEki keMta jeppina
jeviTiki SaMkoodinaTlu siddhamu sumatee !

navvakumee sabha lOpala
navvakumee talli taMDri naathula tODan
navvakumee parasatitO
navvakumee vipravarula nayamagu sumatee !

pagavala devvari tODanu
vagavaMgaa valadu lEmi vaccina pidapan
dega naaDa valadu sabhalanu
maguvaku manasiyya valadu mahilO sumatee !

paalanu kalasina jalamunu
paala vidhaMbunane yuMDu barikiMpangaa 
paala cavi jeracu gaavuna
paalasuDagu vaani poMdu valadura sumatee !

paalasunakaina yaapada 
jaaliMbaDi deerpa valadu sarvaj~nunakun
tElagni baDaga baTTina
mElerugune meeTu gaaka mEdini sumatee !

purikini praaNamu gOmaTi
varikini praaNaMbu neeru vasumati lOnan
garikini praaNamu toMDamu
sirikini praaNaMbu maguva siddhamu sumatee !

puli paalu tecci yiccina
nalavaDagaa guMDe gOsi yaracE niDinan
dalapoDugu dhanamu bOsina
velayaaliki goormi lEdu vinaraa sumatee !

peTTina dinamula lOpala
naTTaDavulanaina vaccu naanaardhamulun
beTTani dinamula ganakapu
gaTTekkina nEmi lEdu gadaraa sumatee !

uttama guNamulu neecuna
ketteraguna galuga nErcu neyyeDalaM daa
netticci karagi pOsina
nittaDi baMgaaramagune yilalO sumatee !

Subhamula poMdani caduvunu
nabhinayamuga raagarasamu naMdali paaTal
gubha gubhalu lEni kooTami
sabha meccani maaTalella cappana sumatee !

sarasamu virasamu korakE 
paripoorNa sukhaMbu ladhika baadhala korakE
peruguTa viruguTa korakE 
dhara tagguTa heccu korake tathyamu sumatee !

siridaa vaccina vaccunu
salalitamuga naarikELa salilamu bhaMgin
siri daa bOyina bOvunu
kari mriMgina velaga paMDu karaNini sumatee !

vEsarapu jaati gaanee 
veesamu daa jEyanaTTi vyarthuDu gaanee
daasi koDukaina gaanee
kaasulu gala vaaDe raaju gadaraa sumatee !



Note : 1. The poems in blue seem to have a prAsa problem in the line in red. 2. This is not the complete list. The complete list can be found at Prof. Adluri Madhava Rao's Telugu Literature site.

Acknowledgements :
I am thankful to Sri Pillalamarri Ramakrishna for his constant support and
encouragement. And to Sri Veluri Venkateshwara Rao for kindly providing me
with a copy of the Sumati Satakam to compile this list.

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