by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	nee daya chE rAma nityAnandu Daiti ||	O Rama,I am blessed with eternal bliss by your grace.
AP	nAda brahmAnanda rasAkruti gala ||	You are the epitome of the essence of supreme bliss attained by the sublime sound (nada)of music.
C 1	vara mrudu bhAsha suswaramaya bhusha vara tyAgarAja vAkchElAvruta ||	Your speech is melliflous.You are adorned with golden costume, woven with Tyagaraja's chosen words.

In this Kruti Tyagaraja yearns to see the beautiful face of his deity Rama.

P	nee muddu mOmu joopavE ||	O Rama,please show me your beautiful face.
AP	nA meeda nenarunchi naLina daLa nayana ||	O Rama,your eyes are beautiful like lotus petals.Please be affectionate to me.
C 1	uramuna ninnunchu kone gAni uraga Sayana nAdullamu ranjilla ||	O lord reclining on Sesha serpent,I will not be happy unless I keep you in my heart.
C 2	pulakarincha ninu pooja sEtu gAni kalanaina maruva chukkala rAyani bOlu ||	I am filled with ecstasy while worshipping you. I wll not even dream of forgetting you who resemble the moon in beauty.
C 3	marulu konnAnu madana janaka dharasutA ramaNa tyAgarAjuniki ||	O father of Manmadha,O consort of Sita the daughter of the earth,I am enamoured of you.Please show your beautiful face to Tyagaraja.

In this Kruti Tyagaraja praises Sri Rama as the diadem of the Sun Dynasty,as the ocean of compassion and requests him to dispel his fears.

P	kamalApta kula kalaSa vArdhi chandra kAvavayya nannu karuNA samudra ||	You are like the moon to the ocean of the Sun Dynasty.O ocean of compassion,please protect me.
AP	kamalA kaLatra kousalya suputra kamaniya gAtra kAmAri mitra ||	Sita(kamala) is your consort.You are Kousalya"s noble son.You are the most handsome. You are the friend of Siva the enemy of Manmadha.
C 1	munu dAsula nella brOchinadella chAla vini nee SaraNASrituDaiti nayya kanikarambuna nA kabhayamivvu mayya vanaja lOchana Sri tyAgaraja vinuta ||	Having heard a lot about your greatness in protecting your devotees, I surrendered to your lotus feet. O lotus-eyed Rama,dispel my fears.Tyagaraja worships you.

In this benidiction song devotees praise the divine couple SriRama and Sita.They wave auspicious "Harati"to them.
(Harati is waving of camphor flame before deities to ward off evils.)

P	patiki hArateere sitA||	Let us wave Harati to SriRama the spouse of Sita.
AP	ati mrudutara satya bhAshNuniki akhilAnDa nAdhuniki sitA ||	Offer Harati to SriRama the lord of the universe whose talk is melliflous and who spoke truth only.
C 1	bangAru rangu bhujanguninpaini che laguchunu marakatAnguDu merapu te raguna merayuchu tana yangana tO balu kanga joochi yupponguchu sitA ||	He sits on a golden hued coil of Sesha serpent. His consort Sita is shining like lightening by the side of emerald hued SriRama.Offer Harati delightfully to the divine couple engaged in pleasant talk.
C 2	akkara tO niru prakkala nilachi ta Lukkani merayaga chakkani mOmuna chukkala rAyani makkuva tO sari mukkera kadalaga grakkuna sitA ||	Mother Sita's nose-ring glittered like the moon, radiating light on Rama's beautiful face.Stand on both sides of the divine couple and offer auspicious Harati in all reverence.
C 3	rAja vibhAkara rAja dharAmara rAja Sukaja virAjulu chooDaga rAja mAnamagu gAjulu ghallana rAjita tyAgarAja nutuniki Sri ||	The moon,the sun,Siva,sage Suka,Brahma and other Devatas are witnessing the grand spectacle.O beautiful women,offer Harati with tinkling bangles on your wrists. Offer auspicious Harati to Sitapati worshipped by Tyagaraja.