by Damodara Rao Dasu

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Sripati eetaDunDaga - lalita

P Sripati eetaDunDaga jikkinavAri nammuTa
teepani meesAlameedi tEne nAkuTa sunDee ||
When Venkateswara is there for you , why do you keep faith in other gods. It is like licking honey on somebody's moustache when there is honey before you.
C 1 talachinantaTilOne daivameduTa galadu
koluvanErani yaTTi koratE gAni
yila narulagoluchuTendO kaluvEsi
balu kokkerala venTa bArADuTa sunDee ||
If you sincerely meditate upon Venkatesa he is before you. You are at fault if you don't worship him. Begging from others is like running after white cranes thinking that they are your white clothes.
C 2 SaraNanna mAtramuna sakala varamulichchu
nirati marachinaTTi nEramEgAni
pAri nitarOpAyAna boraluTa gAzupoosa
garima mANikamanTA gaTTukonTa sunDee ||
Lord Venkatesa bestows every boon if you just surrender. You are at fault in forgetting him. It is like struggling to find worthless glass bead thinking that it is precious ruby.
C 3 chEta mokkitE chAlu Sri vEnkaTESuDu gAchu
kAtarAna sEvinchani kaDamE kAni
yeetala nidimAni marenni puNYAlu sEsinA
reeti naDavi gAsina ritta vennela sunDee ||
Sri Venkatesa protects if you prostrate before him . It is your fault if you don't. Any number of pious deeds performed without worshipping Sri Venkatesa is like wasted moonlight in forest.