by Damodara Rao Dasu

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kalige mAkide - lalita

P kalige mAkide kaivalya sAramu
phalinche nADeda pADeda nEnu ||
Oh Venkatesa, I am bestowed with essence of emancipation. My desire is fulfilled. I'll dance and sing your glory.
C 1 nee pAda teerdhamu neerajabhavuni
paipai kamanDala pAneeyamu
chEpaTTi Sambhuni chiru jaDalalO
deepinchu gangA teerdha rAjamu ||
The sacred jar carried by lotus-borne Brahma, is filled with the holy water flowing from your feet. Holy Ganga shining in Siva's locks of hair is the sacred water emanating from your feet.
C 2 ghana nee nAmamE gouri nAlukapai
panigonna mantra pAThamu
anugu vAniki Adi chaduvula
penachee modati beejAksharamu ||
Your sacred name is like 'Mantra' on the tongue of Parvati. Your sacred name is the very first letter on the tounge of Vani, the goddess for all erudition.
C 3 Sri vEnkaTESwara chEri nee dAsula
sEva nA pAliti jeevanamu
AvaTinchi SaraNAgatulakunu
trOvayainadE dOshaharamu ||
Oh Lord Venkateswara, I spend my life in serving your devotees. This path alone eradicates all evils of those who surrender.

nEne pO ghanuDanu - bhupAlam

P nEne pO ghanuDanu neekanTEnu
dAnavAri neevu nAku daivamavugAna ||
Oh Sri Venkatesa, You are enemy for demons. I am greater than you because I've you as my deity.
C 1 nErupuna nAkaitE nee dikku galadu gAni
chEri neekAvala dikku cheppi choopagalavA
Araya neevaitE naku AdhAramu galavu gA
noorakE neekAdhAramu vunnadA yekkaDanu ||
I am confident because you are there for me to protect. Can you show me such support for you anywhere?
C 2 ninnu golchina salige nEDu nAku kaddugAni
sannuti neeku nokari saligunnadA
pennidhi ninnu talachE pEru nAku kaddugAni
vunnadA neeku dalacha nokari pErainanu ||
Your concern and influence are always available for me because I worship you. I've your sacred name to chant. Do you have at least one such name to think of.
C 3 eevulella nAkaitE niyyagalavu gAka
Avala neeku eevuliyya anyulunnArA
Sri venkaTESa nAku jeevAntarAtmavu neevu
bhAvincha antarAtma yappaTi neeku nunnadA ||
You are capable of bestowing boons to me. Is there anyone capable of bestowing to you ? Oh Venkatesa, You are in my soul. Do you have like that?

nee nAmamE - tilang

P nee nAmamE mAku nidhiyu nidhAnamu
nee nAmamE AtmanidhAnAnjanamu ||
Oh Lord Venkatesa, your sacred names are valuable treasure and soothing balm for our souls.
C 1 namo namO kESava namO nArAyaNa
namO namO mAdhava namO gOvinda
namo namO vishNu namO madhusudanA
namO trivikrama namO vAmana ||
I bow again and again to your sacred names Kesava, Narayana, Madhava, Govinda, Vishnu, Madhusudana, Trivikrama and Vamana.
C 2 namO namO Sridhara namO hrushikESa
namO padmanAbha namO dAmOdara
namO sankarshaNa namO vAsudEva
namO pradyumna tE namO aniruddha ||
I bow again and again to Sridhara, Hrushikesa, Damodara, Sankarshana, Vasudeva, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.
C 3 namO purushOttama namO adhOkshaja
namO nArasimha namOstu achyuta
namO janArdanA namOstu upEndra
namO vEnkaTESa namO Sri krishNa ||
I bow to Purushottama, Adhokshaja, Narasimha, Achyuta, Janardana, Upendra, Hari and Srikrishna.

puTTu bhOgulamu - bhairavi

P puTTu bhOgulamu mEmu bhuvi hari dAsulamu
naTTanaDimi doralu nAkiyya valenA ||
We, the devoted servants of Srihari are fortunate by birth. Why do we expect any favor from upstart rich?
C 1 pallakeelu andalAlu paDivAge tEjilu
vellaviri mahAlakshmi vilAsamulu
talli yApe maganinE daivamani kolichEmu
vollage mAkE sirulu voruliyya valenA ||
We have pallanquins, briddled horses and also merciful gestures of Mahalakshmi. We worship her and her consort as our deities. What else we want from others?
C 2 grAmamulu ratnamulu gaja mukhya vastuvulu
Amani bhukAntaku nanga bhEdAlu
bhAmini yApe magani prANAdhAri lenkalamu
vOmi mAkataDE ichchee voruliyya valenA ||
We have villages, gems, elephants and other important things. His consort Bhudevi bestows us spring season and prosperity. When we are their devotees, why do we want anything from others?
C 3 pasagala padavulu brahma nirmitamulu
vesa brahma tanDri Sri vEnkaTESuDu
yosagi yAtaDE mammunEli inniyu nichche
vosagina mA sommulu voruliyya valenA ||
Venkatesa is father of Brahma the creator. Venkatesa bestows power and positions. When he bestows us so much, why do we expect riches from others.