O Lord whose stately gait is like that of an elephant! O Protector of the Lotus of heart of pious people! (Or O Sun that blossoms the Lotus in the lake called heart of pious people)! O Lord who is beyond Time! O Celebrated One! O Lord who is adept in the nectarine music - born of sAma vEda! O Lord who is virtuous by nature! O Ocean of mercy! O Splendrous lamp on the mountain called the nAda consisting of the seven svaras born of nAdOMkAra! O Lord who incarnated in the race of yadu! O Player of flute! O sportive enchanter! O Lord worshipped by this tyAgarAja! Please protect me.

There are countless fortunate pre-eminent persons. There are countless great personages who (a) behold well the figure of the Lord, found in the woods of the mind, by remaining (in meditation) with Him, and, (b) immediately surrender the Lotus of (their) heart at His holy feet. There are countless great personages who (a) while singing joyously about the Supreme Lord - sanctifier of the fallen- in consonance with true path leading to highest knowledge, (b) know rAgas emanating from the seven svaras and laya. There are countless great personages in this World (a) who are excellent devotees in whose voice shines series (lists) of excellent qualities of Lord hari, and (b) who protect entire World with their nectarine glance, with full understanding, love and having compassion. There are countless famous great personages who (a) beholding always with their eyes the lovely Lord having exceedingly charming gait, (b) attaining horripilation, (c) remain delightfully immersed in the Ocean of bliss. There are countless great personages other than (the following) - great sages who are Supreme devotees of the Lord, the Moon, the Sun, sages sanaka, sanandana, Lords of the Quarters, the celestials, attendants of kubEra, prahlAda, sage nArada, the celstrial musician tumburu, AnjanEya, Lord Siva, sage Suka, Lord brahmA, great brAhmaNas, the supremely holy ones, the eminent persons, the eternal ones (all these) who – always have the experience of Supreme bliss. There are countless great personages who (a) understanding Your kind of mind which disproved the wicked paths, (b) in order that there could sprout in them the true devotion towards You, (c) happily sing the blissful chant of Your virtues, (d) describing the greatness of Your body, Your name, Your prowess and courage, Your tranquility of mind and the truth of words uttered by You. There are countless great personages who (a) understanding (i) the secrets of SrImad-bhAgavataM, rAmAyaNa, SrImad-bhagavad-gItA, vEdas, sciences, epics, etc., (ii) the secrets of the six methods of formal worship like, Saiva and others, (iii) the state of mind of thirty-three crores of celestials, (b) attaining a very long life and (c) being uninterrupted experiencers of bliss along with joy of bhAva, rAga and laya etc, (d) have become the benefactors of this tyAgarAja. There are countless great personages who (a) meditate on the name of the Lord at that time when their love redoubles and who (b) have become the true servants of the Lord praised by this tyAgarAja – a devotee of Lord rAma. I offer my salutations to all of them.

O Lord rAma! Give me the privilege of being in Your service as a (royal) guard. Give me the privilege of being in Your service as a true (royal) guard who would thrash the six interanal enemies – desire, conceit etc., and make them bite dust. Give this tyAgarAja the privilege of being in Your service as a (royal) guard on whose person would shine these - a heavy armour of horripilation, royal badge of being rAma’s devotee, and divine sword called rAma’s name.