So sutantra avalanb na ana

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 16 · Aranya Kand

Chaupai Text

सो सुतंत्र अवलंब न आना। तेहि आधीन ग्यान बिग्याना॥ भगति तात अनुपम सुखमूला। मिलइ जो संत होइँ अनुकूला॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

so sutaṃtra avalaṃba na ānā। tehi ādhīna gyāna bigyānā॥ bhagati tāta anupama sukhamūlā। milai jo saṃta hoiṃ anukūlā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

That bhakti is independent; it needs no support from any other means. Knowledge and higher discernment are subject to it. O friend, bhakti is incomparable and the root of all joy; it is obtained only when the saints are favorably disposed.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 16 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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