Kaanksha

ii sumajanma meTlo GaTiyillenu na'
kokana'Tipa'Tidai, va'sana liinu sOyagamu
pa'yani tiiyani pODumul kshaNambO, sagamO
vica'rapaDabO, nainan viDivaDDa na'yedan
mOsuluva'ru nootana manOradha,
ma'manivEDi pongulan.

pEdalaraktama'samula pempu vahinci
daya'rasa'mruta'sva'da daridrulaina dhanavantula
peddarikammukai, matOnma'damu pencu dEvuniki
ma'ruga nilcina ra'tibommalam doodaravOvu
pa'Dubradu, kokkanimEshamu saipa na'yedan.

na'ku talampu lEdu lalana'janata' kabariiBaraika
Boosha'kalanan, satii mruduBuja'mtaratalpa
kucOpagooha bibbOkamunan, vadhoojana
kapOlagaLaCCravaNa' vasamta hEva'kamunan
vila'sinula pa'paTa canduruka'vipootalan.

ka'nukanai dhara'dhipula ka'LLakaDam
borala'Di va'DipOlEnu, dhara'para'gapaTalii
malinmagu dva'ratOraNa' stha'namunam
durimbaDagaja'lanu, dOsiTapEri GOra ka'ra'
narakammunam dusuru ra'lpagalEnu nimEsharaktikai.

TEnelakOsamai kodamatETulada'Tu lonarcu
nrutyagiita'nunayammuga'ni, malaya'nilukougiTa
bulkarincu souKya'nuBavammuga'ni
taruNa'ruNara'gakadushNucumbana Srii
navakammuga'ni, paritrupti yosamgadu
na'kokintayun.

niicada'syavrutti mananErani Soorata
ma'trudESa sEva'caraNammunam
dasuvu larpaNa sEsinava'ri pa'rdhivaSrii
celuva'rucOTa, tadasrugruculan vikasinci,
va'sanal viicucu ra'lipOvagavalem
tadud'tta sama'dhi mrutikan.-------

----------srii vEdula satyana'ra'yaNa Sa'stripantuluga'ru {from dESam pilupu Editors: sarOjini rEga'ni dEvulapalli ra'ma'nujara'u}