by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	rAma ika nannu brOvarAdA daya lEdA ||	Oh Sri Rama, why don't you protect me ? Why are you merciless?
AP	tAmasambu jEsitE ika tALanu parula vEDanu ||	I can't bear delay anymore. I even don't beg others.
C	Aru Satruvulanu baTTi hatamu jEsi poorvArjita ghOra pApamulanu pOgoTTi nE jEsinaTTi nEramulanu manninchi neeve kAvavalenu gAni vErevarunnArurA Sri venkaTESwara dayAkara ||	You alone should come to my rescue, destroying all six enemies (desire, anger, greed, lust , jealousy and arrogance) . You annihilate my horrible sins, pardoning my wicked deeds. Oh all merciful Rama (Venkateswara), who else is there for me ?

P	nEjEsina nEramuliTTivani neevE nAtO delpumu rAma||	Oh Srirama, please reveal out my misdeeds yourself.
AP	Sri jAnakee prANa nAdha nee chittamu nA bhAgyamani yunna ||	Oh Rama the dear consort of Janaki, I firmly believe that your will is my fortune.
C	neevu gAka vEru daivamunnADani nE nenchi ninnu marachitinA bhava jana sannuta puNya nAma bhava tAraka Sri VenkaTESa ||	Oh Sri Rama, did I anytime forget you and change my faith to other deities ? The world chants your sacred name. Oh Sri Venkatesa, you enable us transcend the ocean of worldly strifes.

P	intakanTe kAvalenA kashTamu chAladA rAma ||	Oh Sri Rama, do I deserve more suffering ? Is this not enough?
AP	suntayainanu nA manasuku sukhamu lEka jEsitivi gadA ||	Alas, you deprived me of even a little mental peace.
C	puTTina nATa nunDi ee poTTa sAkuTE panigA petti nalugurilO nAdu guTTu bayalu jEsitivi iTTi guNamu gala vADanu gaTTiga nE telusukonTi vaTTi mATalETiki Sri varada venkaTESwara ||	You ordained me to struggle for food right from my birth. You exposed me badly in society. I now realise that your nature is this. Oh Venkateswara the bestower of boons, why is this empty talk ?

P	manasu karugadEmi Sri mAninee manOhara nee ||	Oh Lord Venkateswara, you captivated the heart of your venerable lady. Why is your heart not melting now ?
AP	vanaja bhavAdi vinuta geervANAdula brOchina ||	Brahma, Siva and other Devatas adore you. You protected Devatas.
C	aramara ETiki nee kulabirudunu talachu chundumu SaraNa manina DEgakai tana Sareeramunu kOsichchina karuNAkaruDagu Sibi bhoovaruDu needu tAta gAdA marachitivO EmO Sri varada venkaTESwara nee ||	Oh Lord, why are you hesitating now ? We have been thinking of your glory ? Was not King Sibi, the ocean of compassion, your grand father ? He cut off his body to save the eagle which sought for rescue. Oh benevolent Venkateswara, perhaps you forgot your great deeds.