by Damodara Rao Dasu

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svAmiki sari - dEvagAndhAri - Adi

P svAmiki sari evaranavachchu
svara rAga sudhA nidhi chandruDE ||
Who can be equal to my lord? He is nectarine ocean of music with melodious svaras and ragas.
A.P. bhumilOnu sakala janulu mOdamutO
pogaDatagina satkeerti vahinchina ||
All the people on this earth extol him as the connoisseur of music.
C dharalO gAna mabhyasinchina
narulella viDa mArgulayyErani
karuNatO vAriki bhaktiyandu
ruchi kalugunaTlu keertanalu jEsina ||
Apprehending that those who learnt music may leave it, he composed songs to develop interest in devotion for God.
C 2 paradhana kAntAmaNula kAsinchaka
nArAyaNAdula golichi pogaDa dheeruDai
vara sangeetamu mOkshadamani
yenchi paramAtmuDaina SrirAmuni bhajinchina ||
Don't be fascinated by others' wealth or women. Develop devotion to Narayana and other deities. Music paves way for salvation if anyone chants the glory of supreme soul Sri Rama.
C 3 gAnalOluDau venkaTESvaruni
tanagAnamuchE paravaSamugajEsi
mAnakanE tana hrudaya
kamalamuna mantramu naNuchu
konina Sri tyAgarAja svAmi ||
Immerse yourself in singing the glory of Venkatesvara who engrosses in music. Tyagaraja swami kept Rama in his lotus-like heart and chanted Mantras melodiously. Who is equal to him?