by Damodara Rao Dasu

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tulaSamma mA inTa - dEvagAndhAri - Adi

P tulaSamma mA inTa nelakonavamma Sri || Oh Mother Tulasi, please flourish well in our house.
AP ee mahini nee samAnamevaramma bangAru bomma || You are precious like golden doll. Who is equal to you in this world?
C 1 karaku suvarNapu sommulu beTTi
sarige cheere muddu kuriyaga gaTTi
karuNa joochi sirulanu oDigaTTi
varaduDani karamunu baTTi Sri ||
I'll embellish you with ornaments of pure gold. You'll be dressed beautifully in gold laced saree. You are repository of prosperity. Please shower your compassion. You are holding the hand of Vishnu auspiciously.
C 2 uramuna mutyapu sarulasiyADa
sura taruNulu ninnu koniyADa
varamunu ashTadigeeSulu vEDa
varaduDu ninu prEma jooDa Sri ||
Pearl necklaces are dangling on your bosom. Celestial women are singing your glory. The ruling gods of the eight directions of the universe are praying to you in reverence. Maha Vishnu the bestower of boons glances at you with love.
C 3 maruvaka pArijAta sarOja
kuravaka vakuLa sugandha rAja
vara sumamulachE tyAga Sri ||
Oh Mother Tulasi who fulfills our wishes, Tyagaraja worships you with fragrant and colorful flowers like Maruvaka,Parijata, Lotus, Kuruvaka, Vakula and other best flowers.

nA pAli SrirAma - SankarAbharaNam - Adi

This is "utsava sAmpradAya keertana" sung on the occasion of "tirumanjanam" i.e. annointing ceremony to the Lord.

P nA pAli SrirAma bhoopAlaka stOma
kApADa samayamu nee pAdamuleera ||
Oh my deity Srirama, You are the most glorious among all kings. This is the right time to show your grace. Please show me your feet.
C1,C2 bhaLi bhaLi bhaktula poojAphalamu neevanukonTi
naLina lOchana neeku nalugu beTTErA||
kOTi manmadhulaina sATiga nee sogasu
nATiyunnadi madini mETi SrirAma ||
Excellent, I knew that you are the answer to our prayers. Oh lotus-eyed lord, I'll annoint you auspiciously.
Oh Srirama, your beauty, excelling the beauty of million cupids, is installed in my mind.
C3,C4 toli poojAphalamEmo kaligE neepada sEva
naluvu kainanu ninnu teliyaga taramA||
patita pAvana neevu pAlincha kunTEnu
gati mAkevaru mammu grakkuna brOvu ||
Perhaps due to my earlier prayers , you blessed me with the opportunity of serving your feet. Even Brahma cannot comprehend you.
You are redeemer of the sinful. If you don't protect us, who else will? Please protect me soon.
C5,C6 kOri neepada sEva chEyanu dalachi
mAramaNa nAlOnE marulu konnAnu||
nirupEdakabbina nidhi reeti dorikitivi
vara tyAgarAjuniki varada mrokkErA ||
Oh lord of mother Sita, I've been yearning to be at your service always.
I am happy to find you. I am like a poor man who is overwhelmed with joy when he gets treasure . You are my bestower. Tyagaraja worships you.

mA rAmachandruniki - kEdAragowLa - Adi

This is "utsava sampradAya keertana".
P mA rAmachandruniki jaya mangaLam
ghOra bhava neeranidhi tArakuniki mangaLam ||
May it be victory to our Ramachandra who enables us cross the ocean-like worldly life.
C 1 mAruniganna rAjakumAruniki mangaLam
mArulEni hariki mummAru jaya mangaLam ||
May it be auspicious to Srihari the father of Manmadha. May it be victory to the unparalleled lord again and again.
C 2 bAhulEyAptuniki subAhuvairiki mangaLam
bAhujAsooruDAjAnu bAhuniki mangaLam ||
May it be auspicious to the lord who is enemy of demon Subahu. May it be victory to the broad shouldered majestic personality Srirama who is warrior par-excellent.
C 3 brundAvana sthita mouni brundAvanuniki mangaLam
brundAlOluniki pAlita brundArakuniki mangaLam ||
May it be auspicious to the lord who fulfilled his promise to the hermits at Brundavana forest to re-incarnate as Srikrishna. May it be auspicious to the lord who loved pious lady Brunda very much.
C 4 rAjavEshuniki rAja rAjArchituniki mangaLam
rAjadharuDagu tyAgarAja nutuniki mangaLam ||
May it be victory to Rama in king's attire, worshipped by other kings. May it be auspicious to Srirama who is adored by Siva known as Tyagaraja.

inta tAmasamaitE - sAvEri - chApu

P inta tAmasamaitE entani sairintunu Emi chEyudu rAma || Oh Rama, if you remain indifferent so long ,how can I endure? What should I do ?
AP kantujanaka nannu vinta chEsitE ninnoo
ranta navvarA seetAkanta nanu karuNimpa ||
Oh father of Manmadha, Oh lord of Sita, if you belittle me, would not the whole town lough at you? Please be merciful.
C 1 rAjeevalOchana rAjeetO rAvEmi rA
jeevamu neevErA jeemootAbha tanO
rAjeevAsana janaka rAjillu raghuvamSa
rAjarAja neevErA jeevAdhAra ||
Oh lotus-eyed Rama, you shine like water-bearing cloud. Why don't you agree to protect me? You are life for me. You are father of lotus-seated Brahma. You are the most glorious king of Raghu dynasty. You are only my prop.
C 2 sundara moortee nAyandu daya rAdu nE
nendu bOdurA neeyandu chittamugAni
endunnAvO rAkEndu SEkhara nuta nee
kendu anumAna minduvadana ||
You are the most charming deity. If you are not merciful, where else can I go? You are always in my conscience. Siva who adorns crescent moon worships you. Oh Rama, your face is beautiful like the moon. Why are you hesitating?.
C 3 gAravamEdi SrungAra vAridhE brOva
garAdA pAvanu gArAdA muni hrudayA
gAra tyAgarjuni gAravimpa ||
Oh Rama, you are ocean of beauty. You dwell in the hearts of sages. Why don't you appear before me lovingly to save my self-respect ?.