by Damodara Rao Dasu

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rAma ika nannu - Sahana - rupakam

P rAma ika nannu brOvarAdA daya lEdA || Oh Sri Rama, why don't you protect me ? Why are you merciless?
AP tAmasambu jEsitE ika tALanu parula vEDanu || I can't bear delay anymore. I even don't beg others.
C Aru Satruvulanu baTTi hatamu jEsi poorvArjita
ghOra pApamulanu pOgoTTi nE jEsinaTTi
nEramulanu manninchi neeve kAvavalenu gAni
vErevarunnArurA Sri venkaTESwara dayAkara ||
You alone should come to my rescue, destroying all six enemies (desire, anger, greed, lust , jealousy and arrogance) . You annihilate my horrible sins, pardoning my wicked deeds. Oh all merciful Rama (Venkateswara), who else is there for me ?

nE jEsina nEramu- purNachandrika- Adi

P nEjEsina nEramuliTTivani neevE nAtO delpumu rAma|| Oh Srirama, please reveal out my misdeeds yourself.
AP Sri jAnakee prANa nAdha nee chittamu nA bhAgyamani yunna || Oh Rama the dear consort of Janaki, I firmly believe that your will is my fortune.
C neevu gAka vEru daivamunnADani nE
nenchi ninnu marachitinA
bhava jana sannuta puNya nAma bhava
tAraka Sri VenkaTESa ||
Oh Sri Rama, did I anytime forget you and change my faith to other deities ? The world chants your sacred name. Oh Sri Venkatesa, you enable us transcend the ocean of worldly strifes.

inta kanTe - kannaDa - rupakam

P intakanTe kAvalenA kashTamu chAladA rAma || Oh Sri Rama, do I deserve more suffering ? Is this not enough?
AP suntayainanu nA manasuku sukhamu lEka jEsitivi gadA || Alas, you deprived me of even a little mental peace.
C puTTina nATa nunDi ee poTTa sAkuTE panigA petti
nalugurilO nAdu guTTu bayalu jEsitivi
iTTi guNamu gala vADanu gaTTiga nE telusukonTi
vaTTi mATalETiki Sri varada venkaTESwara ||
You ordained me to struggle for food right from my birth. You exposed me badly in society. I now realise that your nature is this. Oh Venkateswara the bestower of boons, why is this empty talk ?

manasu karugadEmi - hamsadhwani - rupakam

P manasu karugadEmi Sri mAninee manOhara nee || Oh Lord Venkateswara, you captivated the heart of your venerable lady. Why is your heart not melting now ?
AP vanaja bhavAdi vinuta geervANAdula brOchina || Brahma, Siva and other Devatas adore you. You protected Devatas.
C aramara ETiki nee kulabirudunu talachu chundumu
SaraNa manina DEgakai tana Sareeramunu kOsichchina
karuNAkaruDagu Sibi bhoovaruDu needu tAta gAdA
marachitivO EmO Sri varada venkaTESwara nee ||
Oh Lord, why are you hesitating now ? We have been thinking of your glory ? Was not King Sibi, the ocean of compassion, your grand father ? He cut off his body to save the eagle which sought for rescue. Oh benevolent Venkateswara, perhaps you forgot your great deeds.