by Damodara Rao Dasu

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P	iTulajEtuvaTarA idi tagunaTarA Oh rAma Oh rAma rama ||	Oh Rama, is this befitting you ?
A.P.	kaTa kaTA nApaininta karuNa yunchitivaTarA	Alas why did you not show compassion to me?
C 1	alanADu neevu nAkalalanu pratyakshamai balimini mEnamAmala jooDa bommani paliki naTujEya koluvuna nilichi nee kOvela kaTTinchiti kOdanDarAma ||	Some time back you appeared to me in my dream and asked me to visit my maternal uncle who provided me employment. I built Kodandarama temple with state money.
C 2	intajEsina vADavika nEvidhamuna nententa jEyimpa nenchitivO hari pantamEla nApai bhakta vatsala nA svAntamanduna ninnentO namminanduku ||	You helped me a lot so far and I don't know what would you decide . Devotees are dear to you but you are bitter towards me.
C 3	tagadE iTula krutaghnata talapanga tagavE manupanga gadavE bhadra naga rAmadAsuDa nannu rakshimpumu pagavADanaTarA patita pAvana nannu ||	It is not fair to be so ungrateful. You are neglecting me. Oh Rama the redeemer of downtrodden , am I your enemy?.