Dhyanu pratham jug makhbidhi doojen

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 27 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

ध्यानु प्रथम जुग मखबिधि दूजें। द्वापर परितोषत प्रभु पूजें॥ कलि केवल मल मूल मलीना। पाप पयोनिधि जन मन मीना॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dhyānu prathama juga makhabidhi dūjeṃ। dvāpara paritoṣata prabhu pūjeṃ॥ kali kevala mala mūla malīnā। pāpa payonidhi jana mana mīnā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

In the first age, the Lord is pleased by meditation; in the second age, by sacrifice; and in the Dvapara age, by worship. But Kali is nothing but the root of impurity; in it, the human mind is like a fish in the ocean of sin, never wanting to leave it.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 27 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.