by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	saDibeTTe kaTa kaTa samsAramu jooDa jaDadhi lOpali eeta samsAramu ||	Alas, if you ponder well,life is like swimming in deep ocean
C 1	jamu nOrilO braduku samsAramu chooDa chamuru deesina divve samsAramu samainchu benu devulu samsAramu chooDa samarambu lOnuniki samsAramu ||	Worldly life is like perpetual threat from Yama the god for death. It is sure to extinguish like wick without oil. Life is dreadful. It is like standing in the middle of battle field.
C 2	sandi gaTTina tADu samsAramu chooDa sandi kantula trOva samsAramu chanduruni jeevanamu samsAramu chooDa chandamEvale nunDu samsAramu ||	The worldly life is like binding a rope under the wings of a bird. It is like journey in a narrow path. It is like Moon's temporal shine.
C 3	Chaluva lOpali vEDi samsAramu chooDa jala poota bangAru samsAramu ila lOna diru vEnkaTESa nee dAsulaku chaluvalaku gaDu jaluva ||	Life is apparently pleasant like camphor which is cool outside but not internally.The world glitters temporarily like gold-plating where as the devotees of Sri Venkatesa are blessed with eternal happiness.

In this interesting Padam Annamaiah makes fun of his deity Venkatapati stating that even Sri Maha Vishnu can't escape the consequences of Karma.

P	sAmAnyamA poorva sangrahambagu phalamu nEmamuna benagoniye nEDu neevanaka ||	Is it possible to escape the consequences of past Karmas. Even the Supreme Lord is bound by Karma.
C 1	jagati prANulakella samsAra bandhambu tagula bandhinchu duritampu karmamuna maguDa mAruku mAru maguva nee yuramu pai tegi kaTTi revvarO dEvunDavanaka ||	O Lord Venkatesa,you entangled all living beings in worldly bondage. As consequence of that sin, someone dared to tie a woman(Sridevi) on your chest not caring that you are God.
C 2	panilEka jeevulanu bhava sAgarambu lO munuga lEvaga jEyu mOha dOshamuna panipooni jaladhi lO banDa beTTiri ninnu venakevvarO modati vElupanaka ||	You are making people sink and rise in the worldly ocean for no great reason. You are reaping the consequence of it. Long ago someone made you sleep on ocean without considering that you are the primordial God.
C 3	unDaneeyaka jeevanOpAyamuna mammu konDalanu gObala tatigonu pratiphalamu konDalanu nelakonna kOnETipati vanaga nunDavalasenu neeku nOpalEnanaka ||	O Lord,you are not allowing us to be peaceful at one place .You force us to move on hills and dales for livlihood. So you are forced to stay at Tirumala hills by the side of Pushkarini tank permanently.

In this Padam Annamaiah eulogises that spiritual life is not possible so long as fascination for worldly desires remains.

P	kaDaluDipi neerADaga dalachu vAralaku kaDa lEni manasunaku gaDama ekkaDidi ||	How foolish it is to think of bathing in sea after the waves subside? Where is the end for for mind's craving?
C 1	dAhamaNagina venaka tatvamerigeda nanna dAhamElaNugu tA tatvamE merugu dEhambu gala yanni dinamulakunu padArdha mOhamE luDugu dA mudamEla kalugu ||	Some want to know the spiritual truths only after their thirst for physical desires is satiated. How can one become spiritual unless he is free from woridly cravings? As long as there is attachment to body desires grow. How can then one enjoys real bliss?
C 2	mundarerigina venaka modalu maracheda nanna mundarEmerugu dA modalella marachu andamuga diru vEnkaTAdreeSu mannanala kanduverigina mElu kalanaina lEdu ||	One may say that after realising the nature of divinity, he would forget his attachment to physical pleasures. Can one who is accostomed to worldly pleasures give up them? Only the one who realises the beauty of Sri Venkatesa's compassion is truly fortunate. Nothing is better even in a dream.

In this Padam Annamaiah wonders at the glory of Sri Venkatesa comparing him to sapphire, blue cloud and sky.

P	siri dolankeDi pagalu cheekaTA itaDEmi iravu delisiyu deliya niyya DaTugAna ||	Sri Venkatesa the bestower of prosperity is invisible. Is he darkness in daylight? His existense is real. Yet he is remaining invisible.
C 1	tala pOya harineela darpaNambO itaDu velugu chunnADu bahu vibhavamula tODa kala guNambaTuvalenO kAbOlu lOkambu galadella veli lOna kanipinchu gAna ||	He is shining with infinite splendor. Is he a mirror made of sapphire? The world is visible from inside and outside a mirror. Perhaps his nature is like that.
C 2	mEra meerina neela mEghamO itaDEmi bhoori sampadala tO bolayu chunnADu kAruNya nidhi yaTlu kAbOlu prANulaku kOrikalu dalapulO guriyu naTugAna||	He is infinite like blue cloud. He is the master of all wealth. He is treasure of compassion. He showers boons on us like a cloud.
C 3	tanivOni AkASa tatvamO itaDEmi anaghuDee tiru venkaTAdri vallabhuDu ghana moorti aTu valene kAbOlu sakalambu tanayande yaNagi yudbhavamandu gAna ||	Is his nature infinite like the sky? Lord Venktesa is sinless. He is the embodiment of magnificience. The whole creation is in him and it is created by him.