Chahu chatur kahun nam adhara

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 22 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

चहू चतुर कहुँ नाम अधारा। ग्यानी प्रभुहि बिसेषि पिआरा॥ चहुँ जुग चहुँ श्रुति नाम प्रभाऊ। कलि बिसेषि नहिं आन उपाऊ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

cahū catura kahũ nāma adhārā। gyānī prabhuihi biseṣi piyārā॥ cahũ juga cahũ śruti nāma prabhāū। kali biseṣi nahiṃ āna upāū॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

For all the wise devotees, the Name is the support; among them, the wise devotee is especially dear to the Lord. The power of the Name exists in all four ages and in all four Vedas, but it is especially powerful in Kali Yuga. Here there is no other means besides the Name.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 22 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Glory of Rama's Name”. The episode describes the supreme glory of Rama's name as the most accessible refuge in Kali Yuga.

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