Ram bhagati bhushit jiyaan jani

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 9 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

राम भगति भूषित जियँ जानी। सुनिहहिं सुजन सराहि सुबानी॥ कबि न होउँ नहिं बचन प्रबीनू। सकल कला सब बिद्या हीनू॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

rāma bhagati bhūṣita jiyaṃ jānī। sunihahiṃ sujana sarāhi subānī॥ kabi na houṃ nahiṃ bacana prabīnū। sakala kalā saba biddyā hīnū॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

The noble will hear this story, knowing in their hearts that it is adorned with devotion to Sri Ram, and will praise it in beautiful words. I am neither a poet nor skilled in composition; I am devoid of all arts and all learning.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 9 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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