by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	dhyAnamE varamaina gangA snAnamE O manasA ||	O mind,meditating upon Sri Rama, is an excellent blessing. It is like holy bath in Ganga river.
AP	vAna neeTa munuga munuga lOni vanchana drOhamanu kara pOvunA ||	Is it possible to wash of the stains of treachery and deceit by repeated bath in rain?
C 1	paradhana nAreemaNulanu doori para nindala para himsala meeri dharanu velayu srirAmuni gOri tyAgarAju telisi konna ||	Can the worst sins like robbing others money,lust for women,blaming others and torturing others be purified by bath in rain?Tyagaraja learnt this truth from Sri Rama who descended on the earth.

In this kruti Tyagaraja implores Goddess Eswari to protect him saying that it is very auspicious day for it.

P	dinamE sudinamu nannu krupa jooDa ||	O Goddess Eswari,today is the most auspicious day to shower compassion on me.
AP	deena dayA pari yani jagamandu moraliDa mariyoka daivamu nyAyamu deerchu ||	Knowing well that you are the embodiment of mercy in this world I beg for your grace. Is there any other deity that can do justice to me?
C 1	bhava sAgaramu deerchi brOchuTakidi manchi samayamu gAvavE talli Sri latAngiyani satatamu ninu kOri pooja jEsina tyAgarAjuni brOchu ||	O Mother,this is the best time to protect me from the cravings and deceptions of the world. O Latangi,the slender and beautiful one, I have been worshipping you always to protect me.

In this kruti Tyagaraja complains to his deity Rama that people around him ,whether friendly or unfriendly were jealous of him and that they even belittled him.He begs Rama to save him from agony.

P	endukO nee manasu karagadu Emi nEramO teliya ||	O Rama,I don't know why your heart does not melt. What misdeeds did I commit?
AP	endu joochina gAni daSaradha nandanu gA bhAvinchina nApai ||	Wherever I observe I feel the presence of Rama the son of Dasaradha.
C 1	sumukhulaina ee lOkulu nannasuyachE joochedaru vimukhulai entaTi vADani bahu vidhamula dooredaru samukamunaku yOgyuDu gADani mari jooDaga nenchedaru gamakamunanu rakshincheDi vAralu gArani ninnE kOrina nApai ||	Whether friendly or unfriendly with me,people are getting jealous of me. Those who are against me are looking down upon me in all possible ways. They consider me undeserving to be in their company.After realising fully that they are not dependable,I took refuge in you.
C 2	dhana tanaya kaLatrAdula joochi tamadani bhramasedaru venaka mundu teliyani yA dhanikula vembaDi tirigedaru inakula jala nidhi sOma nanniTula sEyaga nee veyyAru mAnavulaDuga nApaini karuNa tO manninchi kApADu rAmA ||	They are in delusion.They think that wife,children and wealth are eternal possessions.They move with rich and proud people only who are often crude in their behavior.O Rama,you are like pleasant moon shining over ocean-like Sun dynasty.Why are you so indifferent?I appealed to you thousand times.O Rama,pardon me and protect.
C 3	rAga rahita Sri rAma inta parAku jEyaka Sara NAgata vatsala nammiti tAraka rAma parAtpara tyAgarAja hrudaya sadanuDani yatyantamu vEDitirA nee vEgati yanuchu rEyi pagalu veyyi vEla moralu beTTina nApai ||	O Rama, you have malice to none.Please don't be unconcerned. You are affectionate to your devotees.I've absolute faith in you. You are emancipator.You are transcendental.Believing that you dwell in my heart,I implored day and night desparately.

In this kruti Tyagaraja critically appraises the stature of Sri Rama. He affirms that Rama is above the trinity viz Brahma,Vishnu and Maheswara.

P	endunDi veDalitivO E voorO nE teliya ipuDaina delupavayyA ||	O Sri Rama,I don't know where do you hail from, which place you belong to.Let me know atleast now.
AP	andachandamu vErai naDatalella trigu NAteetamai yunnADE gani SrirAma nee ||	O Sri Rama,your beauty and manners are unique.Your conduct is beyond the three Gunas(Satva-gentle,rajas-dynamism, tamas-inertness).
C 1	chiTukanTe aparAdha chayamula dagilinchE siva lOkamu gAdu vaTu roopuDai balini vanchinchi yaNachu vAni vaikunThamu gAdu viTa vachanamulADi Siramu drumpa baDDA vidhi lokamu gAdu diTTavu dharmamu satyamu mrudu bhAshalu galugu divya rupa tyAgarAja vinuta ||	Punishment for a simple offence is very severe in 'Sivaloka'. You do not hail from Sivaloka.Vishnu incarnated as Vamana the bachelor and supressed King Bali by a tricky way.So you can not belong to Vishnu's Vaikuntham.One head of Brahma was cut off by Rudra hastily in Brahmaloka.You would not hail from Brahmaloka. You are heroic.You protected Dharma.You stood for truth.Your talk is gentle.Your appearence is divine.Tyagaraja worships you.