by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	sAri veDalina ee kAvErini jooDarE ||	Lo, look at the beautiful river Kaveri, proceeding on her holy journey.
AP	vAru veeranuchu jooDaka tA na vvArigAbheeshTamula nosaguchu ||	She is purifying all without any discrimination. She is fulfilling their desires.
C 1	duramuna noka tAvuna garjana bhee karamoka tAvuna ninDu karuNatO niratamuga noka tAvuna naDachchu vara kAvEri kanyakAmaNi ||	Kaveri flows swiftly at one place and roars fiercely at another place. She is always benevolent and is full of compassion. She is like gem among beautiful maids.
C 2	vEDukagA kOkilalu mrOyaganu vEDuchu rangESuni juchi mari ee rEDu jagamulaku jeevamaina mooDu renDu nadi nAdhuni jooDa ||	While the cuckoos on the trees of her banks are cooing melodiously, she visits Lord Ranganatha in all reverence. River Kaveri the sustainer of all is heading to see Lord Panchanadiswara.
C 3	rAjarAjESwariyani pogaDuchu jAji sumamula dharAmara gaNamulu pujalirugaDala sEyaga tyAga rAja sannuturAlai mudduga ||	Scores of learned Brahmanas are extolling her as Goddess Raja Rajeswari. They are worshipping her with fragrant jasmine flowers. Tyagaraja worships lovely Kaveri.

P	sandEhamu ElarA nA sAmi nApai neeku ||	Oh Lord Srirama, why do you doubt my devotion to you?
AP	vandE guNa Seela vaibhava rupa uraga Sayana dASaradhE ||	Oh son of Dasaradha, you are full of virtues. Your appearence is glorious. You recline on Adisesha. I bow to you.
C	girirAjunu gAchitivani ghana suralellaru pogaDaga vara SAmbhavuDaina dAnava Sooruni gAchitivi narahari Sri tyAgarAjasArasa SrirAma ||	All the great celestials extoled your greatness for protecting the king of mountains. As Narasimha, you protected Prahlada the son of Hiranyakasipa, a devotee of Siva. Oh Rama , I am your sincere devotee.

P	saraseeruha nayanE sarasijAsanE Saradindu nibha vadanE amba ||	Oh Mother Amba, your eyes are beautiful like lotus flower. Your seat is lotus. Your face shines like autumn moon.
AP	parama krupAnidhi neevEyani niratamu nammiti brOvavE talli ||	I always believed that you are repository of compassion. Please protect me.
C	swara rAga Sruti marmambulu nAradAdi munulaku upadESinchE vara dAyaki amruta varshiNi maravaku lalitE tyAgarAjanutE ||	Oh Mother Lalitha, You magnanimously preached the vital knowledge of Swara, Raga, Laya and Shruti to Narada and other sages. You shower nectar of music on sages. Please don't forget Tyagaraja who worships you.

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P	samayamu EmarakE manasA ||	Oh mind, don't neglect time.
AP	sumatulou narulanu chEri nija sukha manubhavinchuTaku neekidE ||	This is right time to derive real happiness of inner self in the association of spritual persons.
C 1	antarangamuna kalugu bhayamuna Antarika bhakti mArgamu telisi ||	Oh Mind, adhere to path of devotion to Srirama to ward off all fears in you.
C 2	dAnta samrakshakuDaina Sri tyAgarAja sannutuni jooDa ||	Srirama is the protector of discipined devotees. It is time to seek refuge of Srirama, worshipped by Tyagaraja.