Tehi ten kahahin sant shruti teren
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 161 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
तेहि तें कहहिं संत श्रुति टेरें। परम अकिंचन प्रिय हरि केरें॥ तुम्ह सम अधन भिखारि अगेहा। होत बिरंचि सिवहि संदेहा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tehi teṁ kahahiṁ santa śruti ṭereṁ। parama akiṁcana priya hari kereṁ॥ tumha sama adhana bhikhāri agehā। hota biraṁci sivahi saṁdehā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
Therefore saints and the scriptures proclaim that the utterly possessless—those free of ego, attachment, and pride—are dear to the Lord. Seeing poor, beggar-like, homeless people such as you, even Brahma and Shiva would be put in doubt [whether they are true saints or beggars].
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 161 from Bal Kand, in the episode “The Story of King Pratapbhanu”. The episode describes King Pratapbhanu's deception, brahmin's curse, and the downfall that shaped Ravana's birth.