Mohi samujhai kahahu soi deva

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 14 · Aranya Kand

Chaupai Text

मोहि समुझाइ कहहु सोइ देवा। सब तजि करौं चरन रज सेवा॥ कहहु ग्यान बिराग अरु माया। कहहु सो भगति करहु जेहिं दाया॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

mohi samujhāi kahahu soi devā। saba taji karauṃ carana raja sevā॥ kahahu gyāna birāga aru māyā। kahahu so bhagati karahu jehiṃ dāyā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

O Lord, please explain it to me so that, abandoning all else, I may serve only the dust of Your feet. Speak of knowledge, detachment, and illusion; and tell me of that devotion through which You show mercy.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 14 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.

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