by Damodara Rao Dasu

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nee pada pankajamu - bEgaDa - Adi

P nee pada pankajamulanu nE nera namminAnu || Oh Sri Rama, I've implicit faith in your lotus feet.
A.P. bhupAlura garvambulaNachu kora
kA paramESwaru chApamu drunchina ||
You broke the invincible bow of Lord Siva and subdued the pride of other kings.
C 1 kOpamutO munu tApasi ichchina
SApamuna ahalya anudinamu
chAparAyi tanu tApa mOrvalE
nApenu gani paritApamu deerchina ||
Sage Goutama , in great anger, cursed his wife Ahalya to become a stone. But by the touch of your foot you redeemed her curse and dispelled her sorrow.
C 2 vanaruha tulita nayana samkrandana
tanayuni bAdha sahimpani virO
chana sutumati galgina bhaya megayaga
ghanatama dundubhi penutala dannina ||
Oh Rama, your eyes are beautiful like lotus petals. Vali the son of Indra, subjected his brother Sugriva the son of Sun God to great agony. You alleviated his suffering by vanquishing Vali.
C 3 jyAvara nuta jyAjAvara biDou
jAvara jASrita tyAgarAja
jyAvarAja rudrAvaneesura
bhAvaneeya muni jeevana aniSamu ||
The best archers adore you. Sita the daughter of Goddess Earth is your consort. Tyagaraja bows to Upendra the brother of Indra. Brahma, Siva and pious Brahmanas meditate upon you. You are the life for sages. Oh Rama, I always think of you.