vErupurugu chEri vRukShaMbu jeruchunu
ceeDapurugu chEri jeTTu jeruchu
kutsituMDu chEri guNavaMtu jerachurA
viSwadAbhirAma vinura vEmA

Aatma Shuddi leni

Atma Suddhi lEni AchAramadi yEla
bhAMDaSuddhi lEni pAkamEla lEla
chittaSuddhi lEni SivapUjalElarA
viSwadAbhirAma vinura vEmA

Kalanaati Vennela

kalanATi dhanamu lakkara
galanaaTiki daacha kamalagarbhuni vaSamaa
nela naDimi naaTi vennela
yalavaDunE gaade bOye namavasaniSikin

Laavokkintayu Ledu

lAvokkiMtayu lEdu dhairyamu vilOlaMbayye prANaMbulun
ThAvul dappenu mUrcha vacce tanuvun Dassen SramaMbayyeDin
nIvE tappa itaH paraMberuga manniMpaM dagun dInunin
rAvE ISwara kAvavE varada saMrakShiMpu BadrAtmakA

Neeve Tallivi Tandrivi

neevE tallivi taMDrivi
neevE naa tODu neeDa neevE sakhuDau
neevE guruDavu daivamu
neevE naa patiyu gatiyu nijamuga kRuShNA

Krurathmudu - Sri Krishna Satakam

kRUrAtmu DajaameeLuDu
naaraayaNa yanuchu naatmanaMdanu biluva
nErIti nElukoMTivi
yErI nee saaTi vElpu leMdunu kRuShNA

Evvaniche Janinchu

#evvani cE@m janiMcu jaga mevvani lOpala nuMDu lInamai#

#evvani yaMdu DiMdu paramESvaruDevvaDu? mUla kAraNaM#

#bevva? DanAdi madhya layuDevvaDu sarvamu tAne yaina vA#

#DevvaDu vAni nAtma Bavu nISwaru nE SaraNaMbu vEDedan #

Sri Kantha Chaapa Khandana

SrIkaMTha chaapakhaMDana
pAkAri pramukha vinuta bhaMDana vilasa
tkAkutthsa vaMSamaMDana
rAkEMdu yaSOviSAla raamanRupAlA

Sri Raghu Rama

This poem is from Daasaradhi Satakam. This slokam means, "O rama, that wears garlands of tulasi leaves, one that has attributes like kshama and srungara, one whose might is praised in the three worlds, one who is beloved of rama( lakshmi), one who killed rakshasas like Kabandha, one who protects everyone, mangalam to you".

SrI raghuraama chAru tulasIdaLadhaama, SamakShamaadi SRuM
gaara guNAbhiraama, trijagannuta Saurya ramaalalAma, du
rvAra kabaMdharaakShasa virAma, jagajjana kalmaShaarNavO
ttArakanaama, bhadragiri daaSaradhI karuNA payOnidhI

Cheta Venna Mudda

I do not know the origin of this poem. Any comment on it is welcome.

chEta venna mudda cheMgalva poodaMDa
baMgAru molataaDu paTTu daTTi
saMdiTa taayettulu sari muvva gajjelu
chinni kRuShNA ninnu nE chEri kolutu

Sirikin Cheppadu

When Sri Vishnu hears his devotee Gajendra calling him, he runs to save him. This poem describes how he rushed to the aid of Gajendra. This poem is from Gajendra Moksham in Bhagavatam by Potana.

Vishnu, in his eagerness to save the life of Gaja, does not tell his wife(siri), does not take his sankham and chakram, does not call any of his servents, does not listen to garuda, does not leave the saree of lakshmi that is in his hands.

#sirikiM jeppaDu SaMKa cakra yugamuM cEdOyi saMdhiMpa DE#
#parivAraMbunu jIra DaBragapatin manniMpaDA karNikAM#
#tara dhammillamu cakkanottaDu vivAda prOddhita SrI kucO#
#pari cElAMcalamaina vIDaDu hari gajaprANA vanOtsAhi yai #

Chadivinchiri Nanu

When Hiranyakasyapa asks Prahlada what he has learnet from school he replies thusly. This poem is from the Prahlada Charitam in Bhagavatam by Bammera Potana.

#chadiviMciri nanu guruvulu#
#chadiviti dharmArdha mukhya SastraMbulu nE#
#chadivinavi galavu pekkulu#
#chaduvulalO marmamella cadiviti taMDrI #

Kaldanduru Deenulayeda

This poem is from the Gajendra Moksham in Bhagavatam by Bammera Potana. At this point, Gajendra is wondering whether Vishnu will really come and help him or not.

kalaDaMduru deenula yeDa
kalaDaMduru bhakta yOgi gaNamula pAlaM
galaDaMduranni diSalanu
kalaDu kalaMDaneDu vaaDu kalaDO lEDO

Indukadandu ledani

This poem is from Bhaagavatam by Bammera Potana. When Hiranyakasyapa asks Prahlada where Vishnu is, Prahlada responds by saying, " O great Daanava! You do not need to doubt where Vishnu is. He is everywhere. Where ever you look for him, you can find him."

iMdu kala DaMdu lEDani
saMdEhamu valadu chakri sarvOpagatuM
DeMdeMdu vedaki choochina
naMdaMdE kalaDu daanavaagraNi viMTE

Being recited by me and my 3-year old son.



Click on the link below to hear this poem from the movie Bhakta Prahlada.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5jcjPd80MI

Palikedidi Bhhagavatamata

This is the very first poem in Bhaagavatam by Potana.

palikeDidi bhAgavatamaTa
palikiMcheDi vaaDu raamabhadruMDaTa
nE palikina bhavahara magunaTa
palikeda vEroMDu gaadha palukaganElA

Entha Dayo

This poem is from the Gajendra Moksham part of Bhaagavatam by Bammera Potana. This poem illustrates how Sri Mahavishnu sent his Chakram to kill the crocodile that was hurting his devotee, the elephant king Gajendra.

eMta dayO daasulapai
paMtaMbuna makaribaTTi baadhiMpaMgA SrI
kAMtuDu chakraMbaMpenu
daMtAvaLi raajugaaya dattAtrEyA

Oyamma Nee Kumarudu

This poem is from Bhaagavatam by Bammera Potana. The women of gokulam are complaining to Yasoda that their son is stealing all the milk and curd from their homes.

Oyamma nee kumaaruDu
maa iMDlanu paalu perugu mananeeDammA
pOyeda mekkaDi kainanu
maayannala surabhulaana maMjulavaaNI

Being recited by my son.