Budh bishram sakal jan ranjani
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 31 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
बुध बिश्राम सकल जन रंजनि। रामकथा कलि कलुष बिभंजनि॥ रामकथा कलि पंनग भरनी। पुनि बिबेक पावक कहुँ अरनी॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
budha biśrāma sakala jana rañjani। rāmakathā kali kaluṣa bibhajani॥ rāmakathā kali pannaga bharanī। puni bibeka pāvaka kahuṃ aranī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
The Ramkatha gives rest to the learned, delights all people, and destroys the sins of Kali Yuga. For the serpent of Kali, Ramkatha is a peahen; and for kindling the fire of discrimination, it is the arani wood (that is, from this कथा arises knowledge).
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 31 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Glory of Rama’s Virtues and Deeds”. The episode describes the liberating glory of Rama's virtues, compassion, and the sanctity of his story.