naagarakatayu perugucu nunna koladi
nitya jeevana vEgamu heccu cunDa
jeevitamuna taapatraya madhika mavaga
vaastavamula naraya joocu vaara levaru?
taamu tineDu tinDi, nOru jEru varakemdara
Srama yunnadO yevari keruka?
taamu dharincu dustulu, roopu nonduTa;
yendara kRshi yanna devari keruka?
taamunDu illu kaTTina karma jeevula,
teliya jooceDu vaara lenta mandi?
vaidyuDosagu mandu sarapharaa jEseDu
vaari smarinceDu vaaralevaru?
yenda runduru 'vaarta' landincu venuka?
Saanti bhadratalanu gaacu jeevu levaro?
paadarakshala pani vaari pEru lEmo?
cetta tolagincu vaariki carita galade?
taamu goppa vaahanamula svanta daaru
lamani garva paDeDu vELa yevvarEni
talatu reppuDEniyu tama vaahanambu
yendarendari karmala kauSalambO
amita vEgamuna yati laaghavamu tODa
kaaru naDipi nanduku garva paDeDu vELa
talaturE rahadaari nirmaata levaro
kshaNa maina tama smRti pathamu nandu
aadi yantamu lerugani viSva mandu
nitya jeevana caitanya yaatra lOna
bhaagamagu gaani yandaru; bhaavyamagune
darpamuna tama goppayE talaci muriya
parula Srama viluverugani manujulakunu
kaThina satyamu jeppa; kalugu ciraaku
tamadu kRshi nevvarEniyu yenca napuDu
Orcu konaga lErepuDu parula paraaku
tRpti jendedaru yupari j~naanamu nake
yeTTi vishaya mandaina saamaanyu lepuDu
anta raantarya sookshmamu naraya lEka
jeppa joocu vaarini verri vaaralanucu
sarva maanavulaku gaavalasi naTTi
nitya jeevana saamaanya karma lande
kanTi kagupimpanaTTi karta lanu goorci
teliya gOreDu j~aana samskaaru levaru?
appuDE gada! kalgunu 'yendarO ma
haanubhaavu landariki vandanamu' lanna
uttamamunu, yudaatta mambaina buddhi
tolaga jEyucu heena samkucita dRsThi
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tella sOyagamu barapu taaju mahalu
hRdini kadalincu cunDenu nEDu gooDa
carita kekkani yaj~naata karta lanta
tellabOyi joocucu nunna vaara lanaga
With regards,
Prabhakar Vissavajjhala