by Damodara Rao Dasu

| Home | Foreword | Reviews | Guestbook | Transliteration | References | Search | Contact |

lAvaNya rAma -rudra priya -roopakam

In this kruti Tyagaraja says that Rama's heart,beauty and purport are divine.

P lAvaNya rAma kannulAra jooDavE ati || Oh beautiful Rama, please look at me whole heartedly.
AP Sri vanitAchitta kumuda Seeta kara SatAnanyaja || You delight Sita's heart just as the moon blossoms lily flower. You are more beautiful than hundred Manmathas's.It is like the compatibility of water lily and moon.
C 1 nee manasu nee sogasu nee dinusu vErE
tAmasa mata daivamEla tyagarAjanuta divya ||
Your mind,your charm,your purport are extraordinary.Why should anyone follow the dogmatic and vile faiths? Oh lord of Tyagaraja, You are divine.

laliyugaVE - neelAmbari - roopakam

This is Utsava Sampradaya keertana (traditional festival song) is lullaby. Devotees keep deities on a cradle and sing lullabies praising the qualities of their favorite God and derive immense happiness.

P lAli yugavE mA pAli daivama || Oh my dear lord, enjoy the swing.
AP lAli yugavE nunu gAlidinDi pAnpu paina || Please swing on soft Sesha talpam. enjoy the swing. ( Lord Vishnu reclines on serpant Vasuki)
C 1 pammina vEDuka meera tammula tOnu
kammani viDe mosagu yA janakAtmaja tOnu ||
Please swing pleasantly with your brothers and with Janaki the daughter of Janaka. She offers tasty betel leaves to you.
C 2 bomma dEvara tanDri bhoomeeSula tODanu
sammatamuna tyAgarAju sannuti sEyaga ||
Oh Lord, you are the father of Brahma. Swing while Tyagaraja worships you whole heartedly along with the other kings.