he who chooses has been chosen.

A magnificent phrase and so true.
He who chooses the Divine has been chosen by the Divine. The Divine holds him tight and will not let go. It is this choosing by the Divine that gives some people the inner confidence and the certitude that they feel. They seem to have the courage to face any mountainous difficulty. for they have the assurance of arriving. This certitude gives them unfailing patience, and indomitable courage to face obstacles.
Put yourself with all your heart and all your strength into God"s hands. Make no conditions, ask for nothing, not even for siddhi nothing at all except that in you and through you His will may be directly performed for those who demand from him he gives what they demand, but to those who give themselves and demand nothing. He gives everything that they might otherwise have asked or needed and in addition he gives himself and the spontaneous boons of his love. 
for them the calm the light the power the bliss the freedom the wideness the heights of knowledge, the seas of Ananda.

The power of prayer.

The life of man is a life of wants and needs and therefore of desires, not only in his physical and vital,but in his mental and spiritual being. When he becomes conscious of a greater Power governing the world, he approaches it through prayer for fulfillment of his needs, for help in his rough journey, for protection and aid in his struggle.
Prayer helps to prepare us for  a relation with the divine its power and sense is to put the will, aspiration and faith of man into touch with the divine. At first it is there a consistent at the lower plane mere egoism and self delusion gradually we can draw towards the spiritual truth which is behind it. It is not then the giving of thing asked for that matters, but the relation itself, the contact of man's life with God, the conscious interchange. In spiritual matters and in the seeking of spiritual gains, this conscious relation is a great power; it is a greater power than our own entirely self reliant struggle and effort and it brings a fuller spiritual growth andf experience. Necessarily in the end prayer either ceases in the greater thing for which it prepared us, in fact the form we call prayer is not itself essential so long as the faith, the will, the aspiration are there, or it remains only for the joy of the relation. The object it seeks to realize, becomes higher and higher  until we reach the highest motiveless devotion which is that of Divine love pure and simple without any other demand or longing.

We must learn to rely on the divine grace and call for its help in all circumstances then it will work out constant miracles.
If you have an aspiration sincere enough and  a prayer intense enough you can bring down in you something that will change everything. truly it changes everything. A magical power.

Aspiration.

It is the psychic that gives the true aspiration- If the vital is purified and subjected to the psychic, then the vital gives intensity. but if it is unpurified it brings in the rajasic intensity with impatience and depression and disappointment. As for the calm and equality needed. it must come down from above through the mind. In aspiration there is an unselfish flame that is not present in desire. Desire is always turning to oneself where as aspiration is self giving not usually in the form of thought but in the movement, in the vibration in the vital urge. True aspiration does not come from the head when it is formulated by the thought, it leaps forth like a  flame from the heart.

to be continued.

idu bhAgya idu bhAgya idu bhAgyavayya

idu bhAgya idu bhAgya idu bhAgyavayya |
padumanAbhana pAda bhajane sukhavayya ||


This is fortune, this is fortune, this is fortune; the singing of bhajans at (about) the feet of the Lord Padmanabha is joy. 


kallAgi irabEku kaThiNa bhava toreyoLage |
billAgi irabEku ballavaroLage |
mellane mAdhavana manadi mechchisabEku |
bellavAgirabEku bandhu janaroLage ||


One should be as (imperturbable as) a stone, in facing difficulties; 
one must be as a mute, amongst those who know (the Lord); 
one must gently please the Lord (even) in one's mind; 
one must be (sweet as) jaggery among one's (spiritual) kin. 

idu bhAgya ||

buddhiyali tanumanava tiddikoLutirabEku |
muddAgi irabEku muniyOgigaLige |
madhva matAbdhiyali mInAgi irabEku |
shuddhanAgirabEku kAraNa trayangaLali ||


One must correct one's body and mind with the intellect; 
one must be very pleasing to renunciates and yogi-s; 
one must be as a fish in the ocean of Sri Madhva's doctrine; 
one must be pure in the face of the three types of causes. 

idu bhAgya ||

vishhaya bhOgada tR^iNake uriyAgi irabEku |
nishihagalu shrIhariya dhyAnisalubEku |
vasudheyoLu purandara viThThalana nAmava |
hasanAgi nenenenedu sukhiyAgabEku |


One must be as an incinerating blaze to the seedling of sensual desire; 
one must contemplate upon Sri Hari night and day; 
one must, in the world, the name of Sri Purandara Vitthala, 
remember over and over, and be joyous. 

idu bhAgya ||

annamacharya.

thwamEva saraNam
raagam: pahaaDi

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

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Annamaacaarya
Language: Telugu

pallavi

twamEva sharaNam twamEva sharaNam
kamalOdhara shree jagannaataa
(twamEva)

caraNam 1

vaasudEva krishNa vaamana narasimha
shree sateesa sarasija netraa
bhoosuravallabha purushOttama
peeta kowsEyavasana jagannaataa
(twamEva)

caraNam 2

balabadraanuja paramapurusha dugdha
jaladhivihaara kunjaravaradaa
sulabha subadraa sumukha surEswara
kalidOshaharaNa jagannaataa
(twamEva)

caraNam 3

vaTapatra sayana bhuvanapaalana jantu
ghaTakaara karaNa srungaaradhipaa
paTutara nityavaibhavaraaya tiru
vEnkaTagirinilaya jagannaata
(twamEva)

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Meaning:
I am surrendering myself completely to the one who rules the universe, Jagannaataa. He is supreme. He enjoys luxury eternally (Nityavaibhavaraaya). Every livling thing belongs to him and moves accordingly. He is so simple and accessible. The easiest way to reach God and attain salvation is to have complete faith in him. He can be called by any name with  total faith and he answers your prayers.

annamacharya.

ప|| నమిత దేవం భజే నారసింహం | సుముఖ కరుణేక్షణం సులభ నరసింహం ||
చ|| విజయ నరసింహం వీర నరసింహం | భుజబల పరాక్రమ స్ఫుట నరసింహం |
రజని చర విదళన విరాజిత నృసింహం | సుజన రక్షక మహాశూర నరసింహం ||
చ|| దారుణ నరసింహం ప్రతాప నరసింహం | చారు కల్యాణ నిశ్చల నృసింహం |
ధీర చిత్తావాస దివ్య నరసింహం | సార యోగానంద చతుర నరసింహం ||
చ|| విమల నరసింహం విక్రమ నౄసింహం | కమనీయ గుణగణాకర నృసింహం |
అమిత సుశ్రీ వేంకటాద్రి నరసింహం | రమణీయ భూషాభిరామ నరసింహం ||pa|| namita dEvaM BajE nArasiMhaM | sumuKa karuNEkShaNaM sulaBa narasiMhaM ||
ca|| vijaya narasiMhaM vIra narasiMhaM | Bujabala parAkrama sPuTa narasiMhaM |
rajani cara vidaLana virAjita nRsiMhaM | sujana rakShaka mahASUra narasiMhaM ||
ca|| dAruNa narasiMhaM pratApa narasiMhaM | cAru kalyANa niScala nRsiMhaM |
dhIra cittAvAsa divya narasiMhaM | sAra yOgAnaMda catura narasiMhaM ||
ca|| vimala narasiMhaM vikrama nRusiMhaM | kamanIya guNagaNAkara nRsiMhaM |
amita suSrI vEMkaTAdri narasiMhaM | ramaNIya BUShABirAma narasiMhaM ||

Adi Purusha Annamacharya Keerthana Lyrics

Adi purusha akhilantaranga
bhoodevata ramana bhogindra sayana

bhava padonidhi badabanala
bhava jeemoota prabhanjana
bhava parvata pralaya bhayada nirghata du
rbhava kala kootabhava bahu viswarupa

bhava ghora timira durbhava kala martanda
bhava bhadra matanga panchanana
bhava kamala bhava madhava rupa seshadri
bhavana venkata natha bhava roga vaidya

Song : Narayanathe
Ragam : behaag
Talam: Adi

Pallavi:
Narayanathe namo namo Bhava
Naarada sannutha namo namo

Charanam1:
Murahara bhavahara mukunda madhava
Garuda gamana pankajanabha
Parama purusha bhavabandha vimochana
Naramruga sharIra namo namo ..

Charanam2:
Jaladhi shayana ravicandra vilocana
Jalaruha bhavanutha charanayuga
Bhali bandhana gopavadhu vallabha
Nalinodharathe namo namo ..

Charanam3:
Adi deva sakalagama pujitha
Yadava kula mohanarupa
Vedodhara Sri venkatanayaka
Nada priyathe namo namo

ప|| కరుణానిధిం గదాధరం | శరణాగతవత్సలం భజే |
చ|| శుకవరదం కౌస్తుభాభరణం | అకారణప్రియ మనేకదం |
సకలరక్షకం జయాధికం సే- | వకపాలక మేవం భజే ||
చ|| వురగశయనం మహోజ్జ్వలం తం | గరుడారూఢం కమనీయం |
పరమపదేశం పరమం భవ్యం | హరిం దనుజభయదం భజే ||
చ|| లంకాహరణం లక్ష్మీరమణం | పంకజసంభవప్రియం |
వేంకటేశం వేదనిలయం శు- | భాంకం లోకమయం భజే ||

pa|| karuNAnidhiM gadAdharaM | SaraNAgatavatsalaM BajE |
ca|| SukavaradaM kaustuBABaraNaM | akAraNapriya manEkadaM |
sakalarakShakaM jayAdhikaM sE- | vakapAlaka mEvaM BajE ||
ca|| vuragaSayanaM mahOjjvalaM taM | garuDArUDhaM kamanIyaM |
paramapadESaM paramaM BavyaM | hariM danujaBayadaM BajE ||
ca|| laMkAharaNaM lakShmIramaNaM | paMkajasaMBavapriyaM |
vEMkaTESaM vEdanilayaM Su- | BAMkaM lOkamayaM BajE ||

dEva dEvam bhajE- hindOLam

In this sanskrit song Annamayya describes Sri Rama as the greatest king,as the destroyer of demons and as the savior of the righteous.

dEva dEvam bhajE divya prabhAvam rAvaNAsura vairi raNa pungavam rAja vara SEkharam ravi kula sudhAkaram AjAnubAhum neelAbhra kAyam rAjAri kOdanDa rAja deekshA gurum rAjeeva lOchanam rAmachandram neela jeemoota sannibha Sareeram ghana SAla vaksham vimala jalaja nAbham tAlAhi nagahAram dharma samsthApanam bhoo lalanAdhipam bhOgi Sayanam  pankajAsana vinuta parama nArAyaNam SankarArjita janaka chApa daLanam lankA vinAsanam lAlita vibheeshaNam venkaTESam sAdhu vibudha vinutham.

everyday easy liners.

prabhāta ślokaṃkarāgre vasate lakṣmīḥ karamadhye sarasvatī |
karamūle sthitā gaurī prabhāte karadarśanam ||

prabhāta bhūmi ślokaṃsamudra vasane devī parvata stana maṇḍale |
viṣṇupatni namastubhyaṃ, pādasparśaṃ kṣamasvame ||

sūryodaya ślokaṃbrahmasvarūpa mudaye madhyāhnetu maheśvaram |
sāhaṃ dhyāyetsadā viṣṇuṃ trimūrtiñca divākaram ||

snāna ślokaṃgaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvarī sarasvatī 
narmade sindhu kāverī jalesmin sannidhiṃ kuru ||

bhasma dhāraṇa ślokaṃśrīkaraṃ ca pavitraṃ ca śoka nivāraṇam |
loke vaśīkaraṃ puṃsāṃ bhasmaṃ tryailokya pāvanam ||

bhojana pūrva ślokaṃbrahmārpaṇaṃ brahma haviḥ brahmāgnau brahmaṇāhutam |
brahmaiva tena gantavyaṃ brahma karma samādhinaḥ ||

ahaṃ vaiśvānaro bhūtvā prāṇināṃ deha-māśritaḥ |
prāṇāpāna samāyuktaḥ pacāmyannaṃ caturvidham ||

tvadīyaṃ vastu govinda tubhyameva samarpaye |
gṛhāṇa sumukho bhūtvā prasīda parameśvara ||

bhojanānantara ślokaṃagastyaṃ vainateyaṃ ca śamīṃ ca baḍabālanam |
āhāra pariṇāmārthaṃ smarāmi ca vṛkodaram ||

sandhyā dīpa darśana ślokaṃdīpaṃ jyoti parabrahma dīpaṃ sarvatamopaham |
dīpena sādhyate sarvaṃ sandhyā dīpaṃ namo‌உstute ||

nidrā ślokaṃrāmaṃ skandhaṃ hanumantaṃ vainateyaṃ vṛkodaram |
śayane yaḥ smarennityam dusvapna-stasyanaśyati ||

kārya prārambha ślokaṃvakratuṇḍa mahākāya sūryakoṭi samaprabhaḥ |
nirvighnaṃ kuru me deva sarva kāryeṣu sarvadā ||

gāyatri mantraṃoṃ bhūrbhuvassuvaḥ | tathsa’viturvare”ṇyaṃ |
bhargo’ devasya’ dhīmahi | dhiyo yo na’ḥ pracodayā”t ||

hanuma stotraṃmanojavaṃ māruta tulyavegaṃ jitendriyaṃ buddhimatāṃ variṣṭam |
vātātmajaṃ vānarayūdha mukhyaṃ śrīrāmadūtaṃ śirasā namāmi ||

buddhirbalaṃ yaśodhairyaṃ nirbhayatva-marogatā |
ajāḍyaṃ vākpaṭutvaṃ ca hanumat-smaraṇād-bhavet ||

śrīrāma stotraṃśrī rāma rāma rāmetī rame rāme manorame
sahasranāma tattulyaṃ rāma nāma varānane

gaṇeśa stotraṃśuklāṃ baradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇam caturbhujam |
prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarva vighnopaśāntaye ||
agajānana padmārkaṃ gajānana maharniśam |
anekadantaṃ bhaktānā-mekadanta-mupāsmahe ||

śiva stotraṃtrya’mbakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ pu’ṣṭivardha’nam | 
urvārukami’va bandha’nān-mṛtyo’r-mukṣīya mā‌உmṛtā”t ||

guru ślokaṃgururbrahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ |
guruḥ sākṣāt parabrahmā tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ ||

sarasvatī ślokaṃsarasvatī namastubhyaṃ varade kāmarūpiṇī |
vidyārambhaṃ kariṣyāmi siddhirbhavatu me sadā ||

yā kundendu tuṣāra hāra dhavaḷā, yā śubhra vastrāvṛtā |
yā vīṇā varadaṇḍa maṇḍita karā, yā śveta padmāsanā |
yā brahmācyuta śaṅkara prabhṛtibhir-devaiḥ sadā pūjitā |
sā mām pātu sarasvatī bhagavatī niśśeṣajāḍyāpahā |

lakṣmī ślokaṃlakṣmīṃ kṣīrasamudra rāja tanayāṃ śrīraṅga dhāmeśvarīm |
dāsībhūta samasta deva vanitāṃ lokaika dīpāṅkurām |
śrīmanmandha kaṭākṣa labdha vibhava brahmendra gaṅgādharām |
tvāṃ trailokyakuṭumbinīṃ sarasijāṃ vande mukundapriyām ||

veṅkaṭeśvara ślokaṃśriyaḥ kāntāya kaḷyāṇanidhaye nidhaye‌உrthinām |
śrī veṅkaṭa nivāsāya śrīnivāsāya maṅgaḷam ||

devī ślokaṃsarva maṅgala māṅgalye śive sarvārtha sādhike |
śaraṇye tryambake devi nārāyaṇi namostute ||

dakṣiṇāmūrti ślokaṃgurave sarvalokānāṃ bhiṣaje bhavarogiṇām |
nidhaye sarvavidyānāṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtaye namaḥ ||

aparādha kṣamāpaṇa stotraṃaparādha sahasrāṇi, kriyante‌உharniśaṃ mayā |
dāso‌உya miti māṃ matvā, kṣamasva parameśvara ||

karacaraṇa kṛtaṃ vā karma vākkāyajaṃ vā
śravaṇa nayanajaṃ vā mānasaṃ vāparādham |
vihita mavihitaṃ vā sarvametat kṣamasva
śiva śiva karuṇābdhe śrī mahādeva śambho ||

kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā
buddhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt |
karomi yadyatsakalaṃ parasmai nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi ||

bauddha prārthanabuddhaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi
dharmaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi
saṅghaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi

śānti mantraṃasatomā sadgamayā |
tamasomā jyotirgamayā |
mṛtyormā amṛtaṅgamayā |
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ sarve santu nirāmayāḥ |
sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu mā kaścidduḥkha bhāgbhavet ||

oṃ saha nā’vavatu | sa nau’ bhunaktu | saha vīrya’ṃ karavāvahai | 
tejasvināvadhī’tamastu mā vi’dviṣāvahai” || 
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śānti’ḥ ||

viśeṣa mantrāḥpañcākṣari – oṃ namaśśivāya
aṣṭākṣari – oṃ namo nārāyaṇāya
dvādaśākṣari – oṃ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya