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Sree rAjagOpAla - sAvEri - Adi

P Sree rAjagOpAla bAla SrungAra leela Sritajana pAla || Sree Rajagopala is adept in 'Srungara leelas'. He protects those who seek refuge in him.
AP dheerAgragaNya deenaSaraNya
chAru champakAraNya dakshiNa
dwArakApuri nilaya viSishTA
dwaitAdwatAlaya mAm pAlaya ||
He is the best hero. He is succor for hapless. Southern Dwaraka in Champaka forest is his abode. He is the expounder of three kinds of philosophy namely Dualism, Non-dualism and qualified non-dualism.
C smErAnana sEvaka chaturAnana
nArAyaNa tAraka divyanAma
pArAyaNa kruta nAradAdi nuta
sArasa pAda sadAmOda
nAree vEsha dhara vAma bhAga mu
rArE Sree vidyA rAja harE
Sree rukmiNee satya bhAmASrita
pArSva yugaLa kambujayA gaLa
neera sampoorNa haridrA nadee teera mahOtsava vaibhava mAdhava
mArajanaka nata Suka sanaka janaka veera guruguha mahita ramA sahita ||
Rajagopala has smiling countenance. Brahma serves him. The divine name of Narayana liberates all. Narada and other saints chant his name worshipping his lotus feet. He is always cheerful. He is in the disguise of woman on his left side. He is the destroyer of demon Mura. He is master of Sri Vidya. Rukmini and Satyabhama with beautiful conch-like necks are at his both sides. Lord Madhava shines splendidly in the festivals celebrated on the banks of Haridra river which is full of water. He is father of Manmadha. Sages Suka, Sanaka and king Janaka bow to him. Valiant Guruguha admires his greatness. Rajagopala is along with his consort Lakshmi.

narasimha - mOhana - miSrachApu

P narasimha mA gachcha
parabrahma puchcha svEchcha svachcha ||
Oh Sri Narasiha, please come. You are the supreme lord. You are independent and unblemished.
AP hari hara brahmEndrAdi poojitAyAchcha
parama bhAgavata prahlada bhaktyAchcha ||
Vishnu, Siva , Brahma and other gods adore him. Prahlada is his supreme devotee.
C dheeratara ghaTikAchalESwara
souratara hEma kOTeeSwara
veera vara mOhana vibhAsvara
mAra vara mAnava hareeSwara
murahara nagadhara sarasija kara
parama purusha pavanaja Subhakara
suruchira karigiri varada vichara sarasa guruguha hrudaya sahachara
||
You are heroic lord of Ghatikachala. You are effulgent like million Suns. You are valiant. You shine beautifully. You appeared in the form of Man-lion. You excel Manmadha in beauty. You are destroyer of demon Mura. You lifted Mandara mountain. You hold lotus. You are the Supreme one. You make Anjaneya happy. You are the bestower of boons by establishing yourself at Karigiri. You stroll in the gentle heart of Guruguha.

santAna rAmaswAminam - hindOLa vasanta- Adi

P santAna rAmaswAminam saguNa nirguNa swaroopam bhajarE || I worship Lord Santana Ramaswami who flourishes with and without attributes (forms).
AP santatam yamunAmbApuri niva
santam nata santam hindOLa va
santamAdhavam jAnakee dhavam
sachchidAnanda vaibhavam Sivam
||
He always dwells at Yamunambapuri. Pious ascetics bow to him. He is Madhava extoled in Hindola Vasanta Raga. He is the consort of Janaki. He engrosses splendidly in Satchidananda ( existence, conciousness and bliss). He is blissful. He shines with splendour and bestows hapiness.
C santAna soubhAgya vitaraNam
sAdhujana hrudaya sarasija charaNam
chintAmaNyAlankruta gAtram
chinmAtram soorya chandra nEtram
antaranga guruguha samvEdyam
anruta jaDa dukkha rahitamanAdyam ||
He is adept in bestowing progeny and prosperity. Pious ascetics keep his lotus-like feet in their hearts. His body is adorned with divine gem Chintamani. He is embodiment of pure conciousness. The Sun and the Moon are his eyes. Guru Guha understands him well and keeps him in his heart. He is devoid of falsehood, inertness and grief. He is the primordial.

varadaraja - sAranga - roopaka

P varadarAja mupAsmahE
vanajAsanAdi poojitam ||
I worship Lord Varadaraja the bestower of boons. Brahma the lotus-seated worships him.
AP muralee dharam SObhakaram
mura kharAdi dushTa haram ||
He holds flute. He is bestower of grandeur. He is destroyer of demons Mura, Khara and others.
C neelamEgha jita Sareeram
niratiSayAnandakaram
kanchi nagara vihAram
kALee rakshita chOram
kali dOsha hara teerdha
prabhAva guruguhAdi natam
kapila SukAdi sannuta
garuDa vAhanArOhitam ||
The lustre of his body humbles the beauty of blue clouds. He bestows prosperity perpetually. He strolls in the city of Kanchi. Goddess Kali protected him. Evils of Kali age are dispeled by the power of pilgrimage to Kanchi. Guru Guha and others worship him. Lord Varadaraja mounts on Garuda vehicle.