by Damodara Rao Dasu

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aDugu varamula - Arabhi - miSra chApu -

P aDugu varamula nichchEnu || Oh Prahlada, if you request I'll bestow many boons.
AP aDugaDuguku ninnE talachu chunnAnu adbhutamaina bhaktiki sokkinAnu || I've been thinking of you continuously. My heart is melting by your amazing devotion and penance.
C 1 dhana kanakamulu ennaina neeku dAra putrulu sogasaina inDla |
chanuvuna nosagudu samSayamEla tanuvu chikkaga nEla dAnava bAla ||
I'll affectionately give to you abundant wealth, gold, wife, children and beautiful buildings. Don't hesitate. Oh Prahlada the young son of demon Hiranyakasipa, why do you torment yourself and get leaner.
C 2 akrama danujula goTTi nee yApadalanu talameTTi |
vikramamuna bahu vikhyAtiga nidhi SukrAdula paTTamu losagenu ||
I'll destroy the wicked demons and dispel all your troubles. I'll bestow wealth and kingdoms of Sukracharya and other demons to you.
C 3 vAji gajAndOLikamulu neeku varamaina maNi bhushaNamulu |
rAjiga nosagaka rava tALa lEnu vara tyAgarAjAptuDa nEnu ||
I'll bestow horses, elephants, swings, precious gems and ornaments to you. I am Rama, dear to Tyagaraja.

vadda nunDEdE - varALi - miSrachApu

P vadda nunDEdE bahu mElu vArijAksha nA || It is my good fortune to be blessed by your presence.
AP addampu mOmu gala ranga anupama mOhanAnga || Oh Ranga, your unblemished beautiful face is like mirror.
C 1 bangAru poola pujintu bAguga ninnu sEvintu|
SrungArinchi kougalintu chirakAla mArAdhintu ||
I'll worship you with gold flowers. I'll decorate you beautifully and embrace.
C 2 mungala nE naTiyintu muddu mAtala tElintu |
sangeetamu vinipintu sAreku nE santOshintu ||
I'll dance in front of you. I'll entertain with sweet talk and music. I derive immense happiness in worshipping you.
C 3 satta mAtramA neeyandE chittamu gAni pOdendu
tattaramu deerchukondu tyAgarAja sulabhuDandu ||
Oh Ranga, you are embodiment of 'Truth'. My mind is filled with you. You bestowed me unwavering faith. Others may comment that you are easily accessible to Tyagaraja.

ranga nAyaka -SankarAbharaNam - Adi

P ranga nAyakA rakshimpumayya
rachcha sEyanEla raghu vamSanAdha ||
Oh Lord Ranganayaka,please protect me. Oh Lord Rama the jewel of Raghu Dynasty, is it a big task for you to protect me?
AP pankaja ramaNa bhava tAraka Sri
rangapurAdhiSa SringAra nilaya ||
Oh lord of Lakshmi, you enable us cross ocean-like world. You are the lord of Srirangam, the abode of love and beauty.
C 1 kAlaharaNamEla karuNAlavAla
chAla nammiti SaraNambu neevE
neela neeradAbha nirupama gAtra
Seela tyAgarAja nuta ||
Why is this delay? You are repository of compassion. I've absolute faith in you. You are my protector. Your incomparable body shines like blue cloud. Your character is ideal. You recline majestically on Adisesha,the divine serpent. Tyagaraja worships you.

varamaina - pharazu - miSrachApu

P varamaina nEtrOtsavamunu kanugona taraNi veDale chuDarE || Look at the grand festival for eyes. The Sun-God is rising to witness the grandeur.
AP dharanu vidhindrulu kara chAmaramula irugaDalanu meraya
niratamugAnu gaganamuna surala chEti virula vAna kuriya ||
Brahma and Devendra are shining on both sides of Lord Srihari, waving 'Chamara' fans. The celestials are showering flowers incessantly from the sky.
C 1 parama bhAgavata chayamulu bAguga hari nAmamu sEya
duramuna prahlAduDu kanikaramuna hariyani talapOya ||
A number of esteemed devotees of Srihari are chanting his sacred name well. Prahlada is meditating upon Lord Srihari in ecstasy.
C 2 vAridhi rAju nArada sanakAdulu sAreku nutiyimpaga
varamu Sri tyAgarAja varaduDalla vAralagani brOva ||
Samudra the king of seas, Narada, sage Sanaka and other devotees are unabatingly singing the glory of the lord. Tyagaraja's benevolent deity Srihari, is watching their devotional fervor to protect them mercifully.