by Damodara Rao Dasu

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hari neevE sarvAtmakuDavu - darbAri kAnaDa -Adi

P hari neevE SarvAtmakuDavu iravagu bhAvana iyyagadE || Oh Hari, please bestow me unwavering faith that you are all- pervading.
C 1 chooDaka mAnavu choochETi kannulu EdanEvainA itaramulu neeDala nintA nee rupamulani eeDuvaDani teliviyyagadE || The eyes cannot avoid looking at all the visible things. Please bestow me the wisdom that everything is only the shadow of your form.
C 2 pAkara mAnadu pApapu manasidi ee rasamulato nendainA neerajAksha idi nee mayamE yani ee reetula talapiyya gadE || This mind would not stop thinking about every thing. Oh lotus-eyed Lord, bestow me the wisdom that you are in every thing (omni-present).
C 3 karugaka mAnavu kAyapu Sukhamulu ila lOpala gala vennainA alarina Sree VenkaTAdhipa neekE ila narpitamanu ihamiyya gadE || The bodily pleasures are ephemeral. Oh Sri Venkatesa, let me surrender all the worldly pleasures at your feet.

hari nAmamu -Jounpuri-Adi

P hari nAmamu kaDu Ananda karamu marugavo marugavo marugavo manasA|| Hari's name bestows abiding happiness. Oh my heart, enjoy it heartily.
C 1 nalinAkshuni Sri nAmamu kali dOshaharamu kaivalyamu phala sAramu bahubandha mOchanamu talachavo talachavo talachavo manasA || The name of the lotus eyed lord eradicates evils of kaliyuga and bestows salvation. It is the quintessence. It severes all the worldly entanglements. O my heart, ponder over it again and again.
C 2 nagadharu nAmamu naraka haraNamu JagadEka hitamu sammatamu saguNa nirguNamu sAkshAtkAramu pogaDavo pogaDavo pogaDavo manasA || The name of the lord of the hills eradicates hell. Hari's name is universally beneficial. Hari’s name is full of virtues and is devoid of attributes. O my heart, applaud him always.
C 3 kaDigi Sri VEnkaTapati nAmamu baDi baDinE sampatkaramu aDiyAlambila nati sukha moolamu taDavavo taDavavo taDavavo manasA || Sri Venkatapathi's name cleanses our mind. It grants prosperity instantly. It is the root of all happiness. O my heart, search for it incessantly.