Ek dusht atisay dukhrupa
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 15 · Aranya Kand
Chaupai Text
एक दुष्ट अतिसय दुखरूपा। जा बस जीव परा भवकूपा॥ एक रचइ जग गुन बस जाकें। प्रभु प्रेरित नहिं निज बल ताकें॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
eka duṣṭa atisaya dukharūpā। jā basa jīva parā bhavakūpā॥ eka racai jaga guna basa jākeṃ। prabhu prerita nahiṃ nija bala tākeṃ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
One, ignorance, is wicked and full of suffering; under its power the jiva falls into the well of worldly existence. The other, knowledge, creates the world and is governed by virtue; it is moved only by the Lord, and has no strength of its own.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 15 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Dwelling at Panchavati”. The episode describes Rama's profound teaching to Lakshmana on knowledge, detachment, maya, and devotion at Panchavati.