9 dhEnukaa melakartha
Aa: S R1 G2 M1 P D1 N3 S
Av: S N3 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S

taaLam: dEshaadi
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Language: Telugu

pallavi

teliyalEru rAma bhakti mArgamunu

anupallavi

ilanantaTa tirugucunu galuvarincErE gAni

caraNam

vEgalEci nITa munigi bhUti bUsi vallanenci veliki shlAganIyulai
bAga paika mArjana lOlulai rEgani tyAgarAja vinuta

Meaning:
O Rama, we do not know the path of devotion! Men in this whole world only roam about in tension all over without being aware of the path of devotion. They get up at dawn, attend to their ablutions, wear the emblems of creed and count the beads appearing to be spiritual and religious, but busy with their working out the strategy for making money by hook or crook.

Notation:
Notation available here at Shivkumar Kalyanaraman's Krithi Archive. Also, listen to the music class here.

Other information:
Lyrics contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning from Shivkumar Kalyanaraman. Correction by Sunitha Prakash.