by Damodara Rao Dasu

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akhilAnDESvari - karnATaka kApi - Adi

P akhilAnDESvari durusuga brOvumu || Oh Akhilandesvari the sovereign of universe, please protect.
AP nikhilatApa hAriNi bhuvilOna
ninu minchina vArevarammA ||
Oh Mother, you are the annihilator of miseries in the world. Who excels you in protecting devotees?.
C 1 mANikyamayamai yunna
mandira madhya vAsinee ali
vENee Sree SambhunAdhuni
rANee varamiyyavE geervANee mAyamma||
You dwell in temple of gems. You are the dear queen of Siva. Your tresses are black like a swarm of bees. Oh Goddess of Knowledge, O Mother, bestow me boons.
C 2 ambOruha SAmbhava hari Sankara
akhila muneendra poojita ati
gambheera deena rakshaNi
gadA nA moralanu vina lEdA ||
Brahma the lotus-born,Hari,Sankara and a host of sages adore you. You are majestic protector of helpless. Have you not heard of my earnest appeals?
C 3 amba ninu nammina nApai
inta parAmukha mEla vinu
SyAma krishNa nuta chinta deerchi
sAmrAjya meeyavE vEgamu ||
Oh Amba, why are you reluctant to shower mercy ? I kept absolute faith in you only. You are adored by Syama krishna. Please assuage my sufferings and bestow me supreme bliss soon.

bruhannAyaki - madhyamAvati - tiSramadhyamam

P bruhannAyaki nannu brOvu vEgamE || Oh Bruhannayaki the supreme ruler, please protect me expeditiously.
AP bruhadambA needu mahimalu
brahmAdi suralachE pogaDa taramA ||
O Bruhadamba the supreme mother, is it possible even for Brahma and other celestials to extol your powers ?
C 1 dEvee neevE gatiyani ambA druDha bhakti
tO poojinchE gadA nA veta
deerchavE karuNa jooDa samaya midE
neepadamE gati yanuchu nera nammiti ||
O Devi, am I not worshipping you with absolute faith that you alone are my refuge ? This is the right time to alleviate me from suffering. I believe that your sacred feet are my sole protectors.
C 2 deena rakshaki neevani sadA talachina
dAsuDu nEnu gadA mAkabhaya
dAnameeyavE kAmita dAyikE
nee nAmame anudinamu maravakanu ||
Am I not your humble servant who always believed that you are the savior for hapless.Please bestow me protection as gift. You fulfill wishes. I don't forget to chant your name daily.
C 3 SyAmakrishNa pAlini gouri sulalitE
SyAmalE nAtO vAdamAyammA
ee mahilO nee samAna daivamevaru
ee vELanu duramuganu varamosagu ||
You are the protector of Syamakrishna. O Gouri, O Syamala, you are delicate and your complexion is dark. O Mother, why is this debate? Is there any deity equal to you on this earth ? Please bestow me boons swiftly today .

daya jooDa - jaganmOhini - miSrachApu

P daya jooDa manchi samaya mi
dE vEvEgamE vachchi||
Oh Mother, this is the best time to show your mercy. Please come immediately.
AP jayamosagE Sankari neevu
janani gadA bruhadambA ||
You are Sankari that bestows success. Oh Bruhadamba, you are my mother.
C 1 kanakAngi nee pada kamalamE dik
kani namminAnu nEnu
sanaka sanandana vandita
charaNa sArasa nEtri neevugadA ||
Oh Kanakangi shining like gold, I've implicit faith in your lotus feet. You are my refuge. Sages Sanaka and Sanandana bow to your feet. Your eyes are beautiful like lotus petals.
C 2 chapala mantayu deerchakhanDa
sAmrAjyameeyavE
kapaTamu sEyakanE nigama vinuta
kAmita dAyaki neevugadA ||
You eradicate all temptations and bestow me kingdom of supreme bliss. Please don't disappointment me. You are extoled by Vedas. You are bestower of boons.
C 3 SyAmakrishNa sOdaree koumAree
sakalAgama poojitE dEvi
nee mahimalu pogaDa taramA
nee samAna mendu gAnanE ||
Oh Koumari the sister of Syama Krishna, the scriptures adore you. Oh Devi, is it posible for me to extol your glory? I can't find a deity equal to you anywhere.

dEvi meena nEtri - SankarAbharaNam - Adi

P dEvi meena nEtri brOva rAvE
daya chEyavE brOva rAvammA ||
Oh Devi with beautiful fish-shaped eyes, please protect me compassionately.
AP sEvinchE vArikellanu
chintAmaNiyai yunnarA ||
You are the divine wishfulfilling Chintamani gem for those who serve you.
C 1 bAla neevE gati yani ninnE
chAla nammina nApai parA
kEla dayachEya neekidi
mElA divyAmbA
kAlAdivi rANee sadguNa
Seela keeravANi dEvi
neela neerada vENi trilOka jana
nee dEvee mahESvaree bhavAnee ||
Oh Mother, why are you indifferent? . I've been keeping absolute faith in you only. Is it good for you? You are queen Parvati full of virtues. Your voice is sweet like that of cuckoo. Your tresses are black like water bearing clouds. You are the supreme Mother of three Lokas. You are Mahesvari and you are Bharati.
C 2 ambA mukha nirjita Satadhara
bimbA rakshita deva dAta
vammA nata nija suta guha
hErambAmbA SyAmalAmbA
bimbAdhari gouree ka
damba vihAri amba
kambu kanTi himaSaila vruksha pAli
kA dEvee bAlAmbikA ambA ||
O Amba, your beautiful face resembles moon. You are protector and benefactor of Devatas. Your dear children Ganesa and Guha prostrate before you. Your lips are red like Bimba fruit. You are Gouri who strolls in Kadamba forest. your neck is like conch. You are Balambika the protector of trees on Himalaya mountains.
C 3 vANee ramA vandita rud
rANee nee sATevaru kaL
yANi SyAmakishNa nuta keera
vANee SarvANee
veeNA vinOdinee Sree chakra
kONa nivAsini geer
vANa vandita padAravindA SivA dEvee kAtyAyinee ambA ||
Oh Rudrani, you are adored by Lakshmi and Sarasvati. You are unrivalled Kalyani the auspicious one. Syamakrishna bows to you. You are Keeravani who revels in melodious music on Veena. You dwell in mystical Srichakra. Devatas worship your lotus feet. Oh Mother Katyayini, you are the cosort of Lord Siva.