by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	eeSa pAhimAm jaga||dee ||	Oh Eswara the lord of the universe, please protect me.
AP	AsaragaNa mada haraNa bilESaya bhusha sapta ru||sh||	You are destroyer of the arrogance of demons. You adorn serpents. You are the lord of Sapta Rushis (seven great sages)
C 1	SrinAdha karArchita dorikenAlpula keedarSana mEnATi tapah phalamO nee nAmame dorake SrinArada gAna priya deenArti nivAraNa para mAnandArNava dEva yAnapa janaka sapta ru||sh||	Sri Maha Vishnu worships you. Would ordinary people get your 'Darsana'?. I don't know what penances did I perform to chant your sacred name. You love Narada's divine music. You dispel the afflictions of the desolate. You are ocean of Supreme bliss. You are the father of Agni the fire god.
C 2	vyAsArchita pAlita nijadAsa bhulOka kailAsambanu palkulu nijamE sAreku ganTi neesATi yevvarayyA nee sAkshAtkAramuna vEsaTalella tolagu nEDEjanmamu sAphalyamu ||	Sage Vyasa worships you. You are protector of devotees. Your temple is known as 'Kailasa' on the earth. Who is equal to you?. All our miseries vanish with your presence. My life's purpose is fulfilled today.
C 3	sAmAdi nigama sanchAra sOmAgni taraNi lOchana kAmAdi khanDana sutrAmArchita pAda hEmAchala chApa ninuvinA marevaru muni manO dhAma tyAgarAja prEmAvatAra jaga||dee||	Oh Eswara, you revel in the Vedas and scriptures. The Sun and the Moon are your eyes. You destroyed Manmadha. Devendra worships your feet. Meru mountain is your bow. You dwell in sages' hearts. Who else is there to protect me ? You are the embodiment of love. Tyagaraja worships you.

P	entarAne tanakenta pOnee nee chinta viDuvajAla SrirAma ||	Oh Srirama, come what may, I can not leave thinking about you.
C1,C2	antakAri nee chenta chEri hanumantuDai koluva lEdA|| SEshuDu Sivuniki bhushuDu lakshmaNavEshiyai velaya lEdA ||	Did not Hanumanta who was partly incarnation of Siva the conqurer of death, serve you uniquely?. Did not divine Sesha serpent the ornament of Lord Siva incarnate as Lakshmana to be at your service.
C 3	SishTuDu mouni varishTuDu goppa vasishTuDu kAlEdA ||	Did not the greatest sage Vasishta become mentor and preceptor for you and your family?.
C 4	naravara neekai suragaNamunu vAnarulai koluva lEdA ||	Oh Purushottama, did not a host of celestials take birth as monkeys to serve you humbly?.
C 5	AgamOktamagu nee guNamula Sri tyAgarAju pADaga lEdA ||	Oh Srirama, is not Tyagaraja singing your divine attributes which reflected Vedas and other sacred scriptures?.

P	endu kougalinturA ninnentani varNinturA ||	Oh Srirama, where should I hug you ? Is it within my reach to portray your divine beauty fully?.
AP	andamaina kundaradana indirA hrunmandirA nE||nen ||	Your teeth are beautiful and lustrous like jasmine buds. You dwell in the temple-like heart of Lakshmi.
C 1	needu palukE palukurA needu kulukE kulukurA needu taLukE taLukurA nijamaina tyAgarAjanuta nE||nen ||	Oh Rama, your sweet talk is unparalleled. Your graceful movement is unique. Your radiance is spectacular. Tyagaraja worships you.

P	enduku nirdaya evarunnArurA ||	Oh Rama, why are you so merciless? Who else is there for me?
C1,C2	indu nibhAnana inakula chandana|| parama pAvana parimaLApaghana ||	Oh Rama, your face is beautiful like the moon. You are the diadem of "Surya Vamsam". You are the most pious lord. You radiate fragrance.
C 3,C4	nE paradESi bApavE gAsi|| uDuta bhaktigani uppatillaga lEdA ||	Am I a stranger for you? Why don't you assuage my suffering? Were you not delighted to see the humble service rendered by a little squrrel?
C5,C6	Satrula mitrula samamuga joochE nee|| dharalO neevai tyAgarAjupai ||	You dealt with friends and foes in a very unbiased manner. Oh Rama, you incarnated on the earth to protect us. Please don't be unkind to Tyagaraja.