by Damodara Rao Dasu

In this song Annamaiah expresses that Lord Venkatesa chose to grace himself at Venkatadri after sanctifying various holy places like Mathura,Ayodhya,Panchavati etc.

P	annichOTla paramAtma neevu inni roopula bhrama intuvu gA ||	Oh supreme soul Sri Venkatesa, you dwell every where. You manifest in different forms and fascinate us.
C 1	pAlajalanidhi nunDi badari vanAna nunDi Alayamai gayalO prayAga nunDi bhoolOka nidhiyai purushOttamAna nunDi vEla sankhyala roopai vichchEtugA ||	You appear on the ocean of milk,in the forest of Badari and at holy Prayaga and Gaya. You are treasure of the world. You are the supreme one appearing in countless forms.
C 2	uttara madhuralO nayOdhya lOpala nunDi sattina nanda vrajAna nunDi chittaginchi panchavaTi simhAdri lOnanunDi vattuga lOkamulu pAvanamu sEyaganu ||	In the North you graced yourself at Mathura and Ayodhya. You lived at Nanda's Vrajabhoomi. You stayed at Panchavati and Simhadri and sanctified the universe abundantly.
C 3	kyvalyamuna nunDi kamalaja lOkAna mOvaga Sreerangamuna nunDi eevala nAvala nunDi ee venkaTAdripai neeve neeve vachchi nelakonTigA ||	You've come from the abode of eternal beatitude as sustainer of Brahma Loka. You came from all the places to this Venkatadri and made it your abode.

In this song Annamaiah surrenders himself to Lord Venkatesa stating that he restored the Vedas,that he is omnipresent,that he is the master of the universe and that he is the bestower of boons.

P	arasi nannu gAchinatanike SaraNu paramu nihamu nElE patikini SaraNu ||	I surrender to Him who always protects me. I surrender to the lord who rules our life in this world and in the transendental.
C 1	vEdamu dechchinaTTi vibhuniki SaraNu Adi moola mantE vachchinataniki SaraNu EdaSa tAnaiyunna eetaniki SaraNu SreedEvi magaDaina sree patiki SaraNu ||	I surrender to the Lord who restored the Vedas. I surrender to Him who is the primordial. I surrender to Him who is all pervading. I surrender to Sreepati the lord of Sridevi.
C 2	andariki prANamaina Ataniki SaraNu mundu mooDu moortula moortiki SaraNu dindupadi dEvatala dEvuniki SaraNu andi minnu nEla nEkamainataniki SaraNu ||	I surrender to Him who is the life force of all. I first surrender to Him who is the lord of the trinity. I earnestly surrender to the lord of Devatas. I surrender to Him who is on the earth and in the sky at a time.
C 3	tAne chaitanya maina daivAniki SaraNu nAna brahmAndAla nAthuniki SaraNu Anuka Sree venkaTAdri yandu nunDi varamulu deenula kindarikichchE dEvuniki SaraNu. ||	I surrender to Him who is Himself conciousness. I surrender to the lord of the infinite cosmos. I surrender to the God on Venkatadri who bestows boons to the hapless.

In this song Annamacharya reinforces his faith in Lord Venkatesa who protects all from all possible dangers due to the occasional catastrophs on the earth,on the water,on the fire, in the air and in the space.

P	Adi moolamE mAku anga raksha Sree dEvuDE mAku jeeva raksha ||	The primordial lord alone is our savior. The lord of Lakshmi alone is the savior of our life.
C 1	bhoomi dEvi patiyaina purushOttamuDe mAku bhoomi pai nEDa nunDina bhoomi raksha Amani jaladhi SAyi yaina dEvuDE mAku sAmeepya mandunna jala raksha ||	The lord of the goddess earth protects us wherever we are on the earth. The God that reclines on the vast ocean is our savior on water.
C 2	mrOyuchu nagnilO yajna moortiaina dEvuDu Ayamulu tAkanunDa agni raksha VAyusutu nElinaTTivanaja nAbhuDE mAku vAyuvandu kanda kunDa vAyu raksha ||	He is the presiding deity of Yajnas(sacrificial rituals) who protects us from fire. He is the protector of Anjaneya the son of the wind god who protects us from hazards due to winds.
C 3	pAdamAkASamunaku pArajoochE vishNuvE gAdiliai mAku AkASa raksha sadhinchi SreevenkaTAdreeSuDE mAku sAdaramu meerinaTTi sarva raksha ||	Sree Maha Vishnu who scaled the sky with one step is alone our savior in the sky. The supreme lord of Sri Venkatadri is our sole protector.

In this song Annamayya expounds the glory of Sri Krishna's Viswarupam. He gives the reasons for Arjuna's realisation that Sri Krishna is Sri Maha Vishnu's incarnation.

P	AroopamunakE hari nE mokkedanu cheri vibheeshaNuni saraNAgatuDani chEkoni sari gAchitivi ||	Oh Srihari,I prostrate before your divine appearence.You are the protector of Vibhishana.
C 1	phAla lOchanuDu brahmayu nindruDu sOli agniyunu suryachandrulunu neelOnunDaga nerigene kiriTi moola bhooti vagu mooritivi gAna||	Siva, Brahma, Indra, Agni,the Sun and the Moon are in you.Oh Krishna, I realise that you are the primordial.
C 2	ananta Sirasula ananta padamula ananta nayanamula ananta karamula ghana nee rupamu kanugone kiriTi ananta mooritivanniTa gAna ||	Infinite number of heads,feet,eyes and hands are in your splendid appearence because you are the infinite in all respects.
C 3	jagamulinniyunu sakala munindrulu agu SrivenkaTa nAdhuDa ninnE pogaDaga kiriTi poDagane nee rupu agaNita mahimuDa vanniTa gAna ||	The whole universe and all the eminent sages praise you. Arjuna praises your magnificient appearence because you are omnipotent.

P	atadE parabrahma matadE lOka nAyakuDu atanikantE mari yadhikulu lEraya ||	Venkateswara alone is the supreme conciousness. He alone is the hero of the world. No one is greater than him.
C 1	kamala vAsini Lakshmi kaladA evarikainA kamala nAbhuni okkanikE kAka kamalajuDaina brahma kalaDA evvani nAbhi namara vandyuDu mA harikE gAka ||	Who else is the possessor of Lakshmi who dwells on a lotus except Hari? Who else is the creator of Brahma from his navel? Hari alone is worshipped by all Devatas.
C 2	andaru nunDEti bhoomi anyulaku galadA anDapu gOvindunikE gAka chenDi bhAgiradhi SripAdAla galadA mandara dharuDaina mAdhavuniki gAka||	Who else is the Lord of this earth except Govinda? Does the river Ganga originate from anyone else except from the feet of Madhava? Who else bore the Mandara mountain?.
C 3	nichchalu abhaya michchE nErupu yendu galadA achchuga nArAyaNuni yandE gAka rachchala SaraNAgata rakshaNa mendu galadA tachchina SrivenkaTAdri dEvanikE gAka ||	Does anyone possess the skill of bestowing security like Narayana? Is there a God like Venkatesa that protects devotees?

P	angana leerE Aratulu angaja gurunaku nAratulu ||	Oh beautiful women,offer Arati(waving sacred lamp to the deity) to the Lord Venkateswara the father of Manmatha.
C 1	SridEvi tODuta chelaguchu navvE Adima purushuni kAratulu mEdinee ramaNi mElamu lADETi Aditya tEjuna kAratulu ||	Offer Arati to the primordial Lord that shines delightfully with his consort Sri Devi. Offer Arati to the beautiful Alamelumanga who is jovial with her consort who is radiant like the Sun.
C 2	suralaku namrutamu soradi nosangina harikidivO pasiDAratulu taramiDi dushTula danujula naDachina ari bhayankaruna kAratulu ||	Here is golden Arati to Srihari who distributed nectar to Devatas in an orderly manner.Here is Arati to the one who is terror to his enemies and who destroyed the wicked demons.
C 3	nichchelu kaLyANa nidhiai EgETi achyutunaku nivE Aratulu chochchi SrivenkaTESu nalamElmanga yachchuga nilichiri yAratulu ||	Here is Arati to Hari the eternal treasure of auspiciousness.Sri Venkateswara is standing here with Alamelumanga. Offer Arati to the divine couple.

In this song Annamaiah expounds the essence of The Bhagavadgita proclaimed by Sri Krishna to Arjuna in which He declared that He is the creator and sustainer of the whole creation.

P	ani Anatichche krishNu DarjuninitO vini yAtani bhajinchu vivEkamA ||	Thus Sri Krishna ordained Arjuna to listen and to be wise enough to worship Him.
C 1	bhoomi lOnu jochchi sarva bhuta prANulanella deema pAna mOchETi dEvuDA nEnu kAminchi saSyamulu kaliginchi chandruDanai tEmala panDinchETi dEvuDa nEnu||	I am the God that descends on the earth to bear and sustain all the living beings and energise all the elements of nature I am the bestower of all crops on my free will. I am the God in the form of moon that cools the world.
C 2	deepAgninai jeevadEhamula annamulu teepula naraginchETi dEvuDa nEnu Epuna nindari lOni hrudayamu lOna nunDu deepintu talapu marapai dEvuDa nEnu ||	I am the God in the form of bio-energy to cause hunger and to digest food. I am the God that dwells in the hearts of all to sharpen their memory and also to blunt their memory.
C 3	vEdamu lanniTi chEta vEdAnta vEttalachE adi nE neraga dagina A dEvuDanu SridEvi tO gooDi Sri venkaTAdri meeda pAdaina dEvuDu bhAvincha nEnu ||	I am the God that can be comprehended by the Vedas and erudite philosophers. Know that I am the God that settled on Sri Venkatadri along with Sridevi.

In this song Annamaiah describes symbolically the cycle of creation as the divine sport of the Almighty. He visualises the swing as the cosmos with Dharma as base.

P	alara chanchalamaina AtmalandunDa nee yalavATu chEsE nee uyyAla palumAru nuchvAsa pavanamandunDa nee bhavambu delipe nee vuyyAla ||	Oh Lord,You shine in all souls and also in the air we breathe.The transcient nature of creation is your divine leela and splendor. It is the divine swing.
C 1	udayAsta Sailambu lonara kambambu laina uDumanDalamu mOche nuyyAla adana AkASa padamu aDDu dulambaina akhilambu ninDe nee uyyAla ||	The dawn and dusk are mountain-like pillars and the sky itself is beam across, bearing the swing-like cosmos.
C 2	padilamuga vEdamulu bangAru chErulai paTTi verapai tOche uyyAla vadala kiTu dharma dEvata peeThamai migula varNimpa narudAye vuyyAla ||	The Vedas are golden chains holding the swing safely.The seat of the cradle is Dharma.It is indeed an amazing swing.
	C 3 Melu kaTlai meeku mEgha manDala mella merugunaku merugAye vuyyAla neela Sailamu vanTi nee mEni kAntiki nijamaina toDavAye vuyyAla || C 4 pAlinDlu kadalaga payyedalu rApADa bhAminulu vaDi nuchu vuyyala voli brahmAnDamulu vorigenO yani bheeti noyya noyya nairi voochi ruyyAla|| C 5 kamalakunu bhupatikini kadalu kadaluku mimmu kougalimpa jEse nuyyAla amarAnganalaku nee hAsa bhAva vilAsa mandandu chupe nee vuyyAla || C 6 kamalAsanAdulaku kannula panDugai gaNutimpa narudAye vuyyAla kamaniya murti venkaTa Saila pati neeku kaDu vEDukai vunDe vuyyAla||	The panaromic clouds enhance your brilliance, shining like blue mountain.The clouds are your your ornament. Beautiful women feared that the cosmos would tilt but they continue to push the swing swiftly. The scary movement of the swing made you embrace your consort. The celestial women found you delighted in the swing. It is a rare feast to Brahma and other celestials to worship you. The magnificient Lord of Venkatadri is extremely delighted with the swing.

P	Adi purusha akhilAntaranga bhoodEvatA ramaNa bhOgindra Sayana ||	He is the primordial.He is the supreme conscience. He is the lord of goddess earth.He reclines on Adi Sesha.
C 1	bhava pAdOnidhi baDabAnala bhava jeemoota prabhanjana bhava parvata praLaya bhayada nirghAta du rbhava kAla kooTabhava bahu viswarupa ||	He is the origin of oceans,fire in the ocean,the world, the clouds,the wind and the mountains. He is the cause of deluge,fear,thunder and mortal poison. He is the embodiment of the universe.
C 2	bhava ghOra timira durbhava kAla mArtAnDa bhava bhadra mAtanga panchAnana bhava kamala bhava mAdhava rupa SEshAdri bhavana venkaTa nAtha bhava rOga vaidya ||	He is the Sun that dispels the frightful darkness. Siva,Brahma and Madhava are His manifestations. Seshadri is the abode of Sri Venkateswara. He is the divine physician that treats all the worldly ailments.