Week 4 in Annamacharya Sankeertana series:
Kanti kanti in ragamalika (Nadanamakriya, Punnagavarali and Sindhubhairavi) set to Adi talam.

This song describes Sri Venkateswara Swamy with all the ornaments right from His feet to His head in an extremely beautiful and adorable manner. The description is such that one can picturise the God in front of one’s eyes!

Pallavi:
kanTi kanTi niluvu cakkani menu danDalunu
nanTu cupulanu cooce nagumOmu dEvuni

Caranam 1:
kanakapu pAdamulu gajjalunu andelunu ghana pItAmbaramupai kaTTu kaTTAri
monasi vaDDhaNapu modapuna molagulu onara nAbhi kamalam udara bandhamulu

Caranam 2:
garima varada hasta kaTi hastamulunu
sarasalatila sankha cakra hastamulu
uramupai kaustubhamu oppagu hAramulu taruNi alamElu mangA dharaNi bhAmayunu

Caranam 3:
kaTTina kanTha sarulu ghanabhuja kIrtulu kaTTANi mutyAla singAra nAmamu
naTana sri vEnkaTEsa nIku karNa patramulu aTTE sirasu meeda amarE kirITamu

Meaning:
Pallavi: I have seen! I have seen! The tall beautiful deity adorned with garlands! The One who casts enchanting looks, with a smiling face!

Caranam 1: The golden feet, the dazzling anklets with bells, the gorgeous silk robes, the waist belt and the clasping waist thread, the belly with a lotus like navel, a befitting belt!

Caranam 2: The great varada hastam and kaTi hastam! The hands that have upheld the Sankham and chakram. The kaustubha on the chest, decorated with beautiful ornaments, also His consorts Alamelumanga (Sridevi) and DharanibhAma (Bhudevi) on each side!

Caranam 3: The closely tied necklaces, the great shoulder ornaments, the beautiful nAmam with pearls! SrI venkaTesa! For you, there are these attractive ornaments on Your ears. Likewise, a diamond crown on your head!