by Damodara Rao Dasu

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viDemu sEyavE - kharaharapriya - Adi

P viDemu sEyavE nannu viDanADakuvE || Oh Srirama, enjoy the tasty betel leaves with nuts and spices. Please don't leave me.
A.P. puDami tanaya chEti manchi maDupu lanuchudalachi talachi || Remember again and again the "tambulam" offered by your dear Sita the daughter of Goddess Earth.
C rAjamAnyuDou soumitri ratna tamma paDagabaTTi
tEjarilla nilachinADu dEva dEva
jAji kAyalu yElakulu jApatri vakkalAkulu
rAja rAjavara tyAgarAju prEmatO nosage ||
Lakshmana who is venerated by all kings is the Avatar of Adisesha. He is standing by your side as if Adisesha is spreading his magnificient hood over you. Oh lord of lords, Oh king of kings, Tyagaraja is offering to you with love, fragrant and tasty "tambulam" mixed with nuts, nutmeg, cardomom and other fragrant spices.