Banchak bhagat kahai Ram ke
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 12 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
बंचक भगत कहाइ राम के। किंकर कंचन कोह काम के॥ तिन्ह महँ प्रथम रेख जग मोरी। धींग धरमध्वज धंधक धोरी॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
baṃcaka bhagata kahāi rāma ke। kiṃkara kaṃcana koha kāma ke॥ tinha mahaṃ prathama rekha jaga morī। dhīṃga dharamadhvaja dhaṃdhaka dhorī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
Those who, calling themselves devotees of Rama, are slaves to greed, anger, and lust; and those who swagger about, hypocrites waving the flag of religion, and burden-bearers of deceitful schemes—among such people in the world, I count myself first.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 12 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Tulsidas's Humility and Devotional Poetry”. The episode describes Tulsidas's humble self-surrender and the purifying glory of Rama-devoted poetry.