by Damodara Rao Dasu

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chooDa galgenu - aThANa - Adi

P chooDa galgenu rAmuni sundara roopamu
vEDuka lalara Sree bhadrAdri vibhuni rAghava prabhuni nEDu ||
I watch Sri Rama and Sita today in great splendour and festivity.
C 1 karaku bangAru makuTamu merayu kastoori tilakamu
sarasamaina bomalu karuNa guriyu kanudOyi galgu vAnini ||
He is wearing glittering golden crown. He has auspicious mark of musk on his forehead. His beautiful eyebrows and eyes shower mercy abundantly.
C 2 induvadanamandu sundara manda hAsamu merayaga
nandamaina veDada yuramunandu mutyapu sarulu galavAni ||
There is gentle smile on his moon-like face. Pearl chains are glittering on his chest well.
C 3 neela neerada dEhamu mEli pasiDi chElamu
chAla bhakta janula brOvajAlu padamulu galgu swAmini
ratnamanTapamandu seetAramaNi vAmAnkamandu entO
yatnamugA merayu mammElu inakulAbdhi sOmuni rAmuni ||
His complexion is dark like water-bearing clouds. He wears yellow dress. His sacred feet shower mercy. He is majestic in gem-studded pavilion with Sita on his left lap. He is like moon for the ocean-like Surya dynasty.
C 4 irugaDala chAmaramu liDaga
varusa mutyAla goDugu ladara
narasimhadAsu DeduTa jEyu nATya mavadharinchu swAmini ||
Some are waving whisks and some are holding pearl studded parasols for him. Sri Rama and Sita are watching devotional dance of Narasimhadasu pleasantly.