pallavi
vinavE O mansA
vivarambuga nE telpeda

O My Mind (manasA)! Listen (vinavE); I (nE) explain (telpeda) to you in detail (vivarambuga).

anupallavi
manasu-eringi ku-mArgamuna
mari poralucu ceDa valadE (vinavE)

You should not (valadE) be ruined (ceDa) by, knowingly (manasu eringi) (manaseringi), wallowing (poralucu) again (mari) in bad ways (ku-mArgamuna);
O My Mind! Listen. I explain to you in detail.

caraNam
I naDatalu paniki rAdu
ISvara kRpa kaluga pOdu
dhyAna bhajana sEyavE
vara tyAgarAju manavi (vinavE)

These (I) conducts (naDatalu) are of no use (paniki rAdu); Lord’s (ISvara) grace (kRpa) would not (pODu) come (kaluga) (literally exist).
Do perform (sEyavE) meditation (dhyAna) and chanting of names (bhajana) of the Lord.
O My Mind! Listen to the appeal (manavi) of this blessed (vara) tyAgarAja (tyAgarAju); I explain to you in detail.