by Damodara Rao Dasu

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tappi bratiki - tODi - rupaka

P tappi bratiki pOvataramA rAma kalilO || Oh Rama, is it possible to face the worldly problems in this Kaliyuga?
A.P. muppuna vishaya taTAkamuna munugaka druDha manasai || Is it possible to escape the danger of drowning in the pond of worldly problems?
C 1 kanchu modalu lOha dhana kanakamulanu joochi visa
manchu mariyu penkulAnuchu nenchi yanTani manasai ||
Can one's mind be detached from acquiring gold, bronze and other forms of wealth, treating them as useless tinsel or poison?
C 2 nanganAchulu mAnagu yanga vastramula bAgagu
mungurulanu gani yantarangamuna yAsinchaka ||
Is it really possible to be free from attraction for seemingly harmless women with beautiful front locks and colorful sarees?
C 3 jAji malle sarOjamulanu manasAra
rAjapadhamuchE tyAgarAja nutuni pujinchaka ||
Oh Sri Rama the Lord of Tyagaraja, if I don't worship you with jasmine , hibiscus and lotus flowers in a dignified manner, how can I be blessed with firm mind.