Charan kamal bandaum tinha kere

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 14 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

चरन कमल बंदउँ तिन्ह केरे। पुरवहुँ सकल मनोरथ मेरे॥ कलि के कबिन्ह करउँ परनामा। जिन्ह बरने रघुपति गुन ग्रामा॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

carana kamala bandauṃ tinha kere। puravahuṃ sakala manoratha mere॥ kali ke kabinha karauṃ paranāmā। jinha barane raghupati guna grāmā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

I bow to the lotus feet of those noble poets; may they fulfill all my wishes. I also bow to the poets of the age of Kali who have described the many virtues of Lord Raghunath.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 14 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Salutation to Poets”. The episode describes Tulsidas humbly honoring great past poets and resolving to compose Raghupati's story.