by Damodara Rao Dasu

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entakentaku - dhanyAsi - Adi

P entakentaku mandalintu nayyayyO
pantaginchEvu swAmi paTTabhirAma ||
Oh Lord Pattabhi Rama, alas how long should I be abusing you? You are remaining stuborn.
A.P. entavADanugAnu viDanADakumi nannu
bhrAnti deera madi SAnti jendi vi
SrAnti nondakanu chinta deeradika ||
After all I am very insignificant creature. Please don't leave me. I am uneasy. My mind is perturbed. Please dispel my worries.
C 1 Elukonna vADavu mammEla daya jooDavu
tALu rakshintunani danDa mATADavu
eelAgu nunnanduku ElAgu tALukondu
pAlamunchu mari neeLLa munchu mA
pAli rAma bhoopAla tilaka ika ||
Oh my Master, why are you not pitying me? How can I bear? . Oh diadem of Raghu dynasty, you may rescue me or sink me.
C 2 ninnE namminAramu neevAramainAmu
sannutincha nEramu svAmi needE bhAramu
A mATakEmigAni A meeda nE iTlugAni
yEmarichi yamuDEmi jEyunO
jAmu jAmunaku mOmu joopumika ||
I kept faith in you only and surrendered to you. I depend on you only. Please show me your face always.
C 3 bhAvukAdri nAyaka bhakti phala dAyaka
dEvAdidEva bhavya divya satya nAyakA
rAvE mahAnubhAva rAmadAsuni brOva
EvaginchitivA dEvurinchitinani
santarinchumani teevarinchitini ||
Oh Lord of holy Bhadradri, you are bestower of fruits to the prayers of devotees. You are protector of Truth. Please protect Ramadasu. Please don't be disgusted with my repeted imploration. Please hasten to protect me.