by Damodara Rao Dasu

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neenAma rupamulaku(pavamAnasutuDu) - saurAShTram - Adi

This Kruti is generally sung as "Mangalam" (benedictory hymn) at the end of a Karnatic concert.

P nee nAma roopamulaku nitya jaya mangaLam || Oh Sri Rama, let there be perpetual auspiciousness and victory to your sacred name and appearence,
C 1 pavamAna sutuDu paTTu pAdAravindamulaku || to your lotus-feet comforted by Anjaneya the son of wind-god,
C 2 navamukta hAramulu naTiyinchu yuramunaku || to your chest where precious pearls dangle daintily,
C 3 naLinAri gEru chirunavvugala mOmunaku || to your smiling face resembling lotus flower,
C 4 pankajAkshi nelakonna ankayugamunaku || to your lap where lotus-eyed Sita sits gracefully,
C5&C6 prahlAda nAradAdi bhaktulu pogaDuchunDu||
rAjeeva nayana tyAgarAja vinutamaina ||
Slokam: mangaLam jAnakeeSAya maharAja sutAyacha
mAyAmAnusha vEshAya mahaneeyAya mangaLam ||
to the lord adored by Prahlada, Narada and other devotees,
to lotus-eyed Sri Rama who is worshipped by Tyagaraja.
Slokam: Let there be auspiciousness to the lord of Sita, the sovereign king, the divine lord appearing as human being and the most eminent one.