Kabi na houm nahim chatur kahavaum
Kabi na houm nahim chatur kahavaum
Chaupai 5, Under Doha 12 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
कबि न होउँ नहिं चतुर कहावउँ। मति अनुरूप राम गुन गावउँ॥ कहँ रघुपति के चरित अपारा। कहँ मति मोरि निरत संसारा॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kabi na houṃ nahiṃ catura kahāvauṃ। mati anurūpa rāma guna gāvauṃ॥ kahaṃ raghupati ke carita apārā। kahaṃ mati mori nirata saṃsārā॥ 5 ॥
Meaning
I am neither a poet nor one who claims to be clever; I sing the virtues of Rama according to my own understanding. Where are the boundless deeds of Raghupati, and where is my mind, attached to the world!
Context
This is Chaupai 5, Under Doha 12 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Tulsidas's Humility and Devotional Poetry”. The episode describes Tulsidas's humble self-surrender and the purifying glory of Rama-devoted poetry.
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