Janahi mor bal nij bal tahi
Chaupai 5, Under Doha 43 · Aranya Kand
Chaupai Text
जनहि मोर बल निज बल ताही। दुहु कहँ काम क्रोध रिपु आही॥ यह बिचारि पंडित मोहि भजहीं। पाएहुँ ग्यान भगति नहिं तजहीं॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
janahi mora bala nija bala tāhī। duhu kahuṃ kāma krodha ripu āhī॥ yaha bicāri paṇḍita mohi bhajahīṃ। pāehuṃ gyāna bhagati nahiṃ tajahīṃ॥ 5 ॥
Meaning
The one who knows My power alone as his strength has My strength; the other relies on his own strength. But for both, the enemies are lust and anger. Considering this, the learned worship Me. Even after attaining knowledge, they do not abandon devotion.
Context
This is Chaupai 5, Under Doha 43 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Dialogue Between Narada and Rama”. The episode describes the profound dialogue between sage Narada and Rama on devotion, the holy name, and divine grace.