Hoi na bishay birag bhavan basat

Soratha 142 · Bal Kand

Soratha Text

होइ न बिषय बिराग भवन बसत भा चौथपन। हृदयँ बहुत दुख लाग जनम गयउ हरिभगति बिनु॥ १४२ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

hoi na biṣaya birāga bhavana basata bhā cauthapana। hṛdayaṃ bahuta dukha lāga janama gayau haribhagati bina॥ 142 ॥

Meaning

Old age came while he was still living at home, yet detachment from worldly pleasures did not arise. Reflecting on this, his heart felt deep sorrow that life had passed without devotion to Hari.

Context

This is Soratha 142 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Manu and Shatarupa's Penance and Boon”. The episode describes Manu and Shatarupa's intense penance and the Lord's boon to be born as their son.

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