Song:
OhO DEm DEm
OhO DEmDEm
raagam: kaapi
22 kharaharapriya janya
Aa: S R2 M1 P N3 S
Av: S N2 D2 N2 P M1 G2 R2 S
taaLam: aadi
Composer: Annamaacaarya
Language: Telugu
pallavi
OhO DEm DEm vogi brahma miDiyani
sahanamuna sruti caaTeDini
(OhO)
caraNam 1
paramunu aparamu prakrutiyu nanagaa
verapu deliyuTE vivEkamu
paramu dEvuDanu aparamu jeevuDu
tiramaina prakrutiye dEhamu
(OhO)
caraNam 2
ksharamu naksharamunu saakshi purushuDani
saravi deliyuTe saativikamu
ksharamu prapancamu aksharamu kooTastuDu
siri purushOttamuDE shree vEnkaTEsuDu
(OhO)
Meaning:
For offering prayers one should have the body through which we can reach God and attain mOksha (salvation). "Paramu" = God, "Aparamu" = the human being, "Prakruti" = the steady medium through which we can perform, the body. Knowledge of these three is wisdom. Similarly, "Ksharamu" is the world, "Aksharamu" is God and unlimited wealth is Shree VenkaTEshwara (PurushOttama). The knowledge of these three is truth.