by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	ninnana valasina dEmi rAma nannanavale gAka ||	Oh Lord Rama, why should I blame you when I am at fault.
A.P.	kannatanDri neekanna vElpuleva runnArurA Apannarakshaka nE ||	You are my dear father. Can there be a deity superior to you ? You are my savior from all calamities.
C 1	kana sairinchani durjanula bhAshaNalEka manasuna nenaruna ninu joochinAnA anudinamunu ninu gana sajjana sEva vinayamunanu nijamuna jEsinAnA||	Did I ever try to be at a distance from unholy utterances of wicked people. Did I serve pious people sincerely.
C 2	vinavayya manavini sanakAdi vinuta nE dhanamunu konina bhAma prEma meera yenayaka manasanu vanajamuna nATi vE gana pAdamuna pooja nonarinchi nAnA ||	Oh Rama worshipped by Sanaka and other sages , please listen to my imploration. Did I refrain from desiring wealth and women. Did I keep your lotus feet in my heart and worship.
C 3	kali mAnavulu sEyu chala kAryamulanu nE nilalOnu teliyaka valachitigAni kalalOnu galigina kalumulavale nenchi valachaka bahu tApamulu chEsinAnA ||	In this Kali age , I ignorantly associated with greedy acts of people. I did not imagine that worldly pleasures are just like wealth gained in dream and I neglected to worship you.
C4,5	jalajAptakula varatilaka veenula nee ka dhaluvinna palupApamulu pOnugAni kalumula palukula chelulu vaSyalugAni tolijanmamula pooja phalamEmO teliya || SarachApa dhara yOgivara nuta paripoorNa nararoopa niratamu vara tyAgarAja paripAla sura bhoomisuralanu sthiramuga karuNinchE birudu nee karamuna meraya ||	Oh Lord Rama, you are diadem of Surya dynasty. Even if I listened to your holy stories , my sins would have been dispelled. I would have enjoyed the grace of Lakshmi and Saraswati. I don't know whether this is all the result of my acts in previous births. Oh Rama wielding bow and arrows, pious Yogis worship you. You are full incarnation appearing as man. You are renowned as savior of Devatas and Vedic clan. You are the protecting Lord of Tyagaraja.