K-SONGS-38
K
38 SONGS
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Kadalu vadu 267
Kadatera rada 117
Kaddanuvariki 113,
Kalaharanamela 369
Kalalanerchina 191
Kaligi yuntegada 255,
Kalinarulaku 173
Kaluguna padaniraja 154
Kamalaptakula 394
Kanakana ruchira 239 ....VARALI=Pancharathgna
Kanna talli 96
Kannatandri 365 ...father
Kanta judumi 301
Kanugontini 576
Kanugonu soukhyamu 169
Karmame balavantamaya 70 -----naagapatnam
Karubaru 243
Karuna elagante 163
Karuna --jaladhe 25
Karuna jalachi 418
Karuna judavamma 60 ....dharmasamvardhini
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Karuna judumayya 78 -srirangm
Karunasamudra 353
Karuvelpulu 210
Kasichchede 599
Kattu jesinavu 251
Koluvaiyunnade (Bhairavi) 519
Koluvaiyunnade
(Devagandhari) 271
Koluvamare gada 543
Koniyadedu 461
Kori sevimparare 93 ---kovoor
Kori vachchitinayya 298
Koti nadulu 184
Kripa juchutaku 396
Kshinamai 189
Kshirasagara 399
Kulabirudu 489
Kuvalayadalanayana 435
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267
“KADALU VÄDU GADÉ" (Náráyanagoula)
Sri Ráma is immutable but His stories are numerous:
He is the primal cause and yet he is without beginning and
end. He never indulges in false fabrications (Kalpanas), but
everything that he wills gets accomplished: He rests quiet
on the bed of Adisesha and yet He has become the object
of Tyågaraja's adoration.
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117
KADATERA RADA” (Tédi)
Oh Mind! Why do you not listen to the appeal of
Tyágarája, the true devotee of Sri Krishna and get emanci-
pated from the bonds of vicious worldliness by doing
incessant Bhajana and by using your knowledge in discrimi-
nating between the permanent and the impermanent (Satya
and Asatya)?
Bhakti Màhátmya.
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KADDANUVARIKI” (Tódi)
They proclaim that for those who consider that He is,
He is; will the words of the great become false now ?
Why don't you come before us who desire to see your
beautiful face with cheeks shining like mirror ?
You are the compassionate Lord that protects those
devotees who sing of you, casting off their sleep, taking a
beautiful Tambura, with pure mind, with correct intonation
of the swaras and without swerving from the path of
tradition.
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KALAHARANA MELA" (Suddha Savéri)
Oh SitArama! Why this delay in blessing me? Just as
birds roaming round and round ultimately seek the tree for
rest, I have sought you and held fast to your holy feet trom
my very birth. Of all that could be said of you, you are the
shining personification of Ty&aga (Sacrifice) on earth; and
who else is there to save me? I have wandered day in and
day out and finding refuge nowhere, I have sought your
feet and surrendered myseli—body and its possessions - as
your own.
Dainya, Dainyokti 371
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191
KALALA NERCHINA” (Dipaka)
Though one may learn well all the sixtyfour arts, the
tide of past Karma cannot be stemmed, if they (the arts) are
cultivated for the sake of one's livelihood. You are the
cause of both prosperity and adversity. Cast your compas-
sionate eye (on me).
Was Simgari Muni able to eat with avidity the mound
of gingelly that he desired and got?
Was Vibhishana able to take to his Lanka, Lord Ranga-
nAtha?
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255
KALIGI YUNTE GADA” (Kiravani)
MSS
Oh! Fulfiller of desires! Your grace will come only
if I had earned it by past merit; in this Kali age, without
knowing your mind, I reproached you.
Do not tarry; if you had ordained a fair fate for me,
your grace will come; if I had practiced devotion to Rama's
feet as devoutly as the foremost devotees, Narada, Prahlada,
Parasara and Ràmadàsa, I would have earned it (your
grace).
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KALINARULAKU" (Kuntalavaréli)
173
Have not the wise said that there is no purpose gained
by speaking to the worldly-minded of the Kali-age the
glories of the Lord? It is like expecting bulls to appreciate
the taste of aval ( parched and flattened rice). Such
people put on the garb of a devotee only for the sake of
their family, wealth, property and for name and fame and
for earning status. f
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KALUGUNA PADA NIRAJA" (Pürna Lalita)
P.154
Oh Vayutanaya! Shall I ever be privileged to witness
your service to the Lord? You are foremost among devotees;
who shines with Supreme Bliss as the result of the frequent
Darsana of the Lord!
Can I also have the fortune to see directly the Lord of
the Universe, Sri Rama, passing through his daily routine of
getting up early morning, having his Amruta Snàna, holding
your hand, offering Bhoga to Sri Rangesa, partaking of the
prasáda through Sitá's blessed hands and commanding you
to read the holy Purana?
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KAMALAPTA KULA“ (Brindàvanasáranga)
P.394
Oh Ocean of Mercy! Save me! I have heard much
of your having protected your devotees in the past and
have sought refuge in your holy feet. Pray, give me
endearingly your protection.
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KANAKANA RUCHIRA" (Varali)
p-239
Sweeter will be the devotee's pleasure, the more he,
with a loving mind, daily sees you and your charming face
radiating beauty and unbounded glory.
Did not such a Darsana redeem and render happy
Dhruva when he felt mortified at the sharp and cruel words
of his step-mother, Suruchi ?
Did not the description of the glory of your benign
form given by Hanuman transport Sri Sità into a blissful
trance ?
240
This, my statement, will be amply testified to by
Anjaneya, who longingly and lovingly holds your blessed
lotus-feet in his hands, by Lord Siva, the enjoyer of the
superb sweetness of Raman&mam, also by Narada, Parásara, Suka, Sounaka, Indra, Parvati and Sita.
Equally sweet is the pleasure of the Darsan of
sprightly Sità devouring the exquisite beauty of Sri Rama's
face with her yearning and modest looks.
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Tiruvotriyur ? Tripurasundari
95
KANNA TALLI? (Saveri)
Oh my mother! When you are by my side to prop me,
why should I worry myself? When one has butter in his
hand, why should he cry for ghee?
I have realised that wealth, horses, huge buildings, etc
owned by people are all unreal and that no protection can
be given to one by others. Iam not at all fond of the vain
talk of the rich, Knowing that all these are maya, why
should one mistake a rope for a snake ?
Sweet-tongued relations, brothers-in-law, sisters and
brothers, are with us when we are in plenty; they desert
us when we are in poverty. Realising this, I connot allow
myself to fall a victim to their tricks. Will any one mistake
a mirage for real water ?
This body adorned with golden ornaments and nouri-
shed with milk is not permanent. Seeing that there is not
even an iota of purity, Tyagaraja has dedicated all good work
done by him every day to you and has regarded everything
including devatas as yourself,
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KANNA TANDRI NAPAI” (Deva Manohari)
P.365
Oh my father! Do not withhold your compassion from
me. Iam unable to stand the misery. Deny me not for-
ever your compassion on the grounds that I am only going
through the daily routine life and that I have not the courage
and faith to be uninterruptedly devoted to you, realising the mutual relationship between me (jiva) and you (the
Lord), controlling the mind, and conquering the senses:
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KANTA JÜDUMI" (Latangi)
P.301
Pray, cast your benevolent look, your sidelong glance,
atleast once on me, your faithful servant who is ever free
from all evil and mischievous tendencies: It should be just
like the one which once transported Lakshmana to ecstacy
302 TYAGARAJA KIRTANAS
as soon as it was administered with the loving concurrence
of SitA, while Lakhmana was passionately Serving at your
feet:
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KANU GONTINI" (Bilahari)
P.576
I have to-day found Sri Rama, the Lord of Sri Sita Devi,
the gem of the solar race, with Bharata, Lakshmana and,
Satrughna doing service to him, with Anjaheya holding his
feet, with heroes like Sugriva singing his praise.
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KANU GONU SOUKHYAMU" (Nayaki)
p.169
Is the blessedness of having direct darsanam of Sri
Rama, which Tyàgaràja had, possible even for Brahma?
It can be had by one, only if he has the Lord's grace.
With body in one place and mind elsewhere, putting
on the appropriate garb—those who cheat the public,—
will success be theirs ?
170 TYAGARAJA KIRTANAS
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KARUBARU SEYUVARU" (Mukhári)
p.243
Sri Rama! Has there been anybody who has reigned
over Ayodhya like you, protecting the subjects, exercising
supreme authority and securing the happiness and pros-
perity of townsmen, countrymen and rishis alike ? During
your reign did not your subjects have the benefit of the
three monthly rains, training and education in all arts and
crafts, longevity and freedom from intrigue and haughti-
ness ?
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KARUNA ELAGANTE” (Varali)
p163
The grace of the Lord whois atthe service of that
devotee of His who realises the oneness of the Paramátma
and the jivitma manifests itself in the following manner:
The recipient will not utter a lie,
will not approach low people with requests,
will not serve even kings,
will not forget (to worship) the sun,
will not eat meat,
will not drink,
will not injure others,
will not give up learning,
will not have the three desires (for wife, wealth and progeny),
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KARUN AJALADHE ” (Nathanamakriya)
p.25
Oh Ocean of Mercy* Sri Rama of charming face ! the
repository of excellent virtues ! You fill the whole Universe;
How could I blame it (for things which happen in ways at
variance with your nature and glory) ?
The realisation of true Bhaktas is in one way, while the
method adopted by the people, who do not know the truth
about you. is in another direction.
Do people lovingly chant your holy name and spend
their time in meditating upon you ?
Will people offer unto you the merit (Punya) they have
acquired ? Do they understand your Maya and live accord¬
ingly ?
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KARUNAJALADHI
(Kédara Gowla)
418
Ocean of compassion!
If without listening to
my appeal you continue to be hesitating, I cannot put up
with it. Oh lotus-eyed Lord who kept well his father's word,
you are my wealth. You will not lose your patrimony if
you deign to show your mercy to me: Why this disputation ?
It is notin my power to bear this any longer.
This is the
time for you to vouchsafe to me devotion to your holy feet.
I cannot beg of people who are infatuated with wealth, My
mind is getting turbulenb
(of mine) is yours.
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I appeal to you as this body
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KARUNA JUDAVAMMA " (Todi)
p.60
dharma samvardhini of Thiruvaiyaru
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Oh Queen of unparalleled Panchanadapura! Beloved
of Siva ! Protect me always with mercy- You are the prop
of the universe and I have reposed my entire faith in you.
Don’t regard me as an unknown stranger. Don’t give your
ear any more to tales against me- I am worthy of your
grace.
I have believed that you are the destroyer of past
misdeeds done in ignorance and out of arrogance. I have
begged of you the gift of devotion to your blessed lotus feet.
How is it that it does not strike you to grant it ? Pray, do not
keep back your grace. Don’t you hear my constant
plaintive appeals to you in my helpless condition ? Who
else is there to protect me ?
Oh ParAsakti! My mind should not be unsteadily
oscillating like the drop of water on a lotus leaf. What is
the good of it?
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You are the half of Siva’s body. Yourself,
RAma and Siva are not different- You ought not to give up
TyAgarAja.
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"KARUNA J?DUMAYYA" (Saranga)
Oh Paramapurusha ! Our great treasure! Kaveri Ranga!
Look at me with compassion and listen (to me); hold me
by the hand, bless me with boons and your grace, when you
are in glory in company with the two consorts, the twin
N??chiy?rs of broad eyes, with devotees and Alwars and
partaking of offerings made to you!
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353
" KARUNA SAMUDRA” (Devagandhari)
Oh Ocean of Mercy! Oh Allayer of the troubles of .
devotees taking refuge in you! Protect me. 1 my sins are
to remain with me, what is the use of your title ? I do not
know which sinner's curse is my lot to bear. Why all this
hesitation ?
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" KARUVELPULU" (Kalyáni)
No God of this Universe can be equal to you. To
compare any one of them to you will be like comparing
the fine quality of table rice to worthless chaff, the small
light to the torch, the channel to the river Kaveri, the stars
to the moon, the man to Manmatha, the lake to the sea.
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599
KASICCHEDE” (Gowlipantu)
The kings in this Kali age are vainglorious in giving a
pie to the devotees; they have not cared for their future life;
600
they become merciless towards the devotees of God 107
they do not serve them.
Oh Lotus-eyed one, destroyer of the sins of the good,
and worshipped by Tyagaraja! Which of these conduces
to happiness to the kings, — protecting the people of four
classes according to the science of polity, or the Rajasic
negligence born of the ignorance of the right path ? Donot
the life-long devotees of yours enjoy happiness ? This is
all your Miya.
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251
“KATTU JESINAVU" (Atana)
You have cast the prohibitory spell of “ Rama Bandu”
over me, preventing me from straying into numerous
other faiths claiming allegiance to other Gods. Though
I know that the faith to be followed by me is not predeter-
mined by Brahmi, it appears to me, desireless Tyágarája,
that other faiths conduce more and more to desire and
infatuation.
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519
KOLUVAI" (Bhairavi)
To get rid of the effects of our Pürva Karma, Oh
devotees, let us all go end have the darsana of Sri Rama,
in his court shining with Kódanda in hand. With attendant
paraphernalia and with the golden hued 9118 by His side,
He shines like moon with Rohini.
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271
KOLUVAIYUNNADE” (Devagandhari)
Kódandapàni is in court. Let all pure-minded souls with
excellent conduct and with loving desire come and have
the darsanam. Having partaken of the good offerings placed
before him, along with 515, Bharata and others, dressed in
golden garments and feeling delighted at the Vedic chant-
ings by Sanaka, blessing the devotees, with sweet scents
pervading the whole atmosphere, celestial dancing girls
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dancing before him, Parásara, Narada and other devotees
singing his praises, Indra, Brahma and others worshipping
him lovingly with bodies thrilled, the beautiful Lord is
resting on Adisesha. Siti smearing the body with sandal
paste, Kédandap4ni is sitting in court, granting solely to
the faithful, with his side-glances, the boons that they seek
and, with Ty&gar&ja handing pan to the Lord every now
and then.
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543
KOLUVAMARE GADA
I have indeed the privilege of a seva which is not
possible for.even Brahma, Saraswatl, Rukmini, Parvati, Sita
I would, after early ablutions, sing the
gunas ? the Lord with Tambüra and offer him milk to
appease His hunger.
at noon, I would give him a rose-water bath and offer
Him delicious dishes and pawn.
In the company of bhagavatas, I would ‘make Dipa-
rádhana to the accompaniment of melodious songs, lull him
to sleep in a bed of flowers and wake him up next morning.
ever memo
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kovoor
K0RI SEVIMPARARE? (Kharaharapriya)
Come and worship the beautiful Sundaramirti of
K?v?r and have your desires fulfilled. Devas are worship-
ping with high class golden flowers; Brahmans and sages
like Sanaka are praising him. He is promising the grant of
prosperity to devotees.
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298
KANTA JÜDUMI" (Latangi)
Pray, cast your benevolent look, your sidelong glance,
atleast once on me, your faithful servant who is ever free
from all evil and mischievous tendencies: It should be just
like the one which once transported Lakshmana to ecstacy
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KOTINADULU" (Todi)
Oh Mind! Listen to the counsel of Tyágarája, the great
devotee of Sri Raghun&tha. For those fortunate souls who
constantly and directly see the beautiful form of Rama, crores
of holy rivers are present at Dhanushkoti (the tip of Rama's
bow) itself, rivers like Ganga with its source at the Lord's feet
and the Kaveri deriving its glory from Sri Rangan&tha; why
should one wander from place to place (on Tirtha yàtra) ?
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KRIPA JÜCHUTAKU (ChAy&taran gini)
Ramal This is just the time far you to show mercy:
Don't say amidst my equals :—"Is it possibl e to forgive you
for your wrongs ?' There are in the world people who do
not know the path of Truth and people who do mean service
without the least fear of the other world:
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399
KSHIRASAGARA " (Dévagandhari)
Lord reposing on the milk-ocean !
Oh! Should you subject me to worries!
I have heard of your having promptly and swiftly come to protgct
Gajéndra:
I have long ago heard of your having blessed
Draupadi with sarees:
I have also heard of your having released from bondage the firm Ramadas.
I have heard further of your fame in having crossed the ocean for the sake of Sita.
Oh Lord of redeeming name! Protect me with mercy:
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KSHINAMAI TIRUGA" {Mukhari)
Oh Mind! Give up the siddhis (yogic achievements)
which are perishable and bring you rebirth. Perishable are
the fruits of the study of Sanskrit, drama, poetics, vedas,
puranas, and of the performance of sacrifices, Japa and
Tapas:
The (real) road is the worship of Rama; (then) all that
one (the devotee) does, the Lord will accept with approba-
tion and vouchsafe to him the highest state that is everlast-
ing.
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435
KUVALAYA DALA NAYANA" (Natakuranji)
Oh Lotus-eyed one! Protect me. I have been passion-
ately loving you. Where am Ito go? I stand meditating
on your bewitching face and pining; but you won't look
at me. What virtue is this? Though knowing my mind
well, you have forgotten me, but still you pretend to be
remembering me. Is it due to fear of Kali (this iron
age) that you don’t come down to the Earth ? Or is it that
you are a God devoid of glory? I have been singing
constantly with all my heart that you are supreme among
Devas, I do not know other religions. I have done Bhajana
with a pining heart. I have positively given up the world
(and if you don't show your grace to me) will you not earn
the bad name of being meritless ? Give me wisdom, stand
by Ty&gar4j and accept his worship.
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KULABIRUDU " (Dévamanohari)
Sri Rama! Save the family trait of your Solar Race.
You are the prop of all the pious souls of the world and of
the D&vàs. You are pervading the Vedas and Agamas. Do
not do unbecoming acts. You will earn for yourself eternal
prosperity.
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K
38 SONGS
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Kadalu vadu 267
Kadatera rada 117
Kaddanuvariki 113,
Kalaharanamela 369
Kalalanerchina 191
Kaligi yuntegada 255,
Kalinarulaku 173
Kaluguna padaniraja 154
Kamalaptakula 394
Kanakana ruchira 239 ....VARALI=Pancharathgna
Kanna talli 96
Kannatandri 365 ...father
Kanta judumi 301
Kanugontini 576
Kanugonu soukhyamu 169
Karmame balavantamaya 70 -----naagapatnam
Karubaru 243
Karuna elagante 163
Karuna --jaladhe 25
Karuna jalachi 418
Karuna judavamma 60 ....dharmasamvardhini
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Karuna judumayya 78 -srirangm
Karunasamudra 353
Karuvelpulu 210
Kasichchede 599
Kattu jesinavu 251
Koluvaiyunnade (Bhairavi) 519
Koluvaiyunnade
(Devagandhari) 271
Koluvamare gada 543
Koniyadedu 461
Kori sevimparare 93 ---kovoor
Kori vachchitinayya 298
Koti nadulu 184
Kripa juchutaku 396
Kshinamai 189
Kshirasagara 399
Kulabirudu 489
Kuvalayadalanayana 435
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267
“KADALU VÄDU GADÉ" (Náráyanagoula)
Sri Ráma is immutable but His stories are numerous:
He is the primal cause and yet he is without beginning and
end. He never indulges in false fabrications (Kalpanas), but
everything that he wills gets accomplished: He rests quiet
on the bed of Adisesha and yet He has become the object
of Tyågaraja's adoration.
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117
KADATERA RADA” (Tédi)
Oh Mind! Why do you not listen to the appeal of
Tyágarája, the true devotee of Sri Krishna and get emanci-
pated from the bonds of vicious worldliness by doing
incessant Bhajana and by using your knowledge in discrimi-
nating between the permanent and the impermanent (Satya
and Asatya)?
Bhakti Màhátmya.
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KADDANUVARIKI” (Tódi)
They proclaim that for those who consider that He is,
He is; will the words of the great become false now ?
Why don't you come before us who desire to see your
beautiful face with cheeks shining like mirror ?
You are the compassionate Lord that protects those
devotees who sing of you, casting off their sleep, taking a
beautiful Tambura, with pure mind, with correct intonation
of the swaras and without swerving from the path of
tradition.
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KALAHARANA MELA" (Suddha Savéri)
Oh SitArama! Why this delay in blessing me? Just as
birds roaming round and round ultimately seek the tree for
rest, I have sought you and held fast to your holy feet trom
my very birth. Of all that could be said of you, you are the
shining personification of Ty&aga (Sacrifice) on earth; and
who else is there to save me? I have wandered day in and
day out and finding refuge nowhere, I have sought your
feet and surrendered myseli—body and its possessions - as
your own.
Dainya, Dainyokti 371
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191
KALALA NERCHINA” (Dipaka)
Though one may learn well all the sixtyfour arts, the
tide of past Karma cannot be stemmed, if they (the arts) are
cultivated for the sake of one's livelihood. You are the
cause of both prosperity and adversity. Cast your compas-
sionate eye (on me).
Was Simgari Muni able to eat with avidity the mound
of gingelly that he desired and got?
Was Vibhishana able to take to his Lanka, Lord Ranga-
nAtha?
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255
KALIGI YUNTE GADA” (Kiravani)
MSS
Oh! Fulfiller of desires! Your grace will come only
if I had earned it by past merit; in this Kali age, without
knowing your mind, I reproached you.
Do not tarry; if you had ordained a fair fate for me,
your grace will come; if I had practiced devotion to Rama's
feet as devoutly as the foremost devotees, Narada, Prahlada,
Parasara and Ràmadàsa, I would have earned it (your
grace).
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KALINARULAKU" (Kuntalavaréli)
173
Have not the wise said that there is no purpose gained
by speaking to the worldly-minded of the Kali-age the
glories of the Lord? It is like expecting bulls to appreciate
the taste of aval ( parched and flattened rice). Such
people put on the garb of a devotee only for the sake of
their family, wealth, property and for name and fame and
for earning status. f
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KALUGUNA PADA NIRAJA" (Pürna Lalita)
P.154
Oh Vayutanaya! Shall I ever be privileged to witness
your service to the Lord? You are foremost among devotees;
who shines with Supreme Bliss as the result of the frequent
Darsana of the Lord!
Can I also have the fortune to see directly the Lord of
the Universe, Sri Rama, passing through his daily routine of
getting up early morning, having his Amruta Snàna, holding
your hand, offering Bhoga to Sri Rangesa, partaking of the
prasáda through Sitá's blessed hands and commanding you
to read the holy Purana?
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KAMALAPTA KULA“ (Brindàvanasáranga)
P.394
Oh Ocean of Mercy! Save me! I have heard much
of your having protected your devotees in the past and
have sought refuge in your holy feet. Pray, give me
endearingly your protection.
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KANAKANA RUCHIRA" (Varali)
p-239
Sweeter will be the devotee's pleasure, the more he,
with a loving mind, daily sees you and your charming face
radiating beauty and unbounded glory.
Did not such a Darsana redeem and render happy
Dhruva when he felt mortified at the sharp and cruel words
of his step-mother, Suruchi ?
Did not the description of the glory of your benign
form given by Hanuman transport Sri Sità into a blissful
trance ?
240
This, my statement, will be amply testified to by
Anjaneya, who longingly and lovingly holds your blessed
lotus-feet in his hands, by Lord Siva, the enjoyer of the
superb sweetness of Raman&mam, also by Narada, Parásara, Suka, Sounaka, Indra, Parvati and Sita.
Equally sweet is the pleasure of the Darsan of
sprightly Sità devouring the exquisite beauty of Sri Rama's
face with her yearning and modest looks.
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Tiruvotriyur ? Tripurasundari
95
KANNA TALLI? (Saveri)
Oh my mother! When you are by my side to prop me,
why should I worry myself? When one has butter in his
hand, why should he cry for ghee?
I have realised that wealth, horses, huge buildings, etc
owned by people are all unreal and that no protection can
be given to one by others. Iam not at all fond of the vain
talk of the rich, Knowing that all these are maya, why
should one mistake a rope for a snake ?
Sweet-tongued relations, brothers-in-law, sisters and
brothers, are with us when we are in plenty; they desert
us when we are in poverty. Realising this, I connot allow
myself to fall a victim to their tricks. Will any one mistake
a mirage for real water ?
This body adorned with golden ornaments and nouri-
shed with milk is not permanent. Seeing that there is not
even an iota of purity, Tyagaraja has dedicated all good work
done by him every day to you and has regarded everything
including devatas as yourself,
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KANNA TANDRI NAPAI” (Deva Manohari)
P.365
Oh my father! Do not withhold your compassion from
me. Iam unable to stand the misery. Deny me not for-
ever your compassion on the grounds that I am only going
through the daily routine life and that I have not the courage
and faith to be uninterruptedly devoted to you, realising the mutual relationship between me (jiva) and you (the
Lord), controlling the mind, and conquering the senses:
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KANTA JÜDUMI" (Latangi)
P.301
Pray, cast your benevolent look, your sidelong glance,
atleast once on me, your faithful servant who is ever free
from all evil and mischievous tendencies: It should be just
like the one which once transported Lakshmana to ecstacy
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as soon as it was administered with the loving concurrence
of SitA, while Lakhmana was passionately Serving at your
feet:
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KANU GONTINI" (Bilahari)
P.576
I have to-day found Sri Rama, the Lord of Sri Sita Devi,
the gem of the solar race, with Bharata, Lakshmana and,
Satrughna doing service to him, with Anjaheya holding his
feet, with heroes like Sugriva singing his praise.
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KANU GONU SOUKHYAMU" (Nayaki)
p.169
Is the blessedness of having direct darsanam of Sri
Rama, which Tyàgaràja had, possible even for Brahma?
It can be had by one, only if he has the Lord's grace.
With body in one place and mind elsewhere, putting
on the appropriate garb—those who cheat the public,—
will success be theirs ?
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KARUBARU SEYUVARU" (Mukhári)
p.243
Sri Rama! Has there been anybody who has reigned
over Ayodhya like you, protecting the subjects, exercising
supreme authority and securing the happiness and pros-
perity of townsmen, countrymen and rishis alike ? During
your reign did not your subjects have the benefit of the
three monthly rains, training and education in all arts and
crafts, longevity and freedom from intrigue and haughti-
ness ?
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KARUNA ELAGANTE” (Varali)
p163
The grace of the Lord whois atthe service of that
devotee of His who realises the oneness of the Paramátma
and the jivitma manifests itself in the following manner:
The recipient will not utter a lie,
will not approach low people with requests,
will not serve even kings,
will not forget (to worship) the sun,
will not eat meat,
will not drink,
will not injure others,
will not give up learning,
will not have the three desires (for wife, wealth and progeny),
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KARUN AJALADHE ” (Nathanamakriya)
p.25
Oh Ocean of Mercy* Sri Rama of charming face ! the
repository of excellent virtues ! You fill the whole Universe;
How could I blame it (for things which happen in ways at
variance with your nature and glory) ?
The realisation of true Bhaktas is in one way, while the
method adopted by the people, who do not know the truth
about you. is in another direction.
Do people lovingly chant your holy name and spend
their time in meditating upon you ?
Will people offer unto you the merit (Punya) they have
acquired ? Do they understand your Maya and live accord¬
ingly ?
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KARUNAJALADHI
(Kédara Gowla)
418
Ocean of compassion!
If without listening to
my appeal you continue to be hesitating, I cannot put up
with it. Oh lotus-eyed Lord who kept well his father's word,
you are my wealth. You will not lose your patrimony if
you deign to show your mercy to me: Why this disputation ?
It is notin my power to bear this any longer.
This is the
time for you to vouchsafe to me devotion to your holy feet.
I cannot beg of people who are infatuated with wealth, My
mind is getting turbulenb
(of mine) is yours.
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I appeal to you as this body
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KARUNA JUDAVAMMA " (Todi)
p.60
dharma samvardhini of Thiruvaiyaru
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Oh Queen of unparalleled Panchanadapura! Beloved
of Siva ! Protect me always with mercy- You are the prop
of the universe and I have reposed my entire faith in you.
Don’t regard me as an unknown stranger. Don’t give your
ear any more to tales against me- I am worthy of your
grace.
I have believed that you are the destroyer of past
misdeeds done in ignorance and out of arrogance. I have
begged of you the gift of devotion to your blessed lotus feet.
How is it that it does not strike you to grant it ? Pray, do not
keep back your grace. Don’t you hear my constant
plaintive appeals to you in my helpless condition ? Who
else is there to protect me ?
Oh ParAsakti! My mind should not be unsteadily
oscillating like the drop of water on a lotus leaf. What is
the good of it?
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You are the half of Siva’s body. Yourself,
RAma and Siva are not different- You ought not to give up
TyAgarAja.
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"KARUNA J?DUMAYYA" (Saranga)
Oh Paramapurusha ! Our great treasure! Kaveri Ranga!
Look at me with compassion and listen (to me); hold me
by the hand, bless me with boons and your grace, when you
are in glory in company with the two consorts, the twin
N??chiy?rs of broad eyes, with devotees and Alwars and
partaking of offerings made to you!
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" KARUNA SAMUDRA” (Devagandhari)
Oh Ocean of Mercy! Oh Allayer of the troubles of .
devotees taking refuge in you! Protect me. 1 my sins are
to remain with me, what is the use of your title ? I do not
know which sinner's curse is my lot to bear. Why all this
hesitation ?
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" KARUVELPULU" (Kalyáni)
No God of this Universe can be equal to you. To
compare any one of them to you will be like comparing
the fine quality of table rice to worthless chaff, the small
light to the torch, the channel to the river Kaveri, the stars
to the moon, the man to Manmatha, the lake to the sea.
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KASICCHEDE” (Gowlipantu)
The kings in this Kali age are vainglorious in giving a
pie to the devotees; they have not cared for their future life;
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they become merciless towards the devotees of God 107
they do not serve them.
Oh Lotus-eyed one, destroyer of the sins of the good,
and worshipped by Tyagaraja! Which of these conduces
to happiness to the kings, — protecting the people of four
classes according to the science of polity, or the Rajasic
negligence born of the ignorance of the right path ? Donot
the life-long devotees of yours enjoy happiness ? This is
all your Miya.
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“KATTU JESINAVU" (Atana)
You have cast the prohibitory spell of “ Rama Bandu”
over me, preventing me from straying into numerous
other faiths claiming allegiance to other Gods. Though
I know that the faith to be followed by me is not predeter-
mined by Brahmi, it appears to me, desireless Tyágarája,
that other faiths conduce more and more to desire and
infatuation.
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KOLUVAI" (Bhairavi)
To get rid of the effects of our Pürva Karma, Oh
devotees, let us all go end have the darsana of Sri Rama,
in his court shining with Kódanda in hand. With attendant
paraphernalia and with the golden hued 9118 by His side,
He shines like moon with Rohini.
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KOLUVAIYUNNADE” (Devagandhari)
Kódandapàni is in court. Let all pure-minded souls with
excellent conduct and with loving desire come and have
the darsanam. Having partaken of the good offerings placed
before him, along with 515, Bharata and others, dressed in
golden garments and feeling delighted at the Vedic chant-
ings by Sanaka, blessing the devotees, with sweet scents
pervading the whole atmosphere, celestial dancing girls
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dancing before him, Parásara, Narada and other devotees
singing his praises, Indra, Brahma and others worshipping
him lovingly with bodies thrilled, the beautiful Lord is
resting on Adisesha. Siti smearing the body with sandal
paste, Kédandap4ni is sitting in court, granting solely to
the faithful, with his side-glances, the boons that they seek
and, with Ty&gar&ja handing pan to the Lord every now
and then.
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KOLUVAMARE GADA
I have indeed the privilege of a seva which is not
possible for.even Brahma, Saraswatl, Rukmini, Parvati, Sita
I would, after early ablutions, sing the
gunas ? the Lord with Tambüra and offer him milk to
appease His hunger.
at noon, I would give him a rose-water bath and offer
Him delicious dishes and pawn.
In the company of bhagavatas, I would ‘make Dipa-
rádhana to the accompaniment of melodious songs, lull him
to sleep in a bed of flowers and wake him up next morning.
ever memo
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K0RI SEVIMPARARE? (Kharaharapriya)
Come and worship the beautiful Sundaramirti of
K?v?r and have your desires fulfilled. Devas are worship-
ping with high class golden flowers; Brahmans and sages
like Sanaka are praising him. He is promising the grant of
prosperity to devotees.
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KANTA JÜDUMI" (Latangi)
Pray, cast your benevolent look, your sidelong glance,
atleast once on me, your faithful servant who is ever free
from all evil and mischievous tendencies: It should be just
like the one which once transported Lakshmana to ecstacy
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KOTINADULU" (Todi)
Oh Mind! Listen to the counsel of Tyágarája, the great
devotee of Sri Raghun&tha. For those fortunate souls who
constantly and directly see the beautiful form of Rama, crores
of holy rivers are present at Dhanushkoti (the tip of Rama's
bow) itself, rivers like Ganga with its source at the Lord's feet
and the Kaveri deriving its glory from Sri Rangan&tha; why
should one wander from place to place (on Tirtha yàtra) ?
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KRIPA JÜCHUTAKU (ChAy&taran gini)
Ramal This is just the time far you to show mercy:
Don't say amidst my equals :—"Is it possibl e to forgive you
for your wrongs ?' There are in the world people who do
not know the path of Truth and people who do mean service
without the least fear of the other world:
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KSHIRASAGARA " (Dévagandhari)
Lord reposing on the milk-ocean !
Oh! Should you subject me to worries!
I have heard of your having promptly and swiftly come to protgct
Gajéndra:
I have long ago heard of your having blessed
Draupadi with sarees:
I have also heard of your having released from bondage the firm Ramadas.
I have heard further of your fame in having crossed the ocean for the sake of Sita.
Oh Lord of redeeming name! Protect me with mercy:
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KSHINAMAI TIRUGA" {Mukhari)
Oh Mind! Give up the siddhis (yogic achievements)
which are perishable and bring you rebirth. Perishable are
the fruits of the study of Sanskrit, drama, poetics, vedas,
puranas, and of the performance of sacrifices, Japa and
Tapas:
The (real) road is the worship of Rama; (then) all that
one (the devotee) does, the Lord will accept with approba-
tion and vouchsafe to him the highest state that is everlast-
ing.
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KUVALAYA DALA NAYANA" (Natakuranji)
Oh Lotus-eyed one! Protect me. I have been passion-
ately loving you. Where am Ito go? I stand meditating
on your bewitching face and pining; but you won't look
at me. What virtue is this? Though knowing my mind
well, you have forgotten me, but still you pretend to be
remembering me. Is it due to fear of Kali (this iron
age) that you don’t come down to the Earth ? Or is it that
you are a God devoid of glory? I have been singing
constantly with all my heart that you are supreme among
Devas, I do not know other religions. I have done Bhajana
with a pining heart. I have positively given up the world
(and if you don't show your grace to me) will you not earn
the bad name of being meritless ? Give me wisdom, stand
by Ty&gar4j and accept his worship.
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KULABIRUDU " (Dévamanohari)
Sri Rama! Save the family trait of your Solar Race.
You are the prop of all the pious souls of the world and of
the D&vàs. You are pervading the Vedas and Agamas. Do
not do unbecoming acts. You will earn for yourself eternal
prosperity.
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