by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	chootamu rArE ee vEDkanu sudatulArA nEDu ||	O maids with beautiful teeth,let us watch amusement today.
AP	(puru)hutAdula karudaina ODalO yuvidalella harini gooDi yADEdaru ||	The young women are sporting with Hari in a boat which is rarely available even to Indra the lord of heaven.
C 1	okarikokaru gandhamu naladedaru okarikokaru tilakamu diddedaru okarikokaru viDemosagedaru okarikokaru hAramu vEsedaru ||	They are smearing sandalwood paste to each other. They are decorating each other with sacred dots on their foreheads. They offer betel leaves and nuts to each other and garland each other.
C 2	okarikokaru valuvalu gaTTedaru okarikokaru ravikalu toDigedaru okarikokaru kougiTa goorchedaru okarikokaru tamalO sokkedaru ||	They dress each with rich costumes and bodice. They embrace each other in all excitement.
C 3	okarikokaru pATalu pADedaru okarikokaru sarasamu lADedaru okarikokaru hariyani choochedaru okarikokaru kAnaka bhramasedaru ||	They sing songs and make fun of each other. They eagerly try to find Hari in each other but soon ,he disappears leaving them in delusion.

In this kruti Tyagaraja expresses that longevity,power and pomp are insgnificant without the eternal grace of Sri Rama.

P	daya lEni bratukEmi daSa radha rAma nee ||	O Dasaradharama,what is this life for,if it is devoid of your grace.
AP	vayasu nooraina ee vasudha nElinagAni ||	One may live for hundred years.An emperor may rule the entire world,but...
C 1	rAjAdhirAja ratirAja Sata lAvaNya puja japamula vELa ponduga neduTa rAjilli lOkAntaranga marmamu delipi rAji sEyani tyAgarAja sannutuDa needu ||	O Rama,you are the king of kings.You are hundred times more beautiful than Manmadha. Please show your pleasant face when I am worshipping and chanting your name.Please enlighten me about the mysteries of the world and life.I am uncompromising in my devotion and praise of you.

In this kruti Tyagaraja offers salutation to Rama requesting him to protect him.He vows that he has immense faith in him only.

P	danDamu beTTEnu rA kO danDa pANi jooDarA ||	O Rama with bow in your hand,I bow to you. Please look at me mercifully.
AP	anDaja suvAhana mA rtAnDa chandra lOchana kunDalee Sayana bra hmAnDa nAyaka neeku ||	Garuda bird is your great vehicle. The Sun and the Moon are your eyes. You recline on the divine Sesha serpent. You are the lord of the whole cosmos.
C 1	peruga pratishThaga yooraka ninnu nammiti ooruvAru veedhi vAroka jAti vArukAru dArini chEyi baTTi brOvumu tyAgarAjArchta neeku ||	I deem it prestigious to have immense faith in you. People of the town and people around in the street are diverse in their beliefs.O Rama,Tyagaraja worships you. Please hold my hand and show me the path.Please protect me.