Sab gun rahit kukabi krit bani
Sab gun rahit kukabi krit bani
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 10 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
सब गुन रहित कुकबि कृत बानी। राम नाम जस अंकित जानी॥ सादर कहहिं सुनहिं बुध ताही। मधुकर सरिस संत गुनग्राही॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saba guna rahita kukabi kṛta bānī। rāma nāma jasa aṃkita jānī॥ sādara kahahiṃ sunahiṃ budha tāhī। madhukara sarisa saṃta gunagrāhī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
By contrast, even a poem composed by a bad poet—devoid of all qualities—is known as marked with Rama's name and fame; the wise recite and hear it with reverence, for the saints are like bees, gathering only the nectar of virtues.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 10 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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