callaga nAtO

callaga nAtO palkumI rAma
sArasa vadana sAdhu santrANa (callaga)
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Condescend to speak to me pleasantly, O Lord Rama; O Lotus Faced O Protector of holy men!
ullamunanu nIkE marulukonnAnu
uraga zayana nA tappuleJcaka nIvu (callaga)
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In my mind, I have fallen in love with You alone, O Lord reclining on Sesha – the snake; You condescend to speak to me pleasantly without taking note of my faults.
nirupama zUra nikhilAdhAra
para¹ kAminI dUra pApa vidAra
sarasija nEtra zyAmaLa gAtra
vara tyAgarAja hRd-vArija mitra (callaga)
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O Peerless Hero! O Prop of the Universe! O Lord who is unapproachable to other (amorous) women! O Lord who destroys sins! O Lotus Eyed with dark-blue hued body! O Blessed Sun who blossoms the Lotus of the heart of this Thyagaraja!
  • 1 para kAminI – The only woman who approached Sri Rama amorously was Soorpanakha.