Bahuri bandi khal gan satibhaem

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 4 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

बहुरि बंदि खल गन सतिभाएँ। जे बिनु काज दाहिनेहु बाएँ॥ पर हित हानि लाभ जिन्ह केरें। उजरें हरष बिषाद बसेरें॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bahuri bandi khala gana satibhāeṃ। je binu kāja dāhinehu bāeṃ॥ para hita hāni lābha jinha kerẽ। ujareṃ haraṣa biṣāda basereṃ॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Now I sincerely bow to the wicked, who, without any cause, act even against those who do them good. In their eyes, harming others' welfare is gain; they rejoice in others' ruin and grieve in their prosperity.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 4 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Salutation to the Wicked”. The episode describes Tulsidas bowing to the wicked and describing their harmful, envious nature.

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Salutation to the Wicked