by Damodara Rao Dasu

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bhaktuni charitramu - bEgaDa - Adi

P bhaktuni charitramu vinavE manasA sitArAma || Oh Mind, listen to the character of of a true devotee of Sita Rama.
A.P. Asakti lEka tA gOruchu jeevanmuktuDai Anandamu nondu || A devotee of Hari devoid of attachment to worldly objects attains emancipation during his lifetime itself . He becomes blissful.
C 1 japatapamulu tA jEsitinana rAdu adigAka mari
kapaTAtmuDu manamai balkarAdu
upama tanaku lEka yunDavalenani
oorayoora tirugaga rAdu
chapala chittuDai Alu sutulapai
sAreku bhrama kArAdanE hari||
A devotee of Hari would not boast about his worship and acts of devotion. His speech is never deceitful. He is not after name and fame. He does not wander here and there with a fickle mind. He is not infatuated with love for his wife and children.
C 2 bhava vibhavamu nijamani yenchaga rAdu adigAka mari
Siva mAdhava bhEdamu jEyaga rAdu
bhuvanamandu tAne yOgyuDanani
bonki sAkaga rAdu
pavanAtmaja dhrutamau sitApati
pAdamulanu yEmara rAdanu hari ||
A devotee of Hari never believes that material prosperity is truly permanent. He considers Siva and Vishnu equal. He does not bluff that he is a great person. He never forgets the lotus feet of Sita Rama worshipped by Anjaneya.
C 3 rAjasa tAmasa guNamulu gArAdu adigAkanu a
vyAjamunanu rAlEdanagarAdu
rAjayOga mArgamu nee chittamu
rAjoochuTa nee viDuvagarAdu rAjaSikhAmaNi yaina
tyAgarAja sakhuni maruvarAdanE hari ||
A devotee of Hari abhors luxurious life. He is not lethargic. He never regrets that he is not prosperous. His mind is engrossed in Rajayoga. He would never forget Sita Rama the gem among kings and friend of Lord Siva.