Sapat tarat parush kahamta
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 34 · Aranya Kand
Chaupai Text
सापत ताड़त परुष कहंता। बिप्र पूज्य अस गावहिं संता॥ पूजिअ बिप्र सील गुन हीना। सूद्र न गुन गन ग्यान प्रबीना॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sāpata tāṛata paruṣa kahaṃtā। bipra pūjya asa gāvahiṃ saṃtā॥ pūjia bipra sīla guna hīnā। sūdra na guna gana gyāna prabīnā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
The saints sing that a Brahmin is worthy of worship even if he curses, strikes, or speaks harshly. A Brahmin is to be honored even if devoid of conduct and virtues. But a Shudra, even if endowed with many qualities and skilled in knowledge, is not to be worshipped.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 34 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Kabandha's Deliverance”. The episode describes cursed Kabandha being freed and regaining his divine celestial form by Rama's grace.