by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	Emira rAmA nAvalla nEramEmirA rAmA Emi rAma eelAgu kashTamu nee mahimO nA prArabdhamO ||	Oh Rama, what sin did I commit? Why am I in such trouble? Is it your power ? or is it my fate?
C 1	mandhara dhara nee sundara padamula indirESa kanu gondu joopavE ||	You are bearer of Mandara mountain. Oh lord of Indira, please let me see your beautiful feet to worship.
C 2	pankaja lOchana Sankara nuta nA sankaTamunu mAnpavE ponkamutOnu ||	Oh Rama, your eyes are beautiful like lotus flower. You are adored by Sankara. Please obliterate my tribulations skillfully.
C 3 &C4	dinamoka yugamuga ghanamuga gaDipeDi tanayuni meedanu dayalEdayyO || rAma rAma bhadrAchala seetA rAma darSanamu prEmatO nElavE	I am your devoted son spending heavily each day like a year. Alas, why are you so merciless? I am servant of Bhadrachala Sita Rama. Why don't you protect me?

P	EDa nunnADO bhadrAdri vAsuDEDanunnADO nApAli rAmuDEDanunnADO ||	Where is Bhadradri Rama? Where is my protecting Rama?
C 1	EDa nunnADO gAni jADa teliya rAdu nADu gajEndruni keeDu bApina swAmi ||	I am at loss to know his where abouts. He dispelled the torture suffered by Gajendra.
C 2	pAnchAli sabhalO bhangamondina nADu vanchana lEkayE valuva lichchina tanDri ||	When Panchali was humiliated in King's court, he showered clothes on her compassionately like father.
C 3&C4	doorvAsuDugramuna dharmasutuni jooDa nirvahinchina navaneeta chOrakuDu akshayamuga Sri bhadrAchalamanduna sAkshAtkarinchina jagadEka veeruDu	When Sage Durvasa got enraged with Dharmaraja, he managed the embarassing situation well. He is Krishna the butter thief.

P	dinamE sudinamu sitArAma smaraNE pAvanamu ||	If you just think of Sita Rama the day becomes good day. It makes you pious.
C 1	preetinaina prANa bheetinaina kalimi chEtanaina mimmEreeti dalachina ||	Think of them with love or due to fear of death. Think of them in prosperity and also in adversity.
C 2	ardhApEkshanu dinamu vyardhamu gAkunDa sArdhakamuga mimmu prArdhana chEsina ||	Let not not a day be passed in pursuit of wealth only. Worshipping Sita and Rama makes your day meaningful..
C 3&C4	mrudanga tALamu tambura Sruti goorchi mrudu rAgamula geetamulu pADinA vinnA || vAsiga Srihari dAsula gooDuka vEyuchu gantulu vAsudEvuni pADu||	Render spiritual songs in perfect Sruti of Tambura, in correct Laya of Mrudangam and in mellifluous Ragam. Either listening or rendering such songs makes the day auspicious. Sing Keertanas along with other devotees of Srihari jumping in ecstasy . It certainly makes the day auspicious.

P	rAma nAmamE jeevanamu anya mEmirA krupAvanamu rAmanAmamu sudhA madhuramu madinE maruvaka bhajinchumA nika ||	Sacred name of Srirama is my life. What else is more benevolent? Rama's name is sweet like nectar. Don't forget to chant his name heartily.
C 1	SrilamElu bhayAnakamu raghu veerula grOlE pAnakamu pAlu meegaDa jAru tEniya pAlakanna mElainadi ||	Hero Raghava's name is sweet juice tastier than cream of milk , honey and milk.
C 2	ee rasamulella neerasamu raghuveeruni kadhalella pAyasamu sAreku mAku chEkurEnAkali teeru trushNa challArenu mAkikanu ||	All other juices are tiresome where as Rama's stories are like sweet porridge. They are satuating and thirst quenching. His name enables us cross horrible worldly ocean.
C3&C4	sundara SreerAmulu raghunandanAnghri sarOjamulu chendi brahmAnanda bhAvamu andariki imponda jEsina || bhAsamAna Subha karamu nijadAsa vaSeekaramu bhoosuta hituDai bhadrAchala vAsuDai rAmadAsunElina||	Srirama is charming. His lotus feet bestow supreme bliss. He is radiant. He is auspicious. His name delights devotees. He is Sita's well-wisher. He dwells in Bhadrachalam. He is protector of Ramadasu.