by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	neevanTi daivamu nEgAna neerajAksha SrirAmayya ||	Oh lotus eyed Rama,I don't find a deity like you anywhere.
AP	bhAvinchi joochu paTla paTTAbhi rAmachandra ||	Oh Pattabhirama,I have come to this conclusion after sincere thinking.
C 1	ADina ninnADa valegA pADina ninnu bADa valegA kooDina ninnugooDa valegA jADa telisina tyAgarAjuniki ||	If I wish to talk,I should talk about you only. If I wish to sing,I should sing your praise only. If I want company,I should meet you only. Tyagaraja knows your ways well.

In this Kruti Tyagaraja extoles the powers and merits of Goddess Dharma Samvardhini the consort of Pancha nadiswara at Tiruvarur.

P	neevu brOva vale namma nanu nikhila lOka janani ||	Oh Mother of the world,please protect me.
AP	dEvi Sri dharma samvardhini divya darSana mosagi satatamu ||	Oh Mother Dharma Samvardhini(protector of Dharma), please show me your divine appearence always.
C 1	nee vale karuNA sAgari ee jagAna nE vetaki kanugonagA nekkaDa gAna pAvanamagu Sri pancha nadeeswaruni rANi nA bhAvamulO doraku konTivika marachedanA ee varakunu jEsina nErambulanu nee venchaka naluguri lO tanakika kAvalasina kOrika losangi kAvumu patita pAvani dharma samvardhini ||	I can not find embodiment of compassion like you in this world. You are the pious queen of lord Panchanadiswara.How can I forget a deity like you?Please pardon my mistakes and bless me with boons. You are protector of the disressed and you uphold Dharma.
C 2	rAjamaNi satiaina Subhakari amba rAja rAjEswari tri jagadAdhAri sa rOja nayani nee mahimalanu deliya lErE tyAga rAjAdi parama bhAgavata hrudayAgArE ee jagatini gouri parAtpari a vyAjamunanu paripAlana jEyu Oh jagadiswari nera nammiti ninu dharma samvardhinee. ||	You are the consort of Siva and the embodiment of auspiciousness. You are Raja Rajeswari the support for the entire universe. Oh lotus-eyed Mother, people are not aware of your divine powers. You dwell in the hearts of Tyagaraja and other supreme devotees. You are Gouri the benevolent and transcendental goddess ruling the world. Oh Dharmasamvardhini the queen of the universe,I have absolute faith in you.

In this Kruti Tyagaraja asks his beloved deity Rama whether it was a serious lapse if he forgot for a while to be at his service. He says that he remained dumb-founded,when he saw the limitless beauty of Rama.

P	nEramA rAma rAma neekidi neerajAksha nA jeevAdhAra ||	Oh lotus-eyed Rama,you are the prop of my life. Am I guilty?
AP	mAra kOTi soundaryamunu gani madi lOna sunta marachi yuntE ||	I am dumb founded at the sight of your fascinating appearence.It excelled the charm of a million Manmadhas.Is it my fault to be forgetful at such a moment?
C 1	kOri kOri needu koluvu sEyu vELa sAramaina pada sarasamula bon gAra joochi yuramuna nunchu dAmO kannula nottu dAmO yani koorimini brahmAnanda monduchunu konta maimarachi yunTini gAni tArakAdhipAnana pAvana see tA nAyaka Sri tyAgarAjuni pai ||	While worshipping you with yearning and intense love ,I was in a fix as to hug your lotus feet with my chest or to press my eyes to your holy feet.In fact I was immersed in Supreme bliss. This infatuation made me absent minded for a while.Oh lord of Sita,Oh Rama with the beautiful face of the moon,is this a serious mistake of Tyagaraja?

In this Kruti Tyagaraja exhorts his mind to sing the praise of Sri Rama with utmost devotion.He adds that we are blessed with human birth but we are not seeking the path for salvation.

P	bhajana sEyavE manasA parama bhakti tO ||	Oh my mind,sing the praise of Sri Rama with utmost devotion.
AP	aja rudrAdulaku bhusurAdula karudaina rAma ||	It is a rare opportunity even to Brahma,Siva and other learned pundits.
C	nAda praNava sapta swara vEda varNa SAstra purA NAdi chtush shashTi kaLala bhEdamu kalige mOdakara Sareera metti mukti mArgamu teliyaka vAda tarka mEla SrimadAdi tyAgarAjanutuni ||	Pranava(Omkara) evolving from the cosmic vibrations,musical notes, the vedas,linguistics,philosophic thoughts,epics and the sixty four arts are the divine attributes of the Lord.Though human body is blessed with all these attributes,they are not concious of it.They don't seek the path for salvation.Why do they indulge in debate and discussion?Sing the praise of Rama,worshipped by Tyagaraja.