by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	rAmA nee yeDa prEma rahitulaku nAma ruchi telusunA oh sita ||	Oh Sita Rama, do they, who have no deep love for you, enjoy the pleasure in chanting your sacred name?
AP	kAmini vEshadhAriki sAdhwi naData lEmaina telusunA reeti sitA ||	An actress may play the role of a pious woman well, but does she really possess good conduct of pious woman?
C	tana soukhyamu tAnerugaka orulaku tagu bOdhana sukhamA ghanamagu puli gOrupamaitE tyA garAja nuta SiSuvu pAlu kalgunA ||	One, who himself has no experience in a particular matter can not preach honestly. Can a great tiger in the disguise of mother cow, feed her calf with mother's milk?.

P	mitri bhAgyamE soumitri bhAgyamE bhAgyamu ||	Lakashmana's fortune is in fact real fortune.
AP	chitra ratna maya SEsha talpamandu sitApatini yoochu sou ||	He is fortunate to swing Rama(Vishnu), the consort of Sita(Lakshmi) reclining on wonderful Adi Sesha, the gem studded divine bed.
C	bAguga vinta rAgamula AlApana sEyaga mEnu pulakarinchaga tyAgarAja nutuDou SrirAmuni tatvArdhamunu pogaDi juchE sou ||	Lakshmana heartily enjoys Tyagaraja's devotional songs which eulogise Sri Rama's philosophy. Lakshmana's body tingles in ecstasy while listening to mellifluous music rendered in beautiful Ragas by Tyagaraja.

P	mAravairi ramaNee manju bhAshiNee ||	Oh Mother Parvati the consort of Siva the enemy of Manmadha, Your speech is sweet.
AP	krura dAnavE bhavAraNAri gouri ||	Oh Mother Gouri, you are destroyer of cruel demons. You are obliterator of worldly struggle.
C	karma bandha vAraNa nishkAma chitta varadE dharma vardhani sadA vadana hAsE nata phaladE ||	You dispel fetters caused by previous 'Karmas'. Please bestow me with desireless conscience. Dharma(righteousness) flourishes because of you. You have beautiful smiling face. You bestow boons to the devoted.

P	bhuvini dAsuDa nE pErASachE bonkulADitinA budha manOhara ||	Oh Srirama the captivator of wise men's hearts, did I greedily deceive others by posing myself as your ardent devotee?
AP	avivEka mAnavula kOri kOri aDDa trOva trokkitinA brOvavE ||	Did I seek support of foolish people and take wrong ways? Please protect me.
C	chAla soukhyamO kashTamO nEnu jAli chenditinA sari vArilO pAla munchina neeTa munchina padamulE gati tyAgarAja nuta ||	Did I bother others when I am in pleasure or in pain? I seek shelter at your sacred feet only. I don't know whether you sink me or save me?