Jati pamti kul dharm barai

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 35 · Aranya Kand

Chaupai Text

जाति पाँति कुल धर्म बड़ाई। धन बल परिजन गुन चतुराई॥ भगति हीन नर सोहइ कैसा। बिनु जल बारिद देखिअ जैसा॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jāti pāṃti kula dharma baṛāī। dhana bala parijana guna caturaī॥ bhagati hīna nara sohai kaisā। binu jala bārida dekhiʻa jaisā॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

What does a person look like, even if he has caste, rank, family, religion, fame, wealth, strength, relatives, virtues, and cleverness, but lacks devotion? He is like a cloud seen without water.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 35 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Grace to Shabari, Ninefold Bhakti”. The episode describes Rama's grace on Shabari, his teaching of ninefold devotion, and departure toward Pampasar.

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