Balamik narad ghatajoni

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 3 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

बालमीक नारद घटजोनी। निज निज मुखनि कही निज होनी॥ जलचर थलचर नभचर नाना। जे जड़ चेतन जीव जहाना॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bālamīka nārada ghaṭajonī। nija nija mukhani kahī nija honī॥ jalacara thalacara nabhacara nānā। je jaḍa cetana jīva jahānā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Valmiki, Narada, and Agastya (the pot-born sage) have spoken their own destinies through their own mouths. All the countless living beings in the world—those that live in water, on land, and in the sky, whether inert or conscious—

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 3 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Salutation to Brahmins and Saints”. The episode describes Tulsidas's reverent salutation to Brahmins and saints, praising their grace, virtue, and equal compassion for all.

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