by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	E tAvuna nErchitivO rAma endukinta gAsi ||	O Rama, where did you learn ? Why is this trouble for you?
AP	sitA lakshmaNa bharata ripughna vAtAtmajAdula nADE nATaka ||mE ||	You play this drama along with Sita, Lakshmana, Bharata, Satrughna and Anjaneya.
C 1	Alu vajrAla sommulaDigirO anujulu tallitanDrulannamaDigirO Seelulaina vara bhaktulu pilachi rO chira kAlamu tyAgarAjanuta nee ||vE ||	Is it because your wife Sita asked for gem-studded ornaments? Is it because your brothers and parents wanted you to feed them? Is it because some ardent devotees invited you long time back to descend on the earth? O Rama, Tyagaraja worships you. Pray,why is this trouble for you ?

In this Kruti extols the glory of Goddess NeelayatAkshi, presiding at Nagapattanam. He says that she excels even her consort Siva in showing merits.

P	evaru teliyaga boyyEru nee mahimalu ||	O Mother Nilayatakshi,who is capable of comprehending your merits?
AP	bhuvilO varamou nAgapuramuna ganugonTi lavalESamainanu neelayatAkshi sAmardhyamu ||	In the holy Nagapuram ,I discovered Goddess Nilayatakshi whose eyes are beautiful like waterlily. Is it possible to comprehend even a fraction of her divine powers?
C 1	karaku bangAru valva gaTTi sogasumeera karamuna chilukanu baTTi nirjara taru virulanu koppu ninDa juTTi adiyugAka haruni aTTiTTADinchinaTTi nee leelalanu ||	Dressed in golden costumes ,holding beautifully a parrot on her hand, she is decked with divine parijata flowers on her hair-knot. Not only that, she excelled her husband Siva in exhibiting supernatural powers.
C 2	hari brahmAdulu ninukolva AvELanu viribONulandamutO nilva amara vara taruNulu nATyamuchE golva anniyu joochi karuNArasamu jilka bilva aTTi nee daya ||	While Maha Vishnu and Brahma are adoring you, damsels are standing by your side beautifully. While celestial dancers are paying their obeisance with their graceful dance, you showered compassionate blessings profusely on your devotees.
C 3	nAgabhushaNuniki rANivaina ninnu vi nA gati evaru neelavENi bhaktula bhAgadhEyamaina SArvANi santatamunu tyAgarAju balkina vANi priyamaina ni ||	You are the dear consort of Siva adorned with serpents. O Mother with dark locks ,who else is refuge for me?. You are Sarvani the fotune of devotees.You are supreme Vani the embodiment of poetic utterances of Tyagaraja.