by Damodara Rao Dasu

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talamEla kulamEla-Sree

In this Padam Annamaiah denounces the importance of lineage emphasising it with several examples.

P talamEla kulamEla tapamE kAraNamu
elami haridAsulu yE jAti yainanEmi ||
Whatever be the status and caste devotion to Vishnu alone is important.
C 1 kAkamu valla buTTadA ghanamaina yashwaddhamu
dAkoni gullalO buTTadA muttemu
choukaina visha latanE janminchadA nirvishamu
yEkaDa mahAnubhAvu lendu puTTerEmi? ||
Does not a crow propagate sacred Aswaddha(cedar) trees? Is not precious pearl hiding in ordinary shell? Is not antidote to poison grown in an a creeper plant? Eminent seers may take birth in any caste.
C 2 chiDipi rALLa buTTavA cheluvaina vajramulu
puDami neegala valla buTTadA tEne
veDagu pilli mEnanu veLLadAyanA javvAdi
vuDivOni puNyulendu nudayinchirEmi? ||
Are not valuable diamonds found in stones? Are you not getting honey because of bees? Don't we get javvadi perfume from the body of a cat? Unblemished devotees may born in any class.
C 3 pankamu lO buTTadA parimaLapu tAmera
ponkapu keetamulandu puTTadA paTTu
konkaka SrivEnkaTESu golichina dAsulu
sanke lE jNAnu lendu jani inchirEmi? ||
Does not fragrant lotus grow in dirty mud? Is not pure silk produced by ordinary insects? Devotees of Sri Venkatesa may be of any lineage.

chAlu nidE- Sree

In this Padam Annamaiah explains the difference between struggle for existense and renunciation.

P chAlu nidE nA virati sakala sAmrAjyamu
nAlOni pani entaina nAkugaladu ||
Renunciation is my rich kingdom.It is very satisfying. I've to do a lot to do for my soul.
C 1 vaDabaDi parulinDla vAkiligAchE nEnu
vaDi nAlO hari yunna vAkili gAchEnu
baDi nokari golichi bahu rAjya mElE nEnu
eda nA manO rAjya mintAnElEnu
||
I toiled much at the doorsteps of others.Now I found Hari in my heart itself.So I'll strive to serve the king of my heart.
C 2 chEri yorulaku bani sEsi yalasE nEnu
sAre nA yOgAbhyAsAna nalasEnu
arasi nEnaDugaga nanyulichchE eevulu
tari poorva karmAdi daivamE ichchEni ||
I used to get myself exausted in the service of others.Now I practice Yoga to balance my body and mind.Whatever rewards others gave for my work, God is bestowing according to my piety accumulated in my previous births.
C 3 andu santOshamE phalamindu santOshamE phala
andunu mAyA kalpita mindunoo mAyE
andunindu Sree vEnkatAdheeSuDE karta
andaitE bara tantramu indu nE swatantruDa ||
Of course happiness is the reward in both cases.Both are Lord Venkatesa's Maya.But I was fettered in the service for others where as I have absolute freedom in the service of the Lord of my heart.

koladi puNya pApAlE-bowLi

In this Padam Annamaiah compares the world to a village market,living beings to buyers,accumulated punyam and papam to cash. He says that Sri Venkatesa is watching the transactions from above.

P koladi puNya pApAlE kongu rokkamulu veTTi
veladenchi bEramADa vEgiramE rArO ||
O human beings,tie all your sins and piety like cash in a pouch and come quickly to bazar and buy.
C 1 jananAlu maraNAlu samsAra bhOgamulunnu
aniSamu bhumimeeda nagguvalu
konE vAru dinE vAru kooDi kOOdi mookalai
dinasanta lekke nidE dEhulAla rArO ||
Births,deaths and worldly enjoyment are cheap here.Many many buyers are gathering at the bazars.O living beings,come quickly.
C 2 anganala valapula angaLLu veTTiradE
chengaTa vayasulanE chintala kinda
sangati gAyamanE sanchula ninchu kondAmu
chengi pOrADu manaku jeevulAla rArO ||
Look there,young women kept shops under tamarind trees showing their youth and charm.Let us fill our sack-like bodies with their charm.O men,you can not escape.Come on.
C 3 lampaTAlu sampadalu lali sambarAsulAya
impula munchi talala kettukOrO
dimpaka indulOnanE tirigi SreevEnkaTESu
pampuna lAbhamu chEreree prANulAla rArO ||
In the market there are entanglements.Wealth,women and festivity are abundant.Lift as much as you can on your heads.Sri Venkatesa is there above to evaluate and bestow what one deserves.

ninDu manasE-bowLi

In this Padam Annamaiah preaches to abhor ego and to consider prosperity and adversity equally which he says is real worship.

P ninDu manasE nee pooja
anDa gOrakunDu Tadiyu nee pooja ||
O Venkatesa,mind filled with you is real worship.Desiring no help from others is also pooja.
C 1 indugala Dandu lEDanETi
nindaku bAyuTe nee pooja
kondaru chuTTAlu kondaru paganE
andaduku mAnu Tadiye nee pooja || ||
Avoid doubting the presence of God. It is also worship.Don't consider that some are relatives and that some are enemies.It is also worship.
C 2 tiTTulu gonnani deevena gontani
neTTu kOnidE nee pooja
peTTina bangAru penkunu ninumunu
aTTe saryanu TadiyE pooja||
Accept rebukes and blessings equally.It is also worshipping. Enjoying gold and iron equally is worshipping of God.
C 3 sarvamu neevani swatantra muDigi
nirvahinchuTE nee pooja
sarvi Sree vEnkaTapati nee dAsula
poorva maniyeDi buddhi nee pooja ||
Egoless surrender to you is real worship.Enjoying the company of Sri Venkatesa's devotees is equal to worshipping you.