by Damodara Rao Dasu

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Oh jagannAdhA - kEdAragowLa - Adi

P Oh jagannAdhA yani nE pilachitE Oh yani rA rAdA || When I am calling you "Oh jagannAdha" why don't you reply and come saying "Oh".
AP rAjeeva nayana rAkEndu vadana rAjillu sitAramaNi hrutsadana || Your eyes are beautiful like lotus petals.Your face is like the moon. You shine well in the heart of your beautiful Sita.
C 1 idi vELa gAdu ika tALa bOdu madini neevEgAni mari gati lEdu || I can't bear anymore. My heart has no place for anyone else. I've no other go.
C 2 ira vonda rAka inta parAkA dora neevEyani tOchenu gAka || Oh Lord, why don't you stay with me always ? Why are you so indifferent? I always believed that you are my lord.
C 3 lAlinchu rAjA ravikOTi tEjA leelAvatAra pAlita tyAgarAja || Oh my Lord, please assuage me. You shine with the effulgence of a million Suns. Your incarnation is full of miracles. You are protector of Tyagaraja.

kamala bhavuDu - kaLyANi - miSrachApu

P kamala bhavuDu veDale kanugonarE || Lo, look at Brahma the lotus borne who has set off to see Srihari.
AP vimala hrudayamuna vishNuni dalachuchu || He is thinking of Maha Vishnu only in his pure heart.
C 1 danDamu baTTi kamanDalamu booni konDADuchunu kOdanDapati juDa || He is holding sacred staff and sacred water bowl while going to see Kodandapani.(Rama)
C 2 sAreku harinAma sAramu grOluchu
dheeruDu neeradhi teeramunaku nEDu ||
While going to sea-shore ,he is singing the praise of Srihari, enjoying the essence of his sacred name.
C 3 AjAnubAhuDu amarEndra vinutuDu
rAjivAkshuni tyAgarAjanutuni juDa ||
Srirama is the most handsome lord with beautiful lotus-like eyes. Brahma is proceeding to see Srihari who is worshipped by Tyagaraja.

chelimini - yadukula kAmbhOji - Adi

P chelimini jalajAkshu ganTE chepparayyA meeru || Oh devotee friends, please tell me if you found Hari whose eyes are beautiful like lotus flower.
AP palumAru mrokkedanu dayatO palukarayyA entO || I'll salute you many times . Kindly tell me where he is.
C 1 SarachApamu karamuna niDi merayunayyA entO
karuNArasamu ninDina kannulayyA ||
He shines with a bow in his hand. His eyes are full of compassion.
C 2, C3 chuDa chuDa manasu karigE sumukhuDayyA bhaktula
jADa telisi mATalADE jANaDayyA ||
SrungArini bAsi mEnu chikkenayyA hari
chengaTa munnE nA madi chikkenayyA hari ||
When we watch his pleasant face, our hearts melt. He wisely understands his devotees and talks.
His body is emaciated as he is seperated from his consort. In fact he captivated my heart.
C4,C5 nAlOni jAli balkajAlanayyA hari
meelO meerE telisi marmameeyarayyA hari ||
tyAgarAja sakhuDani talatunayyA meeru
bAguga nAyangalArpu bAparayyA ||
I am unable to express my grief. Please understand my plight and reveal where he is.
I strongly believe that he is Tyagaraja's friend. Please assuage me from my deep anguish.

dorakunAyani - tODi - rupakam

P dorakunAyani surala dora veDalenu kanarE || Devendra the lord of celestials set off in search of Sri Hari . You please see.
AP karuku bangAru valuvagaTTi sommulu veTTi
hari sEva kanulAra antarangamunanu gana ||
Indra heartily desired to watch the services of Prahlada to Srihari who is adorned with gold costumes and ornaments.
C 1 ghanamaina harinAma gAna monarinchuchu
chanuvuna hari sEva salpa nevvarikaina ||
Is it easy for anyone to get the opportunity of serving Srihari by chanting and singing his sacred names ?
C 2 nEDu tana nOmu phala meeDErenani harini
pADuchunu manasAra vEDuchunu sEvimpa ||
Indra was singing happily that his prayers yielded fruits. He heartily yearned to serve Srihari.
C 3 rAjamukhuDavanijA ramaNitO chelagaga
pujinchu Sri tyAgarAjasannutuni gana ||
He wanted to see Prahlada offering prayers to Vishnu (Rama) whose face is beautiful like the moon and who is shining with his beautiful consort Sita, the daughter of Mother Earth. He is the deity of Tyagaraja.