by Damodara Rao Dasu

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rAma jOgi mandu - nAdanAma kriya - Adi

P rAma jOgi mandu konarE pAmarulArA rAma jOgi mandu konarE|| Oh ignorant men, why don't you buy divine Rama's ascetic medicine?.
C1&C2 rAma jOgi mandu meeru prEmatO bhujinchinapuDE
kAma krOdhamulanella kaDaku pAra drOlu mandu ||
mada matsara lObhamulanu mATalO nilipETi mandu
gudigonna karmamulu kooDaka eDadrOlumandu ||
Rama jogi medicine eradicates lust and anger if you take it heartily. The medicine instantly eradicates arrogance, envy and avarice. It dispels accumulated sins.
C3&C4 kATuka konDalavanTi karmamu leDabApu mandu
sATi lEdu jagamunandu swAmi rAmajOgi mandu||
kOTidhanamu littunani konnanu dorakani mandu
sATilEdu bhAgavatulu smaraNa chEsi talachu mandu ||
This medicine is capable of dispelling even worst sins as huge as jet black mountains. This is unique medicine in this world.
This medicine can't be purchased even by spending crores of rupees. Ardent devotees only can obtain this incomparable medicine by meditating upon Rama.
C 5 mudamutO bhadrAdriyandu mukti pondinchE mandu
sadayuDaina rAmadAsu sadbhaktitO golichina mandu ||
This medicine bestows salvation easily at Bhadradri. Gentle Ramadasu takes this with pure devotion.

rAmA daiva SikhAmaNi - tODi - aTa

P rAmA daiva SikhAmaNi
sura rAja manOjwala bhoomaNi
Oh Rama, you are diadem of all Gods. You are the gem among kings and Devas.
AP tAmarasAksha sudheemaNi
bhavya tAraka bhakta chintAmaNi ||
Your eyes are beautiful like lotus. You are wise. You are wish fulfilling 'Chintamani'.You emancipate devotees.
C 1 nADE mimu vEDukonTigA
SaraNAgata birudani vinTigA
vEDuka mimu poDaganTigA
nanu diga viDanADanu vaddanTigA ||
I've been praying for your grace. I heard of your title as savior of hapless. It is feast for me to see you. Please don't leave me.
C 2 chinta sEyaga nEmilEdugA
mundu jEsiti gati
tappa bOdugA intaku mikkili rAdugA
nE nitarula kolichEdi lEdugA ||
There is no point in worrying when one is destined to reap the consequences of his past 'Karmas'. It is inevitable. I'll not worship other deities.
C 3 tammuDu neevokka kanTanu
rAmadAsuni rakshinchuTanu
sanmatinunDu mA inTanu
bhadrAchala vAsa nee janTa banTunu ||
You and your brother Lakshmana protect Ramadasu. Oh Bhadrachala Rama, please reside pleasantly in my house. I am your servant.

itaramu leruga - SankarAbharaNam - Adi

P itaramu leruganayyA nA gati neevE SrirAmayyA || Oh Srirama, I seek for refuge in you only. I am ignorant of anyone else.
AP satatamu sitApati neevEyani madinammiti sadgati chendimpumayyA || I always think of Sita's lord in my mind. Please lead me to the path for salvation.
C 1 kOpamu chEya vaddu nAkOrika losagu ee poddu
tApamu chenda vaddu nA pApamu bApu meeproddu
prApu dApu nA prANamu neevE ee paTTuna nee paTTu viDuvanika ||
Please fulfill my desire today cheerfully. Dispel my sins with no irritation. You are my prop, my closest one and my life. I'll not leave you.
C 2 tappulenna vaddanTi nA tali tanDri neevanTi
oppula kuppavanTi mAyappavu neevanukonTi
appaTi kappaTiki tappaka neevE tippalu peTTaka teerchi diddukonu
||
I request you not to find faults in me. You are my father and my mother. You are repository of perfect qualities. Please put me on right path with no hurdles.
C 3 nAmeedanu dayarAdA rAmA nAmanavi vinarAdA rAma
vEmaru nAtO vAdA nannu veravakumee yanarAdA rAma
prEma meera mA bhadrAchala puri dhAmuDavai rAmadAsuni yElumee ||
Oh Rama, why don't you pity me? Why don't you ward of my fears? Please stay in Bhadrachalam and protect Ramadasu affectionately.

SrirAma nAmam maruvam - nAdanAmakriya -chApu

P SrirAma nAmam maruvam maruvam
siddhamu yamunaku veruvam veruvam ||
We'll never forget Srirama's name. We are even ready to face Yama, the God for death fearlessly.
C1 gOvindunEvELa golutAm golutAm
dEvuni guNamulu dalutAm dalutAm ||
We always worship Govinda. We think of vitues of God only.
C 2 vishNu kadhalu chevula vindAm vindAm
vErE kadhalu chevula mandam mandam ||
We'll repeatedly hear Vishnu's stories. We'll not listen to other stories.
C 3 rAmadAsulu mAku sAram sAram
kAmadAsulu mAku dooram dooram ||
Devotees of SrirAma are very important to us. We keep at a distance the greedy and lustful.
C 4 nArAyaNuni mEmu nammEm nammEm
narula nika nammam nammam ||
We have implicit faith in Lord Narayana. We have little faith in men