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ekkuva kulajuDaina heena kulajuDaina
nikka merigina mahA nityuDE ghanuDu||
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Irrespective of high caste or low caste, one who realises the truth about the Lord is great.
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vEdamulu chadiviyunu vimukhuDai haribhakti
yAdarinchani sOmayAji kanTe
Ediyunu lEni kulaheenuDainanu vishNu
pAdamulu sEvinchu bhaktuDE ghanuDu ||
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A poor devotee of low caste who is devoted to the feet of Vishnu is greater than a Somayaji who is well versed in Vedas but not free from worldly attachment and not devoted to Hari.
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paramagu vEdAnta paThana dorakiyu sadA
hari bhakti lEni sanyAsi kanTe
saravi mAlina antyajAti kulajuDaina
arasi vishNuni vedaku nataDE ghanuDu ||
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A low caste person who is devoted to Hari's feet is greater than a Sanyasi though well versed in Vedas with no devotion to Sri Hari.
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viniyu jadiviyunu Sri vibhuni dAsuDu gAka
tanuvu vEpuchununDu tapasi kanTe
yenalEni Sri vEnkaTESu prasAdAnna
manubhavinchina yAtaDappuDE ghanuDu ||
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A learned hermit may torture his body with no devotion to the Lord.
But one who rejoices with devotion to Lord Venkateswara and his Prasadam is greater.
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