by Damodara Rao Dasu

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satatam tAvaka (padasEvanam) - kharaharapriya - Adi

P satatam tAvaka padasEvanam
karavANi sarasanAbha mudA
Oh Lord Padmanabha, I always worship your lotus-feet with great joy.
A.P. chutasAyaka chArumurtE krupayA
vitara kuSalamayi vAraNa bhayahara
You are beautiful like Manmadha. Kindly take care of my well-being. You dispelled Gajendra's fears.
C 1 surajAlAkhila mauni sumanasa kumuda
paramOdghaTana bahupaTutama vilasita
suruchira mruduhAsa Sarvareedhava ruchE
vAraya pApajAtam pArvANa vidhumukha ||
You are like beautiful lily in pious hearts of Devatas and sages. Your gentle smile is charming like bright autumn moon. Kindly eradicate my sins.
C 2 kanaka manjimahara kamaneeyatara chEla
ghana karuNAbharita kaTaksha nireekshaNa
sanakAdi munigEya samsAra dukhEshu mAm
mAnita guNavAsa mAkshipa jagannuta ||
Your garments are shining more than gold. Your glances are full of compassion. Sanaka and other sages sing your glory. You are abode of virtues. Don't push me into the world of sorrows. The world worships you.
C 3 kamala bahulAlita kisalaya padapadma
vimala maNibhushaNa vanaruha nEtra
mama hrudi vasAniSam madhusudana SaurE
SamalArti bhanjana sAdhu jana sEvita ||
Sri Lakshmi comforts your tender feet with her delicate hands. Your gem-studded ornaments are prestine. Your eyes are beautiful like lotus. You always dwell in my heart. Oh Madhusudana, Oh Sauri, you are destroyer of afflictions. Pious people worship you.