by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	varadA navaneetASA pAhi vara dAnavamada nASA Ehi ||	Oh Lord, you quelled the arrogance of demons. You enjoy butter. Please protect me.
AP	SaradAbha kara vidhruta SarASara SAradASuga suma SaradASa rahita ||	You shine like autumn moon. You wield bow and arrows. You are like strong gale to drive off cloud-like demons. You are creator of Manmadha. You are devoid of desires.
C	dwiradAdbhuta gamana puradahana nuta sphuradAbharaNA janAvana para garuDAsana turaga ratha dyuti jita vara dAsajanAgrEsara tyAgarAja ||	Your gait is majestic like elephant walk. Siva who destroyed Tripurasura worships you. Your ornaments are lustrous. You are savior of Devatas. Garuda bird which devours sepents is your mount. You are effulgent. You are the foremost bestower of boons to devotees. You bestow boons to Tyagaraja.

P	vaddanE vAru lEru ||	Oh Srirama, there is none to obstruct you.
AP	addampu mOmunu juDa nEnanaya mangalArchitE juchi ||	I am relentlessly pining to watch at your mirror-like beautiful face.
C 1	kOrikalilalO divilO konchamaina lEni nA manasu dAri teliyu daivamu neevu sumee tyAgarAja hrudbhushaNa ninu vinA ||	I've least desire in my mind for pleasures in this world or in heaven. You know my mind very well. Oh Srirama the ornament of Tyagaraja's heart, please listen. I've none else.

P	rArA sitAramNee manOhara ||	Oh Srirama who captivated the heart of beautiful Sita , please come.
AP	niraja nayana oka muddeera dhira mangaLa ||	Oh Rama, your eyes are beautiful like lotus petals. You are heroic and auspicious. Please bestow me a kiss.
C 1	bangAru valvalu nE bAguga gaTTeda mari SrungArinchi sEvajEsi kougiTa chErcheda ||	I'll dress up you in golden costumes. I'll decorate you well and worship. I'll embrace my dear lord.
C 2	sAreku nuduTanu kasturi tilakamu beTTeda sAramaina mukta hAramulanika diddeda ||	I'll decorate you with Kasturi(musk) mark on your forehead and with a precious garland of pearls.
C 3	yOgamu neepai anurAgamugani vE rEgati evaru Sri tyAgarAja vinuta ||	My whole-hearted love for you is my Yoga(integration). Who else is there for me to seek refuge? Tyagaraja worships you.

P	rAma raghukula jalanidhi sOma lOkAbhi ||	Oh Srirama, you are the most beautiful deity. You are like shining moon to the ocean-like Raghu dynasty.
AP	tAmara choolikainanu nee mahimalu teliya vaSamA ||	Is it possible even for Brahma, the lotus borne to comprehend your powers?
C 1	SaraNAgata jana rakshaka surapAla mukhajita sudhA kara ninnu vibhishaNuDu SaraNanagAnE sura munijana vairi sahOdaruDanuchu enchaka nee birudunu bogaDuchu lankApura patigA jEsina Sri ||	You are the savior of those who seek protection. You are protector of Devatas. Your face is beautiful like moon. You did not care mighty Ravana, the enemy of Devatas and sages. You made Vibhishana , his brother, as king of Lanka.
C 2	surapujita pada needu vara rupamu gana jAlaka girijA ripumardana Sankara soumitri dharajAnila tanaya vibhAkara suta daSavadanAnuja bharatulu pogaDaga tommidiguriki divya drushTichchina ||	Celestials worship your feet. Parvati, Satrughna, Sankara, Lakshmana, Sita, Anjaneya, Vali, Vibhishana and Bharata adored your divinity. You blessed those nine people with divine vision to see your Supreme Form .
C 3	jalajAruNa charaNAsura jaladASuga Sri raghukula tilakAdbhuta guNa Subhamulu gala tyAgarAja kula pAvana kaliyuga manujulakunu nee tArakamu ni Tala nEtruni chEtanu veenula balkanuga jEsina ||	Your sacred feet shine like red lotus. You are like gale to the cloud-like demons. You are jewel of Raghu dynasty. You sanctified Tyagaraja's lineage. You gracefully allowed Kasi Viswanatha to preach the most sacred "Taraka Mantra" which emancipates mankind in Kaliyuga.