Gurajada Apparao garu was one of the honoured social reformers of the telugu people and a well known poet. His poem 'Puttadibomma Puurnamma' was known by many but read by a few.

This poem has been one of the reasons for achieving a social reform of the age, the abolition of Child Marriages. Because of Gurajada Apparao's relentless efforts Andhra Pradesh is now free of Child Marriages but anyone who attempts to do so is punishable under Law.

Puttadi Bomma Poornamma

- Gurajada Apparavu garu

maelimi bamgarumelatallaara!
kaluvala kannula kannellaaraa!
tallulugannaa pillallaaraa!

vinnaarammaa yii kathanu.

aaTapaaTala paeTikalaaraa!
kammanimaaTala kommallaaraa!
ammalagannaa ammallaaraa!

vinarammaa mii rii kathanu.

komDala naDumaa koa nokaTunnadi
koanaki naDumaa kola nokaTumdi
kolanigaTTunaa koavela loapala

velasenu bamgaaru durgamma

puujaarimTanu peTTunu chinnadi
puttaDi bomma puurNammaa
annaladammula kanugai durgaku

puujaku puvvulu koasaedi.

ae yae vaeLala puusae puvvula
aayaavaeLala namdimchi
bamgaaru durganu bhakritoa kolichenu

puttaDi bommaa puurNammaa.

aeyae Rtuvula pamDae paLLanu
aayaa Rtuvala namdimchi
bamgaaru durganu bhaktitoa kolichenu

puttaDi bommaa puurNammaa

paLlanu miirina tiipula naDalunu
puvvula muurina poaDumulun
amgamulamduna amare puurNamaku

pourula mimchenu naanaaTan.

kaasuku loanai tallii damDrii
nenaruunyaayam viDanaaDi
puttaDi bommanu puurNammanu noka

mudusali moguDuku muDi vaesrii

aamaniraagaa durga kolanuloa
kalakala navvenu taamaralu
aamaniraagaa durga vanamuloa

kila kila palikenu kiiramulu.

muddu nagavulu muripembulu mari
penimiTi gaamchina nimishamuna
baasenu kanniyu muKa kamalammunu

kannula grammenu kanniiru.

aaTala paaTala toaTikanniyalu
moguDu taatayani kaelimcha
aaTala paaTala kaliyaka puurNamma

durganu chaerii du@hKimche.

konnaaLlaku pati koni poavacchenu
puttaDi bommanu puurNammanu
cheerala sommulu chaalaga decchenu

puttaDi bommaku puurNammaku

pasupu raasiri bamgaru maeniki
jalakamulaaDenu puurNamma
vadinelu puurNaku paripari vidhamula

naerpulu merasi kaichaestrii

peddalakappuDu mrokkenu puurNamma
tallii damDrii deevimchrii
deevana vimTuu Pakkuna navvenu

puttaDi bommaa puurNammaa

chinnala namdara kougiTa chaerchuku
kamTanu beTTenu kanniiruu
annala dammula nappuDu palikenu

puttaDi bommaa puurNammaa

annallaaraa tammullaaraa!
ammanu ayyanu kaanamDii!
bamgarudurganu bhaktito koluvam

Dammala kammaa durgamma

aayaa vaeLala puusae puvvula
aayaa Rtuvula paLLannii
bhaktini goasii Saktiki nivvam

Dammala kammaa durgamma

naluguru kuuchoni navvae vaeLala
naapaerokatari talavamDi
mii mii kanna biDDala nokateku

praemanu naa paerivvamDi

bala kannulu kanniirolikenu
puttaDi bommaku puurNammaku
kannula taDuchuka kalakala navvenu

puttaDi bommaa puurNamma.

vagachiri vadinelu vagachiri tammulu
talliyu kamTanu taDibeTTan
kaasuku loanai yalluni taluchuku

aanamdimchenu ayyokaDe.

eppaTi yaTTula saayamtrammuna
aerina puvvulu sariguurchi
samtoashammuna durganu koluvanu

nomTiga poayenu puurNamma

aavulu peyyalu mamdala jaerenu
piTTalu cheTTula gumiguuDen
mimTanu chukkalu merayuchu poDamenu.

imTiki puurNamma raadaaye

chiikaTi nimDenu komDala koanala
maetaku mekamulu mesavajanen
durgaku meDaloa haaramu lamarenu

puurNamma imtiki raadaaye

kannula kaamtulu kaluvala chaerenu
maelimi jaerenu maenipasal
hamsala jaerenu naDakala beDugulu

durganu jaerenu puurNamma.