by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	leelagAnu joochE guNaSeelula nApAla galgajEsi pAlintuvayyA ||	Oh Supreme lord Rama, please give me the company of virtuous and pious persons who firmly believe that the universe is the platform for enacting your divine sports called 'leelas'.
AP	pAlumArina pAmarula nolla paramAtma ee lOkamulanu ||	I shun to associate with base and lazy people.
C 1	narakinnara kimpurushAsura nirjararAja SivAdi ramApatula ||	Pious people believe that humans, celestials, demi-gods, demons, Devendra, Siva, Brahma, Vishnu and other gods are manifestations of your divine "Leelas"
C 2	taru bhoodharAnEkAnandamula tyAgarAjanuta SrirAma nee ||	They also firmly believe that trees, bushes, creepers and other living beings as part of your divine "Leela". Oh Srirama worshipped by Tyagaraja, The pious believe that the universe is stage for your divine "Leelas".

P	lEmidelpa peddalevvaru lErO ||	Oh Srirama, where did the sages and pundits who were around you disappear?
AP	Amahimalella mAni eemahilO puTTirO ||	Have they renounced their spiritual powers and took birth in this world?
C 1	nee roopamu booni manasu nirmalulai yunDalEdA dhArA dharAbha Sareera tyAgarAja vinuta ||	Or have such pious sages attained your divine form due to their exemplary piety and fortune?.

P	lOkAvana chatura pAhimAm ||	Oh Srirama, you are the most capable protector of the world. Please protect me.
AP	sAkEtAdhipa sarasa guNApramEya sarasijAnana sanandana vanditAnghri yugapada nirjita muni SApa ||	You are emperor of Ayodhya. You are repository of virtues. Your face is beautiful like lotus flower. Sage Sanandana bows to your feet. You redeemed Ahalya from Sage Goutama's curse.
C 1	rAkAbjamukha parAkA chentaku rAka tanakOrvataramA pAkAri vinuta neekAsinchiti gAka nEnanyamenchanu needuvADanayya rAmayya ||	Oh Rama, you are charming with moon-like face. Why are you hesitating to come close to me? How can I bear that? Oh lord, Devendra worships you. I am yearning for you. I can't imagine anyone else. I am yours.
C 2	neelAkrutigala neelAvaNyamu neelAgani kanupimpavE bAlArkAbha suchElAvruta na nnElukO manasu rAdika tALajAla nyAyamA rAma ||	Oh Rama, why don't you show me your blue and divine appearence? Your dress shines like the rising Sun. Why is your mind so reluctant? Oh Rama, is this fair?
C 3	chEpa Adiga padi rupamulanugonu chApAlankruta sundara ava neepAdbhutamagu nee pAdamE gati SripatE varada pAlita tyAgarAja sArvabhoumAkhila ||	Oh Kodandarama, you are majestic with bow in your hand. You took ten incarnations starting with "Matsyavatara". Oh emperor of the world and lord of Lakshmi, your sacred feet are my sole refuge . You bestow boons and protect Tyagaraja.

P	vAchAma gOcharamE manasA varNimpa taramE rAma mahima ||	Oh my mind, is it possible to describe the prowess of Srirama? It is beyond all vocabulary.
AP	rEchari mAreechuni baDagabeTTi renDOvAni Sikhi kosagenE ||	His unparalleled arrow threw away demon Maricha to distant ocean. His other arrow killed demon Subahu and threw him in fire.
C	mAnavati mATeringi chA maramouTa kastramu nEyagani mAnambukai meDa dAchaga mAdhavunDu kani karagi vEgamE deenArti bhanjanuDai prANa dAnambosaga munnu chanina bANambu naTu chedarasEyalEdA gAnalOla tyAgarAjanutu mahima ||	A hunter shot an arrow to cut the tail of a Chamari animal. In order to protect her modesty she struggled to shield her tail by bending her neck. She felt that her modesty is more precious than her life. Obseving this Srirama's heart melted. He rescued the Chamari by diverting away the hunter's arrow with his arrow. His compassion is indescribable. Oh Rama who engrosses in music, Tyagaraja sings about your limitless prowess.