In English
“During childhood man develops absorbing interest in play in the company of other children; During youth under the influence of cupid he roams about in the company of women with infatuation; During the middle age, he is entangled in worldly matters and deeply engrossed in hoarding wealth; On attaining old age, he craves for trifling whims, not contemplating on God even at that ripe age; Unable to get rid of bad habits, Unable to develop interest in devotional path, Man wastes his precious human birth Deeply mired in the cess-pool of .” (Telugu poem)