by Damodara Rao Dasu

In this song Annamayya states that the very name of Venkateswara is very auspicious. He adds that everything can be achieved by devotion to him.

P	evari bhAgyam beTTunnadO davvu chEruvaku tAnE gurutu ||	Who knows about his fate? Only He knows what is near and what is far away.
C 1	parama mangaLamu bhagavannAmamu suralaku narulaku Subhakaramu iruvuga nerigina eduTanE yunnadi varusala marachina vAriki mAya ||	God's name is the most auspicious. His name bestows prosperity to devatas and men. If you have faith He is in front of you. If you are not concious of that it is delusion.
C 2	vEdAnta sAramu vishNubhakti idi Adi munulaku mata mainadi sAdhinchu vAri sarva sAdhanamu kAdani tolagina kaDu Soonyambu ||	Devotion to Vishnu is the essence of all philosophy. Vishnu devotees can achieve any thing. If you reject ,you will be nothing.
C 3	chEti nidhanamu Sree venkaTapati eTula joochina nindariki neetiyu nidiye nija sEvakulaku pAtakulaku nadi bhava sAgaramu ||	Sri Venkatapati is the treasure in your hand. This is moral for all his devotees. The world is an ocean of problems to sinners.

In this song Annamacharya deplores the way man craves to seek happiness by wrong means and sinful life. He adds that self respect,good values and devotion to God only bestow true happiness.

P	ETi sukhamu mari ETi sukhamu oka mATa mAtramuna naTamaTa maina sukhamu ||	What is this happiness which is so ephemeral?
C 1	konasAgu duritamu vale kooDina sukhamu tanu vichAramulalO dAgonna sukhamu panilEni yASalaku baTTaina sukhamu venuka mundara jooDa veragaina sukhamu ||	Happiness obtained by continuous sinful life and endless craving are thought to be happiness. When a person is unmindful of pros and cons of his actions, is it happiness?
C 2	nindalaku lOnaina neerasapu sukhamu bondikini lanchambu puNikETi sukhamu kindapaDi parula mungili gAchu sukhamu pandi vale tanu dAne bratukETi sukhamu||	Some people bear insults only to get hollow happiness. The body is pleased with illegitimate gains. Why do you stoop so low at the feet of others to earn happiness? What greatness is there in eating selfishly like a pig?
C 3	dhruti mAli indariki deenuDagu sukhamu mati mAli bhangamulu marapinchu sukhamu pati venkaTESu paDasinadi sukhamu itaramulanniyunu EpATi sukhamu ||	Is it happiness to lose one's own faith to lead a wretched life? Is there pleasure in forgetting one's own senseless failures? Only Sri Venkatesa's grace bestows happiness. Every thing else causes only grief.

In this song Annamacharya describes the greatness of Vaishnavism, saying that it will ward off all fears of death and that punishments ordered by Yama the Lord of Death will vanish.

P	ekkaDi narakamulu ekkaDi mrutyuvu mAku dakki nee divya nAmAmrutamu chooragontimi ||	Where is the hell? Where is death for us? We have swallowed the nectar of your holy name.
C 1	tamitO Sripati nee dAsula jErinappuDE yama kinkara bhayamu laNagi pOye jamali nee yAyudha lAnchanamu mOchinappuDE amara kAla danDamu lavi ella bolise ||	The moment we joined the band of Haridasas all the fears from Yama vanished. No sooner we accepted happily the marks of Sankha and Chakra (conch &discus) on our body than the punishments by Yama got dispelled.
C 2	munu nee nagari trOva mogamaina yappuDE ghana yAmya mArgamu gaTTu vaDiya vonara nee tirupati noka rAtri vunnappuDE kanalu kAla sootrAdi ghaTAlella booDe ||	The moment we chose the path to your holy city the tough Yama's way is closed. By spending one night at Tirupati, all the wounds caused by Yama's indictions got healed up.
C 3	yeDari nee mantra japamu enchu konna yappuDe kaDu chitraguptuni lekkalu gaDache vaDiga Sree venkaTESwara mee SaraNamanagA adari vaikunThamu mA yara chEta niliche||	When we chose to chant your Mantram ,all the accounts of Chtragupta (yama's secretary)have been erased. When we surrendered to Sri Venkatesa the heaven itself stood on our palms.

In this padam Annamaiah exposes the futility of religious debates by many scholars. He says that only faith in Lord Venkateswara can solve the differences.

P	ennaDu teeravu ee panulu pannina nee mAya bahuLambAya||	There is no end to routine work. You involve us in ever-growing delusion. ||
C 1	pekku matambula peddalu naDachiri vokka sammati voDabaDaru pekku dEvatala pEru vADEru takkaka ghanulu tAmE yanuchu ||	Elders followed various religious paths. They don't agree with each other. They utilise the names of various Gods. But they proclaim themselves as authority.
C 2	palikeTi chaduvulu bahu mArgambulu kalasi Eka vAkyata gAdu chAla vAdambulu janulunu mAnaru Ela tarkambulE pacharinchEru ||	They are scholars in different subjects. They are never unanimous. Men never detest from controversies. They only involve in debates.
C 3	SaraNAgatulaku Sree VenkaTESwarA tiramuga neevE teerchitivi parama vaishNavulu paTTiri vratamu iruvuga nachAryuleruguduru ||	Oh Sri Venkateswara, only you, can solve all the conflicts of those who surrender to you. The Vaishnavas take a solemn vow and their Gurus are aware of it.

In this song Annamaiah explains the limitations of a human being in knowing the secrets of creation. He says that it is all the infinite glory of Sri Venkatesa.

P	enta SOdhinchi choochina ennenni chadivina vintalaina nee moorti veta telisEmA||	Oh Venkatesa, however much one explores,whatever a person studies, is it possible to comprehend your glory?
C 1	lOkamulO samudramulOtu cheppaga rAdaTa AkAsa mintani yanarAdaTa mE kani bhoo rENuvulu miti veTTaga rAdata Sree kAntuDa nee mahima cheppa choopa vaSamA ||	None can fathom the depth of an ocean nor can any one know the extent of the sky? It is impossible to count the number of particles in the earth. Is it possible to demonstrate and explain His glory?
C 2	ala gAli techchi muDiyagaTTa rAdata vela kAlamu ganTu vEyarAdaTa kalaya nAlugu dikkula kA ganaga rAdaTa jalajAksha nee roopu tala pOya galanA ||	It is not possible to bind the air as a bundle? None can obstruct the passage of time. It is not possible to see the ends of four directions. Oh Lord, can I ever visualise your form?
C 3	kEvalamaina nee mAya gelavaga nErAdaTa bhAvinchi manasu chakka baTTa rAdaTa dEva alamElumanga pativi nee SaraNEgati Sree venkaTEsa ninnu jEri golva vaSamA ||	Can we win your absolute Maya? I can't even think of controlling my mind. Oh Venkatesa the lord of Alamelumanga, is it possible to reach you and worship?

In this song Annamaiah tells about various vahanas (vehicles) that Sri Maha Vishnu used on different occasions for different purposes.

P	eTTu nErchiti vayya inni vAhanamu lekka gaTTiga nimpuke hari kaDu mechchEmayyA ||	Oh Hari, how did you acquire the skill of riding on so many vehicles? we admire your great skill.
C 1	garuDuni meeda nekki gamaninchitivi nADu arudaina pArijAta haraNa NaDu garima to ratha mekki kadaliti valla nADu soradi brAhmaNa paDuchula nuddharinchanu ||	You flew sitting on Garuda bird to bring the rare Parijata tree. You mounted chariot to save the Brahmana women(wives of sapta rishis).
C 2	chakkaga kubEruni pushpaka mekki kadaliti makkuva seetAdEvi maralinchanu takkaga vAyujunekki dADi veTTItivi nADu chokkapu vAnarula poujula chooDanu ||	You flew on Pushpaka given by Kubera to bring back Seeta to Ayodhya. You sat on Anjaneya's shoulders to have a view of the monkey army.
C 3	koTTagana neevu rAti gurramu nekki tOliti paTTi yeDa nadharmamu naDachaganu meTTuka Sree venkaTAdri meeda pallaki nekki viTTe indira gooDi yEgu penDli yEganu ||	You mount the mighty horse in Kali yuga to destroy evil and to establish Dharma. You happily moved in palanquin with your consort Lakshmi in your marriage function.

In this song Annamaiah extoles the splendor of Lord Venkatesa by saying that He is the origin of Ganga the purifier and Brahma the creator. He adds that He is the master of the ephemeral and the eternal worlds.

P	E daivamu SripAdannakhamuna buTTina ganga triloka pAvanamu chEyunu tripatha gAmini Ayenu E daivamu nAbhi naLinambuna janiyinchina ajunDu akhilAnDambulu sruji impa nadhipati Ayenu ||	Which deity created the river Ganga from the nails of his toes to sanctify the three worlds by trifurcating as Ganga,Yamuna and Saraswati? Which deity created Brahma from his navel, to be the creator of the universe ?
C 1	E daivamu vurasthalamu tanakunu mandira maina indira mAta mayye ee jagambula kellanu E daivamu avalOkana mindrAdi divija gaNambula kellapuDunu sukhambu lApAdinchunu Sri nArAyaNa dEvunDani nammi yunduru A dEvuDE sirulakanana varadudu tiru venkaTa girinAthu Dubhaya vibhooti nAthuDE nA nAthDu ||	Which deity keeps on his chest his consort Indira ,the divine mother of the entire universe? Which deity's compassionate looks bestow happiness to Indra and other Devatas? Which deity is believed by all Devatas as the supreme conscience and the Supreme God? That deity is Lord Venkateswara the eternal bestower of boons. That Lord is Sri Venkateswara, the glorious Master of the ephemeral and eternal worlds.

In this song Annamaiah describes the pleasant relationship between Alamelumanga and Sri Venkateswara. He adds that their love and sport are divine festival to the world.

P	Emani pogaDudumE ika ninnunu Amani sobagula alamElmanga ||	Oh Alamelumanga,how to praise your beauty which is so colorful as the Spring season.
C 1	teligannula nee tETalE kadavE velayaga vibhuniki vennelalu pulakala molakala podulivi gadavE palumaru buvvula pAnupulu ||	Are't your sparkling smiles the moonlight to your consort? You blush with gentle smiles. In fact they are like pleasant flower beds.
C 2	tiyyani nee mOvi tEnele gadavE viyyapu ramaNuni vindulivi muyyaka moosina molaka navvu gadE neyyapu gaprapu neri bAgAlu ||	Your honey-like lips are a feast to your Lord. Your gentle smiles are sometimes hidden and sometimes visible. Your red lips have the fragrance of camphored 'Tambulam'.
C 3	kaivaSamagu nee kAgilE gadavE Sri venkaTESwaru siri nagaru tAvu konna mee tamakamu lE kadE kAvinchina mee kaLyANamulu ||	You captivate him in embrace which is itself a rich palace for Sri Venkateswara. You both are enamoured in love and your sport is divine festival to the world.