Upajahiin ek sang jag mahiin
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 5 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
उपजहिं एक संग जग माहीं। जलज जोंक जिमि गुन बिलगाहीं॥ सुधा सुरा सम साधु असाधू। जनक एक जग जलधि अगाधू॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
upajahiṃ eka saṃga jaga māhīṃ। jalaja joṃka jimi guna bilagāhīṃ॥ sudhā surā sama sādhu asādhū। janaka eka jaga jaladhi agādhū॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
Saints and the unsaintly are born into the world together, yet, like the lotus and the leech, their qualities differ. The lotus gives delight by sight and touch, while the leech begins to suck blood as soon as it touches the body. The saint is like nectar, and the wicked are like wine; yet the same unfathomable ocean of the world produces both. The scriptures say that from the churning of the ocean came both nectar and wine.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 5 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Salutation to the Wicked”. The episode describes Tulsidas bowing to the wicked and describing their harmful, envious nature.