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Followedby NARADA and TUMBER⁸

DHRUVA, PRAHLD, powerful king BALI,

SHABARI,⁹ANGAD, ¹⁰ VAYUKUMAR¹¹,

VIDUR ¹², GOPE - GOPIKA¹³                                                   ….46

Thus ,many came the present time

In each of the centuries in the past,

The floods came repeatedly,

which I am unable to recount.                                                ….47

In this present century,

The sacred Godavari

Has for certain flooded this land

In your form, Oh , Sainath!                                                     ….48

Therefore at your divine feet

I make obeisance;

Maharaj, of my faults

Take no notice, I plead.                                                          ….49

8. A devotee of God with the face of a horse.

9. A Bhil woman , a devotee of Shri. Rama.

10. Son of Vali 11. Hanuman 12. Pandavas' Uncle.

13. The dairy lads and maids, companions of Shrikrishna.

I am a poor, wretched, ignorant man,

The greatest of sinners;

Ridden with vices,

But do not cast me off!                                                           ….50

The inherent defcts of iron

Are ignored by "parisa"¹⁴

The small streams of the village, Lendi and ohol

Are not rejected by the Godavari.                                          ….51

I am full of vices within.

By your mrercitful glance.

Do, do quickly destroy them.

This, only, is the plea of "DAS"                                               ….52

It after comingin contact with the the 'parisa"!

The iron"s inherent defects

Do not change GURUVARA,

Then, it is to the discredit of the "parisa"!                             ….53

14. Imaginary stone that turns iron into gold

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