Nam rup gati akath kahani

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 21 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

नाम रूप गति अकथ कहानी। समुझत सुखद न परति बखानी॥ अगुन सगुन बिच नाम सुसाखी। उभय प्रबोधक चतुर दुभाषी॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nāma rūpa gati akatha kahānī। samujhata sukhada na parati bakhānī॥ aguna saguna bica nāma susākhī। ubhaya prabodhaka catura dubhāṣī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

The mystery of the movement of name and form is beyond description. It is joyful to understand, but impossible to fully narrate. Between the निर्गुण and सगुण, the Name is a gracious witness and a clever interpreter that awakens knowledge of both.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 21 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.