by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	intakannadelpa taramA jagadeeSwara nE neekitaramA neetO ||	Oh Rama the lord of the world, is it within my reach to tell you more than this ? Am I a stranger for you ?
C1	neeTi lOni rAjivamurA rAma ninu nammi bratuku jivamurA ||	You are beautiful like lotus flower in lake. I live with full faith in you.
C 2	neevEtana kihaparamu rAma ninu nammina kApuram ||	Oh Rama, you are my only prop in this world and in other world also. I and my family spend life with absolute faith in you.
C 3	rajaniSu juchi kumudamu reeti rAjillu ninnu jooDa mudamu ||	My heart is delighted to see you like water lily in presence of the moon.
C 4 & C5	nee karuNE rAjayOgamu rAma mAyayE rAja bhOgamu || rAghava Subhakara murtE tyAgarAju neevADanu keertE ||	Oh Rama, your compassion is divine blessing. Your incarnation is kingly and mysterious. Oh Raghava the most auspicious deity, it is well known to all that I belong to you.

P	mAmava raghurma marakata maNi SyAma ||	Oh Raghurama, who shines like emerald and who is blue, please protect me.
C1& C2	pAmara jana bhima pAlita sutrAma || duritambu pOdu dunuma manasu rAdu ||	You are protector of innocent folks . You are protector of Indra. I am not able to get rid off my sins. My mind is not even inclined to do it.
C3 & C4	kalaSAmbudhilOna karuna karagipOyenA || vinumari samaramuna vidhi Saramu virigenA ||	Has your compassion melted away in ocean ?. Please listen. Was your Brahmastram destroyed in war ?.
C5& C6	kala satyamu suguNa kAnanamuna nilichenA divya narApaghana daivatvamu bOyenA ||	Did you leave away your virtues like truth in forest ?. Did you loose your divinity because you took human form ?.
C 7	rAjAdhipa tyAgarAja vinuta bAga ||	Oh Rama the king of kings, Tyagaraja worships you.

P	rAma Eva daivatam raghukula tilakO mE ||	Rama the diadem of Raghu dynasty is only my deity.
C 1& C2	vigata kAma mOha madO vimala hrudaya Subha phaladO || jita gowtama kruta SApO natavarada sitApO ||	He is devoid of desire, fascination or arrogance. He bestows boons to the pious hearted. He dispelled Gowtama's curse on Ahalya. He is the spouse of Sita who bestows boons to devotees.
C 3&C4	bhakta chitta tApa harO bhAvaka dAna chaturO || sura tArakagaNa chandrO mura narakEbha mrugEndrO ||	He eradicates afflictions in the minds of devotees. He is adept in showering auspicious boons. He is lord of Devatas like the moon to stars.
C 5& C6	hari padmaja sarvESO haridaSwasu SankASO || tyAgarAja hrutsadanO nAgarAja vara SayanO ||	He is adored by Vishnu, Brahma and Siva. He is radiant like the Sun. He dwells in the heart of Tyagaraja. He reclines on Adisesha the king of serpents.

P	rArA raghu veera venTa rArA tODu ||	Oh valiant Rama, please come along with me.
C1&C2	anudinamuna ninu manasuna ganugoni AnandamayE dayALO || sakala sujanulu goluchu sannidhigani challanAye dayALO ||	Oh Compassionate Rama, you are compassionate. Every day I am delighted to have you in my mind. The very sight of pious people worshipping you, soothes my heart.
C3&C4	toDari yaDugaDugu kidi budhyani santOshamAye dayALO || sumukhamunanu tilakamu chelagagani sokkanAye dayALO ||	Oh Compassionate Rama, I am glad again and again to fix my mind on you only. You are compassionate. I am fascinated to see your face adorned with bright Tilakam.
C5&C6	kanungoni bhavamuna boralaka needE kAryamAye dayALO || daSaradha tanaya Subhacharita pAlita tyAgarAja dayALO ||	Oh Compassionate Rama, I found happiness in doing your service forgetting other worldly attachments. Oh son of Dasaradha, your character is pious. You are compassionate protector of Tyagaraja.