by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	manasuna nera nammiti nee mahimalu vini nE santatamu ||	Oh Lord Venkateswara, hearing always about your great powers ,I kept absolute faith in you.
AP	anagha nanneTlaina Adarinchi brOtuvanuchu ||	Oh unblemished lord, I strongly believe that you would certainly protect me affectionately.
C	krooruDaina kAkAsuruDu kOri SaraNamanaga nAtani kroora krutyamulaku neeve kOpimpaka kAchinaTula nEramentO nE jEsinanu nannu mannintu vanuchu vara nArada smaraNa Sree varada vEnkaTESa yanuchu ||	When the cruel Kakasura surrendered to you , you condoned his cruel acts and saved him with no anger. I am confident that you would pardon me in the same manner. Oh Venkatesa, eminent sage Narada sings about you as the most benevolent lord.

P	ninnu jeppa kAraNamEmi manasA munu nEjEsina karma miTulunDaga ||	Oh my mind, what great reason is there for talking ill of you, when my plight is because of my karmas in my previous birth ?.
C	tanayAdi tana pASa baddhuDai ghanamaina pAmaruDainanduku palumAru durbhAshiyai tirigi kulaheenamaina krutyamulu salupuchu kalalO naina Sree venkaTESa yani dalachalEni pApa krutyuDainanduku ||	I am entantangled in fascination for my children and others. I remained in utter ignorance. I spent all my life in foul talk. I commited wicked acts denigrating even my lineage. I did not think of Venkatesa even in my dreams. When my life is so sinful, why should I blame you ?.

P	kOrina varamosagu mayya kOdanDapANi||	Oh Kodandarama who wields bow in hand , please bestow boons I desire.
AP	vArijAstra janaka SrivatsAnka nishkaLanka ||	You are the father of Manmadha whose weapon is arrow of lotus flower. Srivatsa mark shines on your chest. You are unblemished.
C	sari vArilOna nannu chowka jEya valadu needu marugu jochchi yunna nannu mAnamutO kApADumu parichara vAnara samooha pApa dahana vAri vAha karirAja varada venkaTESwara murAri kAdA ||	Please don't belittle me among my peer group. I have come to seek refuge. Please protect my prestige. Monkey clan served you well. You dispel sin. Oh Venkateswara , you are bestower of boon to king of elephants 'Gajendra'. Are't you the same Sri Krishna who vanquished demon Mura.

P	varameeya vayya dharAnAyaka ||	Oh Sri Venkatesa the lord of the earth ,bestow me your grace.
AP	Saradindu SEkhara mitra Sridhara pApahara Sara chApa kara ||	Oh Sridhara, you are friend of Siva who adorns crescent moon on head.You dispel sins. You hold bow and arrows.
C 1	paramArdhakamaina panulella mAni ghOramaina pApa krutyamulu salupuchu vArAngana jArulai tirigE sAra heenulanu sannuti sEyani ||	I've been committing worst sins in life, ignoring sacred and spiritual acts. Please bless me the boon of hating characterless persons.
C 2	vara nAradAdi sooryaksha kinnarulu nErchina vara sangeeta swara soukhyamulerugalEni dhara nara jeevulanu smarinchani ||	Great sage Narada ,the sun, yakshas,celestial musicians and others learn and enjoy divine music. Let me not think of those beings who don't respect them.
C 3	purushOttama Sri varada vEnkaTESa karuNAkaTAksha kari rakshaka Sri hari hari yani santatamu sthira chittamutO bhaji yincheDi ||	Oh Sri Venkatesa the supreme lord, you are benevolent. You rescued Gajendra. Bless me with the boon of chanting your praise always with firm faith.