by Damodara Rao Dasu

This kruti is in praise of the Goddess Meenakshi.Dikshitar prays to her to bless him with eternal happiness and says that she dispels the earthly bondages. She is the beloved consort of Sundaresa and the sister of Sri Maha Vishnu.

P	meenAkshi mE mudam dEhi mEchakangee rAjamAtangee. ||	Meenakshi, (one with fish shaped eyes) bestow me happiness. You are blue complexioned royal goddess.
AP	mAna matru meyE mAye marakata chAYE SivajAYE meena lOchanee pASamOchanee mAninee kadambavana vAsinee ||	You are the embodiment, source and bestower of knowledge.You are incomprehensible. You have emerald complexion. You are the consort of Siva. Your eyes are fish shaped.You dispel the earthly bondage. You are the revered one that dwells in Kadamba forest.
C 1	madhurA puri nilayE maNi valayE malayadhwaja pAnDya rajA tanaYE vidhu viDambana vadanE vijaye veeNAgAna daSAgamaka kriye madhu mada mOdita hrudaYE madhu mura ripu sOdari SAtodari vidhi guru guha vaSankari Sankari ||	The city of Mathura is your abode. You are the beloved daughter of Malaya dhwaja Pandya raja. You are glorious with your beautiful face outshining the moon. Your Veena recital is embellished with the ten types of gamakas (rendering of musical notes mellifluously). You reside in my heart in all compassion. You are the beloved consort of Sundaresa (Maheswara). You are the sister of Vishnu, the enemy of the demons Madhu and Mura. Your waist is slender. Oh Sankari, Brahma and guru Guha are your subordinates.

In this kruti Dikshitar describes the splendour and glory of Pattabhi Rama the king of Ayodhya and how his brothers,Sugriva,Vibhishana and others were at his service.

P	mAmava paTTAbhirAma jaya mAruti sannuta nAma rAma||	Oh Pattabhi Rama, (coronated Rama) protect me. Victory to Rama whose name is chanted by Anjaneya.
AP	kOmalatara pallava pada kOdanDarAma ghana SyAmala vigrahAbja nayana sampoorNa kAma raghurAma kaLyANarAma rAma||	Oh kodanda Rama (Rama with bow), Your feet are delicate like tender leaves. Oh RaghuRama, You are blue with lotus like eyes. Oh Kalyana Rama (auspicious Rama), you fulfill our desires.
C 1	chatra chAmara kara dhruta bharata lakshmaNa Satrughna vibheeshaNa sugreeva pramukhAdi sEvita athri vasishTyAdranugraha pAtra daSaratha putra maNiranga valayAnkruta navaratna manTapE vichitra maNimaya simhAsanE seetAya saha samsthita sucharitra parama pavitra guru guha mithra pankaja mithra vamSa sudhAmbudhi chandra mEdineepAla rAmachandra ||	Bharata and Lakshmana sway chamaram and hold parasol. Satrughna, Vibheeshana, Sugriva and other stalwarts are at your service. Oh son of Dasaratha, eminent sages like Athri, Vasista are your well wishers. You majestically sit along with your consort Seeta on a gem studded throne in a pavillion shinning with nine kinds of gems. It is decorated with colorful buntings (toranam). Oh Rama Chandra, you are the most pious, You are known for your unblemished character. You are like the moon to the nectar like ocean of the Sun dynasty. You are the ruler of this earth. You are dear to Guru guha