by Damodara Rao Dasu

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endukO bAga teliyadu - mOhana - Adi

P endukO bAga teliyadu || I do not understand why I do not know.
A.P. andagADa Sri rAma ee tanu
vasthiramani ee kalimAnavula ||
Oh most handsome SrirAma, the people of Kaliyuga feel that this body is permanent.
C 1 gaTTiga rALLanu gaTTina gruhamula
maTTu mitamu lEnaTTi parijanulu
chuTTukonna nija chuTTAla korula
paTTula katidhulaku
peTTalEka tama poTTa sAku ko
nnaTTi dEhamula raTTu sanchulanu
kaTTina dhanamula peTTela tODanu
peTTi pOyEmaTTu kanugoni ||
They build strong houses and maintain many people and relatives. They spend beyond their capability to entertain them. They keep whatever that remains in boxes and bags and leave the world.
C 2 kallalADi kaDupu pallamu nimpuTa
kella vAri dhanamella jErchukoni
pallavAdharamula nellagani Sunaka
pillala vale tirigi
oLLa rogamulu kollagA dagala
tolli paikamuluu mella jAra janu
lella doora paramella bAra bhuvi
maLLi puTTe phalamella kanugoni
They live by deceitful methods to fill their stomachs. They spend their money to please beautiful women. They go to them like dogs and even contact diseases. They become poor. All the people abuse them. They realise that life is not permanent and that all wealth disappears like snow.
C 3 vanchakula nanusarinchina yalamaTa
inchukaina sairincha lEka tama
sanchita karmamu lanchu telasi vE
renchu vArala joochi
manchu vale pratiphalinchE sampada
lanchu gOrakanu manchi tyAgarA
jAnchitamuga poojinchi nutinchu pra
pancha nAdhuni bhajinchu dAmanuchu ||
Unable to overcome the cheats, they think their sufferings are due to their past Karma. They come to know that all their prosperity vanishes in no time like snow. Inspite of it I do not know why they do not worship Lord Sri Rama the protector of the entire world.