Nam kamataaru kal karala

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 27 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

नाम कामतरु काल कराला। सुमिरत समन सकल जग जाला॥ राम नाम कलि अभिमत दाता। हित परलोक लोक पितु माता॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nāma kāmataru kāla karālā। sumirata samana sakala jaga jālā॥ rāma nāma kali abhimata dātā। hita paraloka loka pitu mātā॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

In such a dreadful age as Kali Yuga, the Name alone is the wish-fulfilling tree, destroying all the entanglements of the world as soon as it is remembered. In Kali Yuga, the Name of Rama grants desired fruits; it is the greatest benefactor of the next world and, in this world, like father and mother.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 27 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.