Pallavi
adi kAdu bhajana manasA
Anupallavi
edalOn(e)ncuT(o)kaTi
payyeda galginacon(o)kaTi (adi)
Charanam
goppa tanamukai(y)Asa
kutsita viShaya pipAsa
meppulakai bahu vEsam(i)Di
ubbatilledaru tyAgarAja vinuta (adi)
Meaning
Pallavi : O My mind! That is not chanting of names of Lord (bhajana).
Anupallavi : To think something in the mind and something else happening outside is not chanting of names of Lord (bhajana).
Charanam : People swell by donning many garbs for the sake of fame and (inwardly nurturing) desire for greatness and thirst for despicable sense objects; O Lord praised by this tyAgarAja!