by Damodara Rao Dasu

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P	pAhimAm SreerAmA yanTE palukavaitivi nee snEhamiTTidani nEcheppa nOhOhOhO ||	When I have been begging for your attention, why don't you respond? Alas, I can not understand your friendliness for me.
C 1	ibbandinondi yA kari bobbalu peTTinantalOnE gobbuna gAchitivaTa jAgusEyaka nentO nibbaramu tOnE neekabbamichchi vEDukunna tabbibbu chEsedavu rAma abbabba ||	When distressed Gajendra screamed you quickly rescued him. I have been patiently singing your glory and begging but you are keeping me worried.
C 2	sannutinchina vArinella munnu dayatO brOchitivani pannaga SAyi vini nE vinnavinchitini rAmA vinnapamu vinaka entO kannaDa chEsedavu rAma ennaTiki nammarAdu rannanna annanna ||	Oh Rama, you protected kindly those who worshipped you. So I appealed to you but you are delaying without listening to me. I should not believe you.
C 3	chayyana bhadrAdri nilaya svAmi vAni nammi nEnu veyyAru vidhamula rAma vinuti sEya sAgitini iyyaDanu rAmadAsuni kuyyALinchi brOvakunna oyyAramEmaina vachchunayyayya ayyayyO ||	I have been worshipping in thousands of ways . If you do not comfort Ramadasu and protect now, I wonder why you are so proud and indifferent.