ഢക്കാമൃദംഗതുടിതാളങ്ങൾ കേട്ട……ന്നിലയിലെ…മോർത്തു മമപാർക്കുന്നതല്ല മനമാളാനബദ്ധകരിതീൻ കണ്ട പോലെ; ഹരി നാരായണായ നമഃ
In plain words
The ḍhakkā, the mṛdaṅga, the tuṭi beat, and I hear them … … but my mind will not stay, like a tethered elephant that has caught sight of food. Hari, salutation to Nārāyaṇa.
Word for word
Hearing the beats of the ḍhakkā, mṛdaṅga and tuṭi … … my mind does not keep looking, like an elephant tied to its post that has seen food. Hari, salutation to Nārāyaṇa.