Nam jiham japi jagahim jogi

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 22 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

नाम जीहँ जपि जागहिं जोगी। बिरति बिरंचि प्रपंच बियोगी॥ ब्रह्मसुखहि अनुभवहिं अनूपा। अकथ अनामय नाम न रूपा॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nāma jīhaṃ japi jāgahiṃ jogī। birati birañci prapaṃca biyogī॥ brahmasukhahiṃ anubhavahiṃ anūpā। akatha anāmaya nāma na rūpā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Free yogis, detached from Brahma’s created world of appearances, remain awake by chanting this Name with the tongue. They experience the incomparable, indescribable, flawless bliss of Brahma, beyond name and form.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 22 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.