Bidhi hari har kabi kobid bani

Chaupai 6, Under Doha 3 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

बिधि हरि हर कबि कोबिद बानी। कहत साधु महिमा सकुचानी॥ सो मो सन कहि जात न कैसें। साक बनिक मनि गुन गन जैसें॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bidhi hari hara kabi kobida bānī। kahata sādhu mahimā sakucānī॥ so mo sana kahi jāta na kaisēṃ। sāk banika mani guna gana jaisēṃ॥ 6 ॥

Meaning

Even the speech of Brahma, Hari, Hara, poets, and scholars shrinks back from describing the greatness of saints. Why should it not be beyond me to speak of it, just as one would not speak of the qualities of gems to a vegetable seller?

Context

This is Chaupai 6, 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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