by Damodara Rao Dasu

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marachE vADanA -kEdAram -Adi -

P marachE vADanA rAma ninnu madanajanaka|| Oh Srirama,Would I forget you? you are Maha Vishnu the creator of Manmadha.
AP marakatAnga neeyokka madi nencha valadu || Oh Rama, you are beautiful like emerald. Please don't misunderstand me.
C kAni mAnavulu karuNa lEka nApai
lEni nEramulenchina gAni
Sri nijamuga nAchenta jErinagAni
rAni needaya tyAgarAjanuta ||
People who are not my well wishers are unkind towards me and falsely accuse me of various crimes.Even if I am blessed with wealth, I only need your mercy. Tyagaraja worships you.

nenaruncharA - simhavAhini - Adi

P nenaruncharA nApaini chAla nee dAsuDanu gAna SrirAma || Oh Srirama, please be affectionate to me. Am I not your humble servant ?
AP sanakAdi yOgi brunda vandya pAda sAkEta vAsa sadbhakta pOsha || Sage Sanaka and many Yogis bow to your sacred feet. You dwell at Saketa. You are protector of sincere devotees.
C talli tandri guru daivamu neevani tarachugAnu ninu nammiyunna nE
tallaDilluchunDa dAri jupavEmi tyAgarAja paripAla suguNa Seela ||
I always believed that you are my mother, father, guru and God. When I am in perturbed condition why don't you come to my rescue ? You are paragon of virtues. You are protector of Tyagaraja.

kula birudunu - dEvamanOhari - rupaka

P kulabirudunu brOchukommu rammu|| Oh Rama, please come. Uphold the prestigious title of your lineage.
AP ilagala bhudEva surAdula kAdhAruDagu nee || You are the prop for learned Brahmanas in the world, Devatas in heaven and other devotees.
C 1 nigamAgama chara neeku nitya mangaLamu kalgu
vaga sEyaku SrirAma vandita tyAgarAja ||
You engross in the Vedas and other sacred scriptures. Please assuage me from agony. It is auspicious for you. Oh Srirama, Tyagaraja bows to you.

orula nADukOvalasina - Suddha sAvEri - Adi

P orulanADukO valasinadEmi parama pAvana SrirAma || Oh Srirama the most pious lord, why would I accuse others for my plight ?
AP paritApamu tALaka moraliDagA karuNa lEka neevE nannu chooDaka || Unable to bear my sufferings I begged for your compassion. If you also mercilessly ignore me, who else is there for me ?
C 1 manchi vAri sahavAsamu bAsi konchepu narula koraku nuti chEsi
yenchina kAryamu kooDani gAsi sahinchakunDeDidi nA pEru vAsi ||
I left company of good people and admired mean fellows. There by I could not perform the jobs I wanted to do. I am frustrated. This is perhaps due to my name or fate .
C 2 rAsiyanuchu narulanu chEbuni vAsiyunDeDi bhavAni
ASapriya nE mundu rAni chEsina karma manukOvale gAni ||
I depended on several unreliable people. I can only curse my fate. Sankara the lord of Bhavani adores you.
C 3 dEva tyAgarAja vinuta sanaka bhAvaneeya raghukula tilaka
eevarakunu nAdu tanuvalayaka neevE telusukOvale gAka ||
Oh Srirama the jewel of Raghu dynasty, Tyagaraja worships you. You only can understand my miserable plight. Please rescue me before I am exausted.