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NARAYANA HART’ (Yamuna Kalyani)
Oh Lord of Sita ! I do not rely on (wealth like) money
and horses which are transient. I shall certainly not beg of
rich men, flattering them with matchless (musical) composi¬
tions in their praise. I shall not frequent places which are
infested with greedy men who are possessed by the devils
of desire and attachment.
I am caught in your grip, of my own accord. I do not
know why you are persisting in your niggardliness. People
in this world do not stand the sight of others prospering.
It is not known whether this is due to their fate or to your
Mftya. They rush to despicable activities, but never
apply their mind to tasks which will uplift them. Why
associate with people who do not realize that everything
happens in this world according to one's own past karma ?
Vouchsafe that your holy name may always be on my lips.
Who else is there for me ? Oh RAghava ! Let me always seek
the company of those who delight in the glorious story of
Sri Ramachandra- Let my eyes be fixed upon your
refined beauty and my heart will be transported with joy.
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NARADAGURUSWAMI" (Darbar)
Oh Narada Guru! Won’t you bless me now at least ?
Why this dearth of compassion ? Oh blessed pure one,
with a body brighter in lustre than the cloud of the Sarat
season, who has mastered the Vedas, yoga and music! If
not through you, at whose instance have the Puranas,
Agamas and other charitas come into being ? How could
the suggestion have arisen in Satyabhama to make a gift of
her husband, if not through you ? Who could have helped
munis and yatis but you ? I have reposed complete faith
in you; relieve me of my mental distress, you who blessed
Prahlada.
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NANNU KANNA TALLI" (Kesari)
Oh my mother! Dharmasamvardhani! If you do not
protect me when I am making plaintive appeals to you,
pining with devotion, who else will save me ? Bless me with
boons always!
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NAMA KUSUMAMULACHE'" (Sri Ragam)
Oh Mind! That human life is a really blessed life in
which the Lord is installed on the golden throne of thought
and worshipped with flowers of His Holy names like Siva
and Rama.
Place Him, the reveller in the sport of Universe, the
ornament of Tyágarája's heart, on the gem-bedecked seat
of Swaras born out of Nida and worship His holy feet with
the flowers of His Names.
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“NINNE NERA NAMMINANU” (Arabhi)
I had sought the protection of all and sundry, and
realising the futility of it. I have reposed my entire faith in
you; pray, protect me.
To maintain my family, I have wandered far and wide
and found the task fruitless. I have realised with vexation
that the benefit to be derived from the ocean of Samsara is
only of this nature, and have therefore sought you.
Realising that it is impossible for me to beg of small
men and flatter them, and giving up the company of the
wicked, I have firmly believd that you are the God that
could undo the effects of my past karma and, with compas¬
sion, protect me always.
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NiVU BROVAVALE" (Saveri)
Oh Devi! Dharmasamvardhani! You must give me
your blessed Darsana and protect me always. I have been
searching the whole world, but I have not been able to find
a merciful being like you. My mind has caught hold of you.
Could I ever forget you hereafter ?
Without minding the faults I have committed till now,
bless me by granting my heart's desires.
Do not play false to me. Do not make me run after
gold which is worthless like a piece of stone. I have regar¬
ded everything as you. How long are these ordeals of
MfiyS Samsara to last ? Why should you be still indifferent
in granting me constant devotion to your feet ? It is not
fair that you should not remove from me the Mays that
you have cast.
People do not know your glory; by your very nature
you protect the world. I have reposed my entire faith
in you.
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NfVANTI DAIVAMU " (Todi)
Oh Subrahmanya, Son of Parvati, residing at Brahma-
puri! It is not possible to find a God like you, nor to under¬
stand your inner significance.
While you were playing with your mates at Kailasagiri,
you got angry with Brahma for his having declared that He
alone represented the significance of Pranava, called out one
of your nine followers and bestowed upon him the creative
power, to the admiration of devas, Vishnu and Siva.
When Vishnu and Siva, Dikpalakas, the Sun, the Moon
and all the heroes of the world, finding it impossible to deal
with the treacherous demon Surapadma came in a body to
you and sought your help^ you destroyed his arrogance to
your great glory.
You have installed in my heart your exquisitely beauti¬
ful form which defies even a myriad Manmathas, Oh Mer¬
ciful one!
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NADACHI NADACHI" (Kharaharapriy4)
To be happy in the company of Sri Ráma, the Perfect
and Selt-exultant Lord, who shines with Sità, people walk
and walk to distant AyOdhya, but do not see the Lord there
(due to lack of real devotion) Similarly, people praise the
Lord without knowing the path which secures redemption
from birth and death, putting on the false cloak, opening
and closing the eyes alternately and rolling rosary in hand:
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NALINA LOCHANA" | (Madhyamá vati)
Lotusseyed Lord! Will any human being attain
salvation by reposing faith in others except you ?
If one does spurious contemplation hke a crane, will his
object (of attaining salvation) be fulfilled ?
Ifa woman places implicit faith in a lewd paramour,
will he be able to show her the right path ? i
Can one cross the ocean of Samsâra with a small river
orait ?
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If a man becomes a slave to wily wicked women, will
Manmatha (at whose prompting he has become a victim)
initiate him in Jnana Yóga ?
If a sterile woman is fed with milk and other nutritious
food, will she secrete milk ? .
However generously you may give wealth to D&Ay&dis,
will they show affection to you?
However much you may manure and sow a barren land;
will it yield anything?
However much you may prostrate befere a Gangaravi
tree, will it be able to save you (like the holy peepul tree) ?
If you grow nice-looking silk-cotton trees, will they
yleld sweet fruits ?
Can attendants and servants have the glory of the
grand abhishekam (intended for Gods) ?
If one does Tapas with attachment and avarice, will he
attain salvation? 0 you embodiment of truth, the pure
and supreme Being!
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NIBHAKTI BHAGYA” (fayamanóhari)
Oh! Embodiment of Nada, Oh Incomprehensible one!
That life alone is life which is privileged to swim constantly
in the blessed ocean of devotion to you, Be he born as Sura
(god) or a Bhüsura (Brahman), (without such devotion), he is
only a burden to the earth.
Mere observance of Vedic
rituals wil only increase distress, entailing the cycle of
birth and death.
Lord Hari himself will come down to see you. Seeing
you, He will feel elated.
Realising how indulgence in sensual enjoyments brings
in only death and the like, lovingly sing the praise, in ever
increasing measure, of my Lord, the heroic Sri Rama, the
prop of the Universe, the fulfiller of devotees’ desires, the
blessed one, the Supreme among Devas, of incomparable
beauty, the All-merciful one.
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NRUPALAVALA” (Nadavaringini)
Oh! Lord of Kings! Dispeller of the sins of refugees!
Oh! The moon ofthe Solar Race!
People desiring salvation adopt the siddhis as the
means to secure that end, but they find that they prove
obstructive to their real purpose and finally realize that
they are deluded. Pray, have mercy and save me.
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NIVANTI DAIVAMU” (Bhairavi)
Oh Rama! After deep mental reflection, I see it is
impossible for me to find another God like you. If one
wants to speak, one should speak about you; if one wants to
sing one must sing of you alone; if one wants to associate
with anybody, one must associate with you alone. I now
know your heart:
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Lord Hari does not so easily respond to Japa, Tapas and
Yagna as He does to fervent prayers and to praises of
His Glory:
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MUDDU MÓMU" (Süryakàntam)
How did Sri Ráma's face of captivating beauty shine
when he blessed with His Darsan the devotees who had
been for long looking forward eagerly with panting hearts
tor His advent, and how did even the sages get enchanted
with it? Was it the effect of ardent worship of pure minded
Brahmans, or of penance done in previous births or the
Lord's own divine nature ?
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NATHA BROVAVE”
(Bhairavi)
Oh Ragunatha! Protect me: Have the words of Valmiki
who has described you as one of sweet disposition, proved
false ? You were moved with compassion at the sight of the
fear-stricken sages and vouchsafed to them protection, and
you have evinced affectionate solicitude for true devotees.
I pray for your showing me the beautiful sight of your
triumphant re-entry into Ayodhya, after conquering count-
less enemies.
I pray for your showing me your endearing arm which
clasped Bharata to your bosom with a melting heart:
When the women of the place (Ayodhya) charmed with
your radiant face approached you, you treated them as your
own daughters, Oh matchless one! Don't forget me.
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NI DAYA RAVALEGAKA " (Todi)
Oh Rama! Your Grace must come of its own accord,
What am I, after all ?
The Vedas, Sástras and Puránás declare loudly that you
are the only refuge. l
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NIVEGANI NANNU” (Bilahari)
Who is there but you to protect me? You are my father
and mother, giving me all that I desire and protecting me
with utmost kindness. You are the precious treasure earned
by: my forefathers by virtue of their austerities. You are the
fruit of my worship, in countless past births, with quantities
of flowers.
You are the water-bearing cloud to quench the fire of
the sins of your devotees; You are the cloud of Satchid&-
nanda which graces the hearts of angels, yogis and sages,
You are the merit which one derives from a bath in the
celestial river (Gangà) which is the holiest of rivers.
You are the saving mantra (tàraka) that has been
solemnly proclaimed to Brahmi and others by Tyagaraja
as the highest.
I have sought your refuge, knowing fully that it is not
possible for anybody else to give protection to sinners and
cruel people at the time they are violently handled by Yama-
Dutas for having, in this world, deprived others of their
possessions without fear of the other world*
Oh, all*pervading Raghunandana of beautiful facel
Immediately I think of you at heart, I am filled with trans*
cendental joy.
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NAGUMOMU GALAVANI" (Madhyamávati)
You, the-ever smiling captivator of my mind, the Hero
of the Universe, the Lord of Siti, the God of Gods, the ex-
guisitely beautiful one, the repository of wisdom, the one
who has the sun and the moon as his eyes, the sun that
dispels the darkness of ignorance, the cne with stainless
form, the destroyer of all sins, the great one that blesses
one with the Purushárthas from Dharma to Moksha !
Fully enlightened by Jnana, I shall time and again
worship you according to to the prescribed method
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NA JIVADHARA” (Bilahari)
Oh, the prop of my life, the fruit of my penance, the bril-
liance of my eyes, the fragrance of my nose, the embodi-
ment of the letters of the Name that I chant, You are the
flower of my worship.
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NIKE TELIYAKAPOTE” (Anandabhairavi)
If you yourself do not know it, what could Ido? You,
as the prop of the Universe, do not know the burning state
of my mind; what can I do? 1 have been meditating on your
blessed feet solely to be able to see you wherever my eyes
fall, to feel like speaking to you whomsoever I speak to, to
visualise you wherever my vision goes, to worship you
wherever I may worship:
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NENARUNCHERA NAPAINI” (Simhaváhini)
Oh Rama! Show your mercy in full measure to me:
Am 1 not your servant? You are the protector of the
devotees: When I, who have reposed my full faith in you
as my mother, father, guru, God, am in great distress, why
do you not show me the way out? You are the repository
of all virtues:
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NIJAMUGA NIMAHIMALU (Sahina)
Rama! There is none who would speak out in truth
your glory.
They simply ask one to do Bhajana (not knowing that
the difference between what they say and real devotion is
like the difference between an elephant and a goat, a lion
and a jackal); they, the (supposed) great ones who always
mother of their mind to the libertines called Senses,
are adepts in earning money and do not frequent the
company of the good souls:
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NADA SUDHARASAMBILANU " (Arabhi)
The Nectar of Nada, which is the basis of all Vedas,
Puranas, Agamas and Sástras, has taken human form (in
Rama); the seven swaras have become the seven bells of
the bow ; the Ragas have become the bow itself; the styles
Dura, Naya, Desya, have become the three strings of the
bow ; the steady pace has become the arrow, the melodious
apt variations of phrase have become his speech; singing
in devotion has become his very fortune:
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NI DAYACHE RAMA” (Yadukulakámbhóji)
By your grace, I have attained the everlasting bliss:
Your physical constitution is of the Essence of Nada Brahma;
you are one of soft words; your ornamentis pure musical
sound; the words of Tyágaràja are your excelent garment:
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NADATANUMANISAM” (Chittaranjani)
I bow to Sankara, the embodiment of Nada, with my
mind and body. To Him, the essence of blissful Sàmaveda,
the best of Vedas, I bow every time. To Him, who is de-
lighting in the art of seven Svaras, Sa- Ri-Ga-Ma-Pa-Dha- Ni,
born of His five faces, Sadyojata etc, I bow; to Him, the
destroyer of Kala, the protector of pure-hearted Tyagaraja,
I bow.
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289
NANU BROVAKANU" (Sankarabharanam)
Oh Rama! I will not leave hold of you, unless and
until you protect me. I have secured you to rid myself of
my impurity, just as a man searching for a lost trifling coin
comes by a precious jem, just as one expecting ragi-gruel
comes by nectar, just as an exhausted swimmer finds a float
for his hold and rest, justas a pilgrim starting for Tirtha
finds it in front of him, just asa woman, about to lose her
modesty, comes by a cloth; Oh you incomparable friend |
I have conceived you as the spirit of the scriptures.
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NIVE NANNEDA JESITE" (Sowráshtra)
If, knowing my mind, you yourself abandon me, to
whom shall I complain ?
I have worshipped you thinking that my desires will be
fulfilled, and you harass me; itis not proper; what is my
crime? you protect me, now and here.
. Thave been attracted to you, knowing that the Lord
Siva himself has been constantly praising that devotion to
Rima is ihe best type of devotion and seeing that true
devotees are all in rapture over your Sakti. Ihave taken a
resolve always to keep the company of the good and the
pious and chant Thy holy Name.
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NENARUNCHINANU (Malawi)
I have fixed my mind on you, on your holy feet, as you
are the sole upholder of everything in the Universe, Oh you
wind that sweeps away the cloud of heinous sins! For
the sake of maintaining my family and children, I cannot
bring myself to be so hard-hearted as to learn and adopt
the deceitful modes and talks of this wicked age:
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NI VERA KULA DHANAMU" (Bégada)
You alone are my family wealth. You alone are ever my
life: 118 my fault that I have not known this till now: Pray,
forgive and bless me: Oh Lord Rama! Oh repository of
Supreme Bliss! Oh the highest! Oh self-shining One!
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NIBHAJANA GANA * (Nayak)
Oh Blessed one, worshipred by the Trinity and Indra !
I have not found here anywhere those that delight in
singing of you:
I have (in vain) explored fully the Saguna Marga and
the Nirguna Marga, truth and falsehood, the six schools
and the eight siddhis. |
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NENENDU VETUKUDURA" (Harikambhoji)
Sri Hari! Where could I search for you ? Even Brahma
could not have a response from you to his prayers for a
similar purpose: I have been a sinner, have done wicked
deeds, have indulged often in vulgar talks and have
imposed on the world as a great Bhakta.
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NINNANAVLASINA" (Kalyani)
While I am blameworthy, why should I blame you, Oh
Father! To protect the afflicted, what other God is
there but you, Oh dear father, the protector of thosefin
distress !
Without indulging in gossip with detestable wicked
people, had I ever panted to have your loving vision in my
heart? Have I done humble and sincere service to the good
and the holy every day to deserve your darsan? Instead
of becoming fondly attached to the woman that wedded me
with a dowry, have 1 worshipped your blessed feet in the
lotus of my heart passionately ? Without getting enamoured
of the flippant activities of worldly men, did I regard the
riches as transient as apparitions in a dream and take to
tapas? Ihave not listened to and profited by your stories
which have the effect of dispelling all sins, nor have I been
able to propitiate the deities presiding over riches and
learning; 1 do not know what the effect of my previous
Karma is-
As for you, you have the reputation of unfailingly
protecting Devas and holy men of the earth:
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NIDAYA RADA“ (Vasanta Bhairavi)
Won't you allow your grace to flow tome ? Who has
the right to say that you should not ? Knowing, as you do,
for a long time that there is nobody else to protect me,
why do you tarry like this ? While Iam praying to you as
the Supreme Lord of the Universe and offering you worship,
will it in any way detract from your glory, if you accept it
and forgive me ? My mind has been upset: Is this proper ?
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NARASIMHA NANNU” (Bilahari)
Oh Narasimha! Pray protect me. Iam not prone to
flatter the chaff of humanity: When the foremost of your
devotees, Prahlada, being unable to bear the taunts of
Hiranyakasipu, took refuge in you and prayed to you to come
to his suecour, you saved him. How long can I bear, this?
Is there anything that you cannot know? Driven by the
contumely of worldly people, I have sought your protection;
let me see how mercifully you are going to deal with me.
I cannot bear this. Vouchsafe to me your grace in a
liberal measure, so that I may always do your Japa, have
your meditation, worship your holy feet, and always
associate myself with those who are your own.
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NIKE DAYA RAKA " (Nilàmbari)
Oh! Rághava! Will my actions ever meet with
success, if you yourself do not bless them with your grace?
Will a Jnáni who does not merge himself in the
Lord, but retains the sense of 'I' and ' Thou' attain
happiness ?
Will it be possible for those, who cannot control their
mind, to attain salvation by mere trickery (Maya) ?
Can one win a woman by force, who does not yield to
the delicate and amorous indications of the eyes ?
Can a man hold a disputation in an assembly on a sub-
ject with which he has little acquaintance ?
Will it be the way of a cultured person, not to retain in
his own mind (without taking action thereon) things he had
heard from tale*bearers ?
Any number of charitable acts done by a person merely
for the sake of advertisement will not serve to protect him.
These are not incorrect statements, Oh Great
Redeemer !
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NATI MATA MARACHITIVO™ (050?175)
Why are you frequently worried about my forgiving
you? All this prosperity (of mine) is yours." Have you for-
gotten these words of assurance lovingly given to me, before
in my young days? When you were enjoying the exquisite
dances of youthful women, you noticed me standing en-
tranced atthe darsanam of your blessed feet, stopped
Bharata from waving the flywhisk, lest it should hide your
view, and declared to Bharata that you contemplated grant-
ing boons to Tyágarája; Have you forgotten these words
also ?
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NANNUBROVA” (Abhógi)
Why tarry like this to protect me ? Pray, tell me what
my faults are. From my childhood, have I not longed for
your company and prayed for it ? Are you not born with |
brothers who are true servants and have you not begotten
sons and brought them up ?
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NIJA MARMAMULANU " (Um&bharanam)
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Oh Rama! Why should you harass even those who
know the real Truth, viz that it is you that have created
the various minor divine manifestations and set up lilas
appropriate to each of them, that it is you that have created
the followers of six systems of faith, based upon Vedas’
Sastras and Puránas, those whose creed is to seek salvation
through the recital of your Name and Kings on earth, and
that it is you who have made also all these deluded men:
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NAMORALAKIMPAVEMI" (Dévagándhari)
Why do you not listen to my plaintive appeal though
you know me to be your devotee, ardently worshipping
you, without a gap, like beads closely strung together, and
having no other desire ? Having heard of your great glories,
I have absolutely relied on you. When a monkey; unable
to bear the torment of his brother, took refuge in you, you
gave him protection; if it was due to the fact that he had a
fine neck (Sugriva), do not I also have a similar claim (1
have a fine voice) ?
When a Rákshasa sought your refuge unable to put up
with the rebukes of his brother, you gave him protection.
If it was due to the fact that he had command of sweet
words (like those of a parrot) are my words íearíul
(Vibhishanamà) ?
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NIKEVARI BODHANA” (Suddha Savéri)
Who has instigated you? Youdo not freely talk to me:
your mind has changed.
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NIDASANU DASU” (Hamir Kalyani)
No doubt I am known well as the humblest of your
devotees; but of what good is it ?
You have no love for the poor and the holy:
You have slighted me among my compeers: While not
showing me your grace, you callously dispose of me by
attributing my difficulties to my Karma. A
| Have you not in the least any feeling of indignation ?
All sweet words have abandoned you. Still they say that
you protected devotees in the past.
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Can you not realize the distress I am undergoing for
not having been privileged to see your smiling face, and
bless me ? Your attendants, who regularly put you in mind
of what you have to do, are not at all likely to be partial and
interested:
Garuda obey your orders and act promptly ? Or does he
say that the Earth is too far for him from Vaikuntam ? Oh
Lord of the whole Universe! To whom am I to appeal ? No
more cunningness! I cannot stand it. Come and bless me.
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NEPOGADAKUNTE " ` (Désyatódi)
What do you lose if your praises are not sung by a
mere boy like me ? I have now indeed known your mind.
For worshipping you, there are Suka, Prahlada, Narada,
Paramesa, Rudra and other celebrated Bhaktas ; for feeding
you, there is your consort; for chanting your praises, there
are samájams of wise men. You have your brothers,
Hanuman, Brahma, Indra, and other gods to claim kinship
with you.
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NE MORABETTITE" (Rüpavali)
Oh! Destroyer of sins and iniquities of the Kali age !
If 1 break off from the ordinary run of people who seek
the company of the dregs of society, and appeal to you,
why should you get annoyed ? Have I made any penance
and asked fora gift? Have I indulged in any hypocritical
talk ?
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NAMMINA VARINI MARACHEDI" (Bhairavi)
Is it fair for you to forget one who has been solely
relying on you? Oh! Rama! I have been, from my early
days, acting in close consonance with your will; have been
doing countless services and worship with fervent desire ;
have installed you in the core of my heart; have been
praising your glory with exultation; and even when
enjoying pleasures have had my mind resting in you.
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NIKU TANAKU" (Bégada)
It is said that there is no predestined tie of relationship
between you and me. Or can it be that you yourself have
no mercy ? In spite of the fact that you have taken abode
in my heart for, a long time, my desire remains unfulfilled ;
in spite of the promise made when I took refuge in your
lotus feet that you would bless me, you turn your eyes away
from me now; and in spite of having accepted my worship
in this birth, you forget me.
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NINNE BHAJANA" (Nata)
Oh Protector of the Universe! I meditate on and
worship you alone. I cannot bring myself to approach
others. You bestow happiness on those who do snàna, japa,
tapa, yoga, dhyana, and samadhi.
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483
NIPADA PANKAJAMULE” (Bégada)
Oh Life of Sages! Ihave always reposed implicit faith
in the lotus of your holy feet. You have broken the bow
of Siva to put down the arrogance of kings. You have
relieved Ahaly& of the distress she had been undergoing
in the form of a stone as the result of the curse administered
to her by the wrathful sage Gautama. You have driven
away the fear that took possession of the mind of Sugriva
who was unable to bear the torment of his brother, Vali, by
casting to the winds the body of Dundubhi.
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NAMMAKANE MOSAPODU" (Asavari)
Oh Jewel of Raghu race! Would I allow myself to be
deceived without reposing my faith in you. Who would drive
away from my mind all evil propensities, and make me
regard wealth, family etc. of the toy house as not my own,
and would free me from restless and ceaseless births and
deaths, giving quietitude to the senses by your charming
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NAMORALANU VINI“ (Arabhi)
Oh Rama! Having heard my plaintive appeals, should
you forget me among these worldly rustic people ? Did
my appeals appear to your mind as sharp weapons like
Thomara and Nárácha? Still you are the redeemer of
devotees of their sins. What heavy bribe did Gajéndra give
you, what did Draupadi give you when her modesty was
about to be outraged in the open court? You are known as
the over alert one, the protector of the good and real
devotees, specially of those, whose devotion is heightened
by their knowledge of music.
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551
NI CHITTAMU NA BHAGYAMU" (Vijayavasantam)
Oh Lord! I am yours and your will is my fortune.
| Realising that it is ineffective to be brooding, I have once
for all taken refuge in you; Whenever I see or think of
other gods, I only see you shining in them. Treat me with
compassion.
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NANNU VIDACHI" (81? Gowla)
I cannot bear your separation even for half a minute.
Do not leave me alone and go.
I have found you just as a diver dives deep into the
sea and holding his breath fast secures the pearl. Now I
feel I have come under the shade of the Kalpataru from
the unbearable heat of the sun. I have come by you, asa
man who digs the earth finds pure gold buried deep. It is
something like the breaking in of a hail storm in the midst
of hot summer.
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571
NERAMA RAMA RAMA“ (Sowr&shtram)
Is it an unpardonable offence on my part, Oh the
prop of my life, if I had been forgetful in my mind fora
short while ? The fact was that in my ardent worship, I was
dazzled by the effulgence of your blessed lotus feet and was
at a loss toknow whether I should hug them to my bosom or
press them to my eyes, and overpowered by Supreme Bliss,
lost control over myself for the time.
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573
NINNUVINA NAMADI ENDU” (Navarasa Kannada)
My mind does not dwell nor rest upon anything other
than you, Sri Hari, My eyes are fully captivated by your
beauty; my ears are full of your stories; my mouth feels
blessed only in uttering your holy name; Wherever I see,
I see you and you alone; to me even distasteful and deceitful
words have become relishable. Verily you are the fruit of
all my penance and meditation.
pray keep me well protected. This body is after all
your property.
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575
NANU PALIMPA " (Mohana)
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Oh Lord of my life! Have you come walking all the way
io bless me, knowing fully the unexpressed secret longing
of my heart, that to have a vision of your lotus-eyed face
is the sole purpose of my life? You have been gracious
enough to appear before me with a body resplendently
blue coloured, adorned in the chest with strings of pearls,
with shining bow and arrows in hand and accompanied by
Sita.
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579
NI VÀDA NEGANA” (S&ranga)
Since Iam your own, Oh Upholder of the universe !
Can I bear your separation even for a minute? You are
truth, you are eternal, you are prowess itself in the
battlefield. You are exquisite beauty, extraordinary
strength, ever in festivity, I speak only the bare truth when
I say that I am your truly devoted servant.
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583
NINNUBASI" (Balahamsa)
How do pure-minded ones bear a separation from you?
Oh Sinless one, the Best of devas, the Ajl-merciful ! You
provide feasts for all my senses; my eyes delight in your
vision, my ears get filled with nectar; my sense of hearing
gets pleasing thrill, my mind happiness, and my body bliss.
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NADOPASANACHE “ (Begada)
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Sankara, Narayana, and Brahma have attained their
distinctive glory through Nadopasana and have thereby
become the upholders of the ?????. They even transcend
the Vedas and {ill the whole Universe. They impart life to
Mantras, Yantras, and Tantras. They are free souls and
revel in being experts in Swara, Raga and Laya and live for
countless ages.
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592
NADA LOLUDAI" (Kalyana Vasantam)
Oh mind! Attain the highest bliss, by losing yourself
in Nada, which is associated with varieties of Ragas, them-
selves the manipulations of the Seven notes, and which
fulfils all: righteous disires. The Trinity, all the gods and
the great sages have followed this path. Tyagaradja knows
this.
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