This tillana – like some of others by this composer – has multiple charanams. The first one has lyrics in Telugu addressed to Lord Parthasarathy of Triplicane, Chennai. The lyrics can be rendered in two speeds after which there are jatis with several engaging melo-rhythmic finishes. The 2nd one consists of only jatis and swaras and subtly showcases five pentatonic (5-note) ragas by way of shruti bhedam (modal shift of tonic) – Mohanam, Madhyamavati, Hindolam, Shuddhasaveri and Shuddhadhanyashi.
takajham takiṭajham dhiranā dhiranā dhiranā
tarikiṭa takatōm jhaṇutaka kiṭajhaṇutaka dhimikiṭajhaṇu (takajham)
(i) takajham ṠND,, tajham ND,, jham D,, tilāna tōm
(ii) takiṭajham ṠNDM, takajham NDM, tajham DG, tilāna tōm dhrdhrdāni tōmtadāni tillāna taka tillāna taka tillāna (takajham)
nee pādamē gati gōkula bāla
gōpāla ravishasheendra anukoola
Ā pāṇḍavuni kāpāḍina sheela
shree pārthasārathi mālōla
takiṭajhamtakiṭa tōm takajhamtakiṭa tōm tajhamtakiṭa tōm
jhamtakiṭa tōm tarikiṭa tōm takiṭa tōm taka tōm ta
i) D N Ṙ Ġ – M D N Ṙ – G M D N – tarikiṭa takatakiṭa taka.jham. –
D N Ṙ – M D N – G M D – tarikiṭa takatakiṭa taka.jham. –
D N- M D- G M- tarikiṭa takatakiṭa (takajham)
ii) D N Ṙ tarikiṭa takatakiṭa taka.jham. –
M D N Ṙ tarikiṭa takatakiṭa taka.jham. S R , G , –
G M D N Ṙ tarikiṭa takatakiṭa taka.jham. S R , G, (takajham)
iii) Ġ Ṙ Ṙ Ṡ Ṡ N N D takatakiṭa taka.jham. –
Ġ Ṙ Ṙ Ṡ Ṡ N N D ta . ka . ta . ki . ṭa . taka.jham. –
Ġ Ṙ Ṙ Ṡ Ṡ N N D ta . . ka . . ta . . ki . . ṭa . . (takajham
ta ri . ki ṭa . ta ka . dhimikiṭataka ta ri . ki ṭa . ta ka . dhimikiṭataka
ta ri . ki ṭa . ta ka . dhimikiṭataka ta ri . ki ṭa . ta ka . dhimikiṭataka
ta ri . ki ṭa . ta ka . Ṁ Ġ Ṙ Ṡ N – takatakiṭa – Ṙ Ṡ N D M – taka . jham . ta – Ġ Ṙ Ṡ N D – takatakiṭa – Ṡ N D M G – taka . jham . ta –
Ṙ Ṡ N D M – takatakiṭa – N D M G R (takajham)