by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	Sri ramya chittAlankAra swaroopa brOvumu ||	You are the most beautiful embelishment in the heart of Sita.Please protect me.
AP	mArAri dEvEndra pitAmahA dyashTa dikpAla sEvya ||	Siva,Devendra,Brahma and the rulers of the eight directions(disas)adore you.
C	surESAri jeevApahAra vara sOdara dharApa Sripa narAnanda nE neevale gAnarA tyAgarAjArchita pada ||	You are the destroyer of Indrajit the enemy of Devendra. Your brothers are ideal.You are the great emperor and the lord of Sita.You are the embodiment of Supreme bliss taking human form.I can not find other deity like you.Tyagaraja worships your sacred feet.

In this Kruti Tyagaraja extoles the greatness of music.He adds that sublime music merges the individual soul with Supreme soul.He says that the character of Rama bestows supreme bliss.

P	sangeeta SAstra jnAnamu sAroopya soukhyada manE manasA ||	Oh my mind,the intrinsic knowledge of music bestows bliss of merging oneself with the Supreme self.
AP	SrungAra rasAdyakhila sAra poo rita rAma kathA nandAbdhi yuta ||	There is ocean of happiness in the story of SriRama which is filled with the essence of love and other emotions (rasas).
C	prEma bhakti sujana vAtsalyamu SrimadramA vara kaTAkshamu nEma nishTha yaSO dhana mosangunE nErpu galgu tyAgarAju nErchina ||	Love,devotion,affection,discipline,concentration and benovolent looks of Goddess Sita bestow us wealth of fame. Tyagaraja learnt this wisely.

In this Kruti Tyagaraja alleviates the misapprehension that people in family life can't serve the God well.He believes that they also can worship ,even involving their family. They,who dedicate the fruits of their action to God would certainly be blessed.

P	samsArulaitE nEmayyA Sikhi pinchA vatanSuDeduTa nunDaga ||	Why not the people lead family life if they adore the lord with peacock plume on his head is in front of them?
AP	himsAdulella rOsi hamsAdula gooDi pra Samsa jEyuchunE proddu kamsArini nammu vAru ||	If they hate evil, spend time in the association of ascetics and keep implicit faith in Srihari the destroyer of Kamsa,they can also be in family life.
C 1	jNAna vairAgyamulu heenamainaTTi bhAva kAnanamuna tirugu mAnavulu sadA dhyAna yOga yutulai nee nAmamu balkuchu nAnA karma phalamu dAnamu sEyuvAru ||	People devoid of philosophic wisdom and sense of reclusion, entangled in the worldly problems would also be blessed,if they meditate and chant your name dedicating fruits of their action at your sacred feet.
C 2	kroorapu yOchanala dooru chEsi dAra putrula pari chArakula sAra roopuni pada sArasa yugamula sAre sAreku manasAra poojinchu vAru ||	Those who are at a distance to cruel thoughts, who worship you along with their family and helpers, who worship regularly and whole-heartedly the lotus feet of Srihari, the quintessence of spirituality,may also lead family life.
C 3	bhAgavatula gooDi bhOgamulella hari kE gAvimpuchunu veeNA gAnamulatO Agamacharuni Sri rAgamuna bADuchu tyAgarAja nutuni bAguga nammu vAru ||	They join other devotees, dedicating their enjoyments to SriHari.They play Veena singing the praise of the embodiment of Vedas in 'Sriraga' They have absolute faith in the lord worshipped by Tyagaraja.

In this Kruti Tyagaraja exhorts us to utilize precious life in the path of devotion to SriRama with discipline.

P	samayamu EmarakE manasA ||	Oh mind,don't waste your time in delusion.
AP	sumatulou narulanu chEri nija sukhamanubhavinchuTaku nee kidE ||	This is the time to join the company of pious people and derive real happiness.
C	antarangamuna kalugu bhayamuna Antarika bhakti mArgamu telisi danta samrakshakuDaina Sri tyAgarAja sannutuni jooDa	Realise the fears involved in the worldly life and find the path of devotion to God internally.SriRama, worshipped by Tyagaraja, is the savior of the disciplined and devoted persons.