Namu ram ko kalapataaru kali kalyan

Doha 26 · Bal Kand

Doha Text

नामु राम को कलपतरु कलि कल्यान निवासु। जो सुमिरत भयो भाँग तें तुलसी तुलसीदासु॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nāmu rāma ko kalapataru kali kalyāna nivāsu। jo sumirata bhayo bhāṃga teṃ tulasī tulasīdāsu॥ 26 ॥

Meaning

In Kali Yuga, Rama's Name is the wish-fulfilling tree and the abode of blessedness. By remembering it, Tulsi Das—base like bhang—became pure like tulsi (holy basil).

Context

This is Doha 26 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.