uttishTha! | oka navOdayam kAvAli aa SubhOdayam rAvAli svArdham, kapaTam cImU, raktamlA pravahincE mana hRdayAlalO prEma, tyAgam nimpagala oka mahOdyamam rAvAli, aa ghanaushadham kAvAli yugayugAla vibhavamantA dorikinamtA kollagoTTi, nAgarikamani murisipOyina dOpiDi dongalu, sIma doralanu- satyAhimsalE aayudhAlugA, aatmArpaNamE mETi bAkugA, lajjalO munci-cittuni jEsina, svatantra bhArata kala pamDimcina nATi vIrula dESabhakti manaku kAvAli, aa udyama sphUrti manalO rAvAli enni jIvitAlu samidhalaitEnO gadA, aa svatantra yAgam saphalIkRtamainadi. vAramdincina svEcchA bhAratilO marendukinta bAdhyatA rAhityam? aDDu, adupU lEkunDA perigE janAbhA, vAri caduvu mATa dEvuDerugu, vAri kaDupE nimpalEni mana dInatvam, ii janajIvana pOrATamlO eppuDU ODipOyE prakRti mAta, eTu cUsinA kAsuki mOham, mOsam, vEsham, daurbalyam, inta aapadalO unnA, kulagOtrAlatO kummulADE mana nIcatvam! ii mUrkhatvAniki antam lEdA? ii jAtilO javamE migili lEdA? dESamanTE maTTi kAdu, marevarOnU kAdu, dESamanTE manamandaramE! andukE, yAbhai samvatsarAla kumbhakarNuni nidra vadilimcE rAma bANamlA udGOshiddAm - daSAbdAlugA mUsukupOyina mana hRdayAntarAlalOki JhamJhAmArutamlA dESam paTla bhakti Sraddhalu pravahimcAlani! mana tarAlaki tyAgapu mUlyam teliyAlani, mana aatmagauravam nilavAlani! bAdhArtula aSrudhAralu tuDavagaligE aa navOdayam kAvAlani, aa SubhOdayam rAvAlani, aa _j~nA_nOdayam kAvAlani, aa _j~nA_nOdayam kAvAlani! | --bhAvana, 1997. <!-- following code added by server. PLEASE REMOVE --> <!-- preceding code added by server. PLEASE REMOVE -->