Jehim yah katha suni nahin hoi
Chaupai 2-3, Under Doha 33 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
जेहिं यह कथा सुनी नहिं होई। जनि आचरजु करै सुनि सोई॥ कथा अलौकिक सुनहिं जे ग्यानी। नहिं आचरजु करहिं अस जानी॥ रामकथा कै मिति जग नाहीं। असि प्रतीति तिन्ह के मन माहीं॥ नाना भाँति राम अवतारा। रामायन सत कोटि अपारा॥ २-३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jehiṃ yaha kathā sunī nahim hoī। jani ācaraju karai suni soī॥ kathā alaukika sunahiṃ je gyānī। nahiṃ ācaraju karahiṃ asa jānī॥ rāmakathā kai miti jaga nāhīṃ। asi pratīti tinh ke mana māhīṃ॥ nānā bhāṃti rāma avatārā। rāmāyana sata koṭi apārā॥ 2-3 ॥
Meaning
One who has not heard this story before should not be astonished upon hearing it. The wise, who hear this wondrous कथा, do not wonder, knowing that the story of Rama is boundless in the world. Such conviction rests in their hearts. Rama’s incarnations are of many kinds, and the Ramayana exists in countless and immeasurable forms.
Context
This is Chaupai 2-3, Under Doha 33 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Date of Composing the Manas”. The episode describes the auspicious commencement of composing the Manas and the boundless glory of Rama's story.