Jana adikabi nam pratapu

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 19 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

जान आदिकबि नाम प्रतापू। भयउ सुद्ध करि उलटा जापू॥ सहस नाम सम सुनि सिव बानी। जपि जेईं पिय संग भवानी॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jāna ādikabi nāma pratāpū। bhayau suddha kari ulaṭā jāpū॥ sahasa nāma sama suni siva bānī। japi jeīṃ piya saṅga bhavānī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

The primordial poet knew the glory of the Name and became purified by chanting it in reverse. Hearing Shiva’s words that one Name equals a thousand names, Bhavani continually chants it together with her beloved Lord.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 19 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.