by Damodara Rao Dasu

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Special Compositions

brOOhi mukundEti - kaLyANi - Adi

P broohi mukundEti
hEy rasanE pAhi mukundEti ||
Oh tongue, utter the name of Mukunda and seek for refuge.
C1 akrurApriya chakradharEti
hamsa niranjana kamsa harEti ||
Say that Mukunda wields discus and that he loves Akrura. Say that he is serene and that he destroyed Kamsa.
C 2 rAdhAramaNa harE rAmEti
rAjeevAksha ghanaSyAmEti ||
Say that Hari is the lord of Radha and that he is beautiful with lotus-like eyes and that Syama is blue like dark cloud.
C 3 kESava mAdhava gOvindEti
krishNAnanta sadAnandEti ||
Utter the names Kesava, Madhava and Govinda. Say that Krishna is eternal and ever blissful.
C 4 achyuta krisha harE rAmEti
harinArAyaNa teerdhaparEti ||
Utter Achyuta, Krishna, Hari and Rama. Say that Hari is the emancipator of Narayana Teerdha.

jaya jaya vaishNavi durgE - Arabhi - Adi

P jaya jaya vaishNavi durgE jaya jaya kalpita sargE
jaya jaya tOshita bhargE jayajaya kucha jita durgE ||
Oh Mother Durga, Oh Mother Vaishnavi, you are the supreme creator. You make your consort Siva happy. Your breasts are great. Victory to you, victory to you.
C1,C2 Srikara sadguNa jAlE sindhoora ranjita phAlE
pAkaSAsana maNineelE prAlEya bhoodhara bAlE
pAlita kisalaya chApE pArvati lOkaikadeepE
kALika kOmala rupE khanDita tribhuvana tApE ||
You are auspicious. You are repository of virtues. Your forehead is beautiful with Kumkuma. You shine like blue sapphire. You are the daughter of Himavanta.
Oh Mother Parvati, you protected Manmadha. You are mother of universe. As Mahakali you dispeled afflictions of the world.
C 3 bhaktajanAmara bhoojE bhAsita lOka samAjE
rakta mrudula pAdAmbhOjE rangaduttunga vakshOjE ||
You are like celestial Parijata tree to fulfill wishes. You illumine the world. Your lotus feet are red. Oh Mother, you feed us well.
C4 Sankari satkrupApoorE sambhruta sanmaNihArE
sAnkavalipta SarirE sangatAnga kEyoorE ||
Oh Mother Sankari, you are full of compassion. You are adorned with precious necklaces studded with gems. You are smeared with fragrant scents. Your shoulder ornaments are beautiful.
C 5 veeNA vinOdini girijE vidruma maNi sannibha girijE
mAnita lOka samAjE madana gOpAlaka sahajE ||
Oh Mother Girija, you enjoy music on Veena. Your lips are red like ruby. You are worshipped universally. You are Maha Vishnu's sister.

Siva Siva bhava bhava - sourAshTra - Adi

P Siva Siva bhava bhava SaraNam mama bhavatu sadA tava smaraNam || Oh Lord Siva, I meditate upon you. Bestow me shelter always.
C1,C2 gangAdhara chandra chooDa jaganmangaLa sarvalOka neeDa ||
kailAsAchala vAsa Sivakara purahara darahAsa ||
You adorn Ganga on your head and crescent moon on your hair knot. You are the protector of all 'lokas'. You make the world auspicious.
Your abode is Kailasa mountain. You are bestower of serinity. You destroyed demon Pura. Your smile is gentle.
C3,C4 bhasmOddhooLita dEha SambhO paramapurusha vrusha vAha ||
panchAnana phaNihEsha Siva paramapurusha munivEsha ||
Your body is smeared with sacred ash. Oh Sambhu, Sacred bull is your Vahana. You are Supreme.
You shine with five faces. You adorn snakes. Oh Siva, you are meditating sage.
C5,C6 Ananda naTana vinOda satchidAnanda vidaLita khEda ||
nava vyAkaraNa svabhAva Siva nArAyaNa teerdha dEva ||
You engross in blissful cosmic dance. You are embodiment of truth, conscience and bliss. You dispel sorrow.
You have analysing power. You are Siva Narayana Teerdha's God.

madana gOpAla tE mangaLam - madhyamAvati - Adi -

Benediction

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P madanagOpAla tE mangaLam mandara dhara tE mangaLam || Oh Madana Gopala, you incarnated as turtle (koorma) and bore Mandara mountain. Be it auspicious for you.
C1, C2 Sri ramaNee kucha kumkuma panka vilipta viSAla bhujAntara
vArija lOchana vallava yuvatee jAra sadA tE mangaLam ||
kunDalayugaLee manDita mrudutara ganDasthala tE mangaLam
bhanDana samudita chanDa purAsura khanDana charana tE mangaLam||
Your chest is smeared with kumkuma of your consort Lakshmi. Lotus-eyed Gopikas are locked in your embrace. Be it auspicious for you.
Your cheeks are shining with ear-hangings. Sankara who destroyed demon Tripura worships you. Be it auspicious for you.
C 3,C4 rangadabhanga parAkramasangata gangAdhara tE mangaLam
angaja janaka bhujangamatunga turanga Sayana tE mangaLam ||
dinakara manDala madhyaga santata vinatAmara tE mangaLam
vanaja bhavArchita pAda sarOruha munijana hita tE mangaLam ||
You recline on serpent Adi Sesha. You are creator of Manmadha. Sankara who has Ganga on his head is close to you. You are worshipped like the Sun at noon. Brahma the lotus borne worships you. You are the well-wisher of sages. Be it auspicious for you.
C5 sAmaja pOshaNa Satru vibheeshaNa sambhruta koustubha bhushaNa
kAmita dAyaka kamalAnAyaka sOmAnvaya tE mangaLam ||
You are the protector of Gajendra. You are terror for enemies. You are adorned with Koustubha gem. You fulfill our wishes. Lakshmi is your consort. You belong to Chandra dynasty. Be it auspicious for you.

Slokam

Sri gOpAla ghana dapAra karuNA peeyoosha dhArA SrutA
yA nArAyaNa teerdha bhudhara parikshipta samasta tadA
sambhuyAchyuta bhakta bhumishu vahantya nandayantee
pAvtryam vidhunOtu krushNa vilasalleelA tarangiNyasau ||
Narayana Teerdha compares himself to a mountain on which Sri Krishna showers nectarine mercy which turned into divine sports known as Krishna leelas. They flow down the mountain like stream to wet the parched lands which are like Vishnu Bhaktas. They submerge in divine bliss. Let the cascading river of celestial nectar purify the devotees.