Sant kahahim asi niti prabhu shruti

Doha 45 · Bal Kand

Doha Text

संत कहहिं असि नीति प्रभु श्रुति पुरान मुनि गाव। होइ न बिमल बिबेक उर गुर सन किएँ दुराव॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

santa kahahiṃ asi nīti prabhu śruti purāna muni gāva। hoi na bimala bibeka ura guru sana kieṃ durāva॥ 45 ॥

Meaning

O Lord, the saints speak thus, and the Vedas, the Puranas, and the sages also say the same: if one hides things from one’s guru, the heart does not become pure in discernment.

Context

This is Doha 45 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Yajnavalkya and Bharadvaja at Prayag”. The episode describes the dialogue between Bharadvaja and Yajnavalkya at Prayag and the prelude to Rama's story.

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