29 dheera shankaraabharaNam janya
Aa: S G3 R2 G3 M1 P D2 N2 D2 P S
Av: S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

taaLam: caapu
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu

pallavi

nIvEra kuladhanamu santatamu nIvEra jIvanamu

anupallavi

Ivarakunu teliyakunna nA nEramu dEvara kSama cEsi dayatO nElukOrA

caraNam 1

mAdhava sItAvarAnuja sahita mangaLakara paramAdbhuta carita
gAdhiyAga samrakSaNa satata gatijApta natajanAvrta vidhi vinuta

caraNam 2

sujana nicaya pApa hima caNDa susvarajita ghanarava mAdhurya
ajamukhAri samara nirupama shaurya Ananda kanda sundara suravarya

caraNam 3

rAghava sarvAnnata svaprakAsha ramaNIyakara patita lankEsha
tyAgarAja vara hrdaya nivEsha tarani shashAnka lOcana janakIsha

Meaning:
Lord! You are the chosen deity of our family. Are you not the very breath for my life? I crave your pardon for not having realized your indispensablity to me. I now bank on your mercy to accept me as a potential devotee. O Madhava! One joined with Sita and Lakshmana! Bestower of auspiciosness! Possessor of history full of truth! Protector of vedic rites of Vishvamitra! intimate with Anjaneya, son of Vayu! One surrounded by people seeking refuge! Worshipped by Brahma! O terrible sun that melts the dew of sins of the virtuous! One having a voice clear and bold like thunder! One indomitable Hero in warfare with demons! O Raghava! Supreme amongst all! O Radiant! One who destroyed effortlessly with hands, the mighty Ravana, the king of Lanka! One who resides in the pure heart of Tyagaraja! One who has the sun and the moon for eyes! Lord of Janaki! You are the chosen deity of our family.