by Damodara Rao Dasu

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chintistunnADE - mukhAri - Adi

P chintistunnADE yamuDu || Yama the death god is pondering in anxiety.
A.P. santatamu sujanulella
sadbhajana chEyuTa joochi ||
He is watching all good people chanting the glory of Sri Rama. He remained pondering.
C 1 Soola pASa dhruta bhaTa
jAlamula joochi mari mee
kOlAhalamuluDigE
kAlamAyenE yanuchu||
He is warning his servants armed with spears and nooses that time has come to curb their enthusiasm and zeal.
C 2 vAridhi SOshimpa jEyu
kroora kumbhajuni reeti
ghOra narakAdula naNachE
tArakanAmamunu dalachi ||
He is thinking about Rama's "Tarakanama" which is capable of eradicating horrible punishments in hell and granting salvation. Rama's name itself is powerful like the terrific act of Agastya who swallowed entire ocean in one gulp.
C 3 dAri teliyalEka tirugu
vAralaina chAlunanTE
sAramani tyAgarAju san
keertanamu pADEranuchu ||
He finds that even those who are ignorant of right path are also singing Tyagaraja's devotional Keertanas.