by Damodara Rao Dasu

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intakanna delpa- sAvEri - miSrachApu -

P intakannadelpa taramA jagadeeSwara nE neekitaramA neetO || Oh Rama the lord of the world, is it within my reach to tell you more than this ? Am I a stranger for you ?
C1 neeTi lOni rAjivamurA rAma ninu nammi bratuku jivamurA || You are beautiful like lotus flower in lake. I live with full faith in you.
C 2 neevEtana kihaparamu rAma ninu nammina kApuram || Oh Rama, you are my only prop in this world and in other world also. I and my family spend life with absolute faith in you.
C 3 rajaniSu juchi kumudamu reeti rAjillu ninnu jooDa mudamu || My heart is delighted to see you like water lily in presence of the moon.
C 4 & C5 nee karuNE rAjayOgamu rAma mAyayE rAja bhOgamu ||
rAghava Subhakara murtE tyAgarAju neevADanu keertE ||
Oh Rama, your compassion is divine blessing. Your incarnation is kingly and mysterious.
Oh Raghava the most auspicious deity, it is well known to all that I belong to you.

mAmava raghurAma - sAranga - rupaka

P mAmava raghurma marakata maNi SyAma || Oh Raghurama, who shines like emerald and who is blue, please protect me.
C1& C2 pAmara jana bhima pAlita sutrAma ||
duritambu pOdu dunuma manasu rAdu ||
You are protector of innocent folks . You are protector of Indra.
I am not able to get rid off my sins. My mind is not even inclined to do it.
C3 & C4 kalaSAmbudhilOna karuna karagipOyenA ||
vinumari samaramuna vidhi Saramu virigenA ||
Has your compassion melted away in ocean ?. Please listen. Was your Brahmastram destroyed in war ?.
C5& C6 kala satyamu suguNa kAnanamuna nilichenA
divya narApaghana daivatvamu bOyenA ||
Did you leave away your virtues like truth in forest ?.
Did you loose your divinity because you took human form ?.
C 7 rAjAdhipa tyAgarAja vinuta bAga || Oh Rama the king of kings, Tyagaraja worships you.

rAma Eva daivatam - balahamsa- rupakam

P rAma Eva daivatam raghukula tilakO mE || Rama the diadem of Raghu dynasty is only my deity.
C 1& C2 vigata kAma mOha madO vimala hrudaya Subha phaladO ||
jita gowtama kruta SApO natavarada sitApO ||
He is devoid of desire, fascination or arrogance. He bestows boons to the pious hearted.
He dispelled Gowtama's curse on Ahalya. He is the spouse of Sita who bestows boons to devotees.
C 3&C4 bhakta chitta tApa harO bhAvaka dAna chaturO ||
sura tArakagaNa chandrO mura narakEbha mrugEndrO ||
He eradicates afflictions in the minds of devotees. He is adept in showering auspicious boons.
He is lord of Devatas like the moon to stars.
C 5& C6 hari padmaja sarvESO haridaSwasu SankASO ||
tyAgarAja hrutsadanO nAgarAja vara SayanO ||
He is adored by Vishnu, Brahma and Siva. He is radiant like the Sun.
He dwells in the heart of Tyagaraja. He reclines on Adisesha the king of serpents.

rArA raghu veera - aThANa - - Adi

P rArA raghu veera venTa rArA tODu || Oh valiant Rama, please come along with me.
C1&C2 anudinamuna ninu manasuna ganugoni AnandamayE dayALO ||
sakala sujanulu goluchu sannidhigani challanAye dayALO ||
Oh Compassionate Rama, you are compassionate. Every day I am delighted to have you in my mind.
The very sight of pious people worshipping you, soothes my heart.
C3&C4 toDari yaDugaDugu kidi budhyani santOshamAye dayALO ||
sumukhamunanu tilakamu chelagagani sokkanAye dayALO ||
Oh Compassionate Rama, I am glad again and again to fix my mind on you only. You are compassionate.
I am fascinated to see your face adorned with bright Tilakam.
C5&C6 kanungoni bhavamuna boralaka needE kAryamAye dayALO ||
daSaradha tanaya Subhacharita pAlita tyAgarAja dayALO ||
Oh Compassionate Rama, I found happiness in doing your service forgetting other worldly attachments.
Oh son of Dasaradha, your character is pious. You are compassionate protector of Tyagaraja.