by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	enni janmamu lettanga valayunO ElAgu tALudu Oh rAmA ||	Oh Rama, how many births I am destined to take? How can I bear?
A.P.	nanninta kannaDa sEyuTa neeku nyAyamu gAdusumee Oh rAmA ||	It is not fai for you to disregard me like this.
C 1	modaTa erugani tanamuna sagamAyuvu nidura pAlai pOyegA Oh rAmA padapaDi takkina padi yEnDlu teliyani bAlatvamunapOyegA Oh rAmA ||	Oh Rama, my childhood passed away in ignorance. Half my life passed away in sleep. Another ten years passed away in boyhood innocence.
C 2	vadala yauvanamu parabhAmala valala dagula nAyegA Oh rAma mudimini samsAra koopamu lO jikki munigi tEla nAyegA Oh rAma ||	While young I was entangled by the charms of young women. When old one sinks in ocean-like family life.
C 3	tanuvasthirambani tAraka nAmamu talapOyalE naitiga Oh rAma dinadinamu poTTa korakai deenula vEDi deenatva monditigA Oh rAma ||	Even knowing that body is not permanent I did not think of 'Tarakanama mantra'. I only begged here and there to fill my stomach loosing self respect.
C 4	anudinamu guroopadESa yOgamu abhyasimpa naitigA Oh rAma enasi nimishamaina mee pAdamula paina manasu nilpa naitigA Oh rAma ||	I have not been practicing Guru's preachings daily. Oh Rama, I am not concentrating my mind on your holy feet even for a minute.