by Damodara Rao Dasu

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manasA nee kee - yadula kAmbhOji - Adi

P manasA neekee durabhimAnamElanE
Sree vanamAli chakradhara vaikunThAchyutA yanuTaku ||
Oh Mind, why are you so reluctant to utter sacred names of Vanamali, Chakradhara and Vaikunthachyuta.
C 1 parulanu yAchichumanTe parugulu pAredavu gAni
harinAma smaraNaku neekAsakti puTTadEmandu ||
You run after everyone to beg but you are not inclined to meditate upon Lord Hari.
C 2 kAru mATalADi proddugaDapa joochedavugAni
kamalAksha Sree nArAyaNa kaustubhA bharaNa yanaru ||
You while away time in useless talk but you don't utter the name of Narayana who is decorated with Kaustubha gem.
C 3 ASApASamula dagili gAsi neelgedavugAni
kESava mukunda hrushikESa ramESa yanavu ||
You get entangled in worldly desires and bonds but do not chant 'Kesava, Mukunda, Hrushikesa and Ramesa.
C 4 poTTa korakai bahu raTTaDi chendedavugAni
gaTTigA ravi vamSa tilaku neTlaina sEvimpa lEvu ||
You struggle a lot to earn food but you do not worship Rama the diadem of Raghu dynasty.
C 5 bhAramintaina lEka samsAra vAnchala tirigEvu
narasimhadAsa varada nArAyaNayana nEravu ||
You are not tired of fulfilling desires but you do not think of Lord Narayana the protector of Narasimhadasu.