by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	neevE gatiyani chAla nammi nee sannidhi kOri vachchitinayya ||	Oh Venkatesa, believing that you alone are refuge for me, I've come for your divine presence,
AP	kAvEree teera vAsOllAsa jagadeeSa kAmita dAyaka Sree pancha nadeeSa sarvESa ||	Oh lord of the universe, you happily chose to reside on the bank of Kaveri river. Oh lord of the holy Panchanadi , you are protector of all. You are bestower of boons.
C	dharalO ninnu nammina vAralakE bhAgyamu kalgunanuchu sthiramuga Sree vEnkaTESwaruDu balkinadi telusukonTini karuNAkara pAmara janula sEva chEsi chAla veta jenditini nA paritApamulella deerchi brOva samaya midE praNatArdhi hara ||	Oh lord Venkatesa, I learnt about your firm assurance to bestow prosperity to those who keep immense faith in you. Oh lord, you are ocean of compassion. I suffered a lot in the service of unworthy fellows. Kindly assuage my agony and protect. You are the destroyer of afflictions. This is the right time to protect me.

P	nAyeDa neekabhimAnamu lEdAyenE SrirAma ||	Oh Srirama, I am at loss to know why you have no love for me.
AP	tOyajAptakula tilaka nE tolijEsina poojA phalamEmO ||	Oh Srirama the diadem of Sun dynasty, perhaps it is the result of my prayers in previous births.
C	nAdu sankaTamulanu neetO nAnATiki delpaga lEdA Adaramuga nannu veravaku manarAdA nAtOnu vAdA Sree venkaTESwara nA chinta deerparAdA ||	Did I not appeal to you all these days about my sufferings? Why don't you comfort me affectionately? Why are you contemplating? Oh Sri Venkateswara, why don't you dispel my agony?

P	evarunnAru nannu brOchuTaku ina vamSa vara kumAra dheera ||	Oh Sri Rama the great hero born in the Sun dynasty, who is there to protect me?
AP	bhuvanASraya mOhana Sree ramaNa bhoo bhAra haraNa budha varENya ||	You are the most enchanting consort of Sita (Lakshmi). You are destroyer of evil on the earth.You are wise and eminent.
C	sakalESwara sAdhu hrutsanchAra sakala durjana samhAra Soora sakalAgama sannuta charitra sakalAbheeshTaja yOga Sree vEnkaTESa ||	You are the lord of all. You dwell in the hearts of ascetics. You are the destroyer of wicked. The scriptures adore your unique character.

P	veruvanEla Oh manasA vEmAru nE delpalEdA ||	Oh my mind, why do you fear? Did I not tell you thousand times not to fear?
AP	mari mari nEnEmO enchi mATi mATi kiTula neevu ||	Why do you imagine wildly again and again.
C	parama dukha karamula ee bhava pASamu lOna tagili verachuchu charaNamulaina narulatO brOchina nE sthiramugAnu nammina Sree bhOga SayanuDaina varada vEnkaTESwaruDu nirvahinchu nani telisiyunDaga	You get entangled in worldly bonds, the root cause of worst fears and sorrows. Have firm faith in lord Venkateswara, the bestower of boons. He reclines on divine serpent.You know that he administers the world well.