Dekhiat chakrabaak khag naaheen

Chaupai 5, Under Doha 15 · Kishkindha Kand

Chaupai Text

देखिअत चक्रबाक खग नाहीं। कलिहि पाइ जिमि धर्म पराहीं॥ ऊषर बरषइ तृन नहिं जामा। जिमि हरिजन हियँ उपज न कामा॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dekhiata cakrabāka khaga nāhīṃ। kalihi pāi jimi dharma parāhīṃ॥ ūṣara baraṣai tṛna nahiṃ jāmā। jimi harijana hiyaṃ upaja na kāmā॥ 5 ॥

Meaning

The chakravak birds are nowhere to be seen, just as dharma flees in the age of Kali. Rain may fall on barren ground, yet no grass grows there. Likewise, desire does not arise in the hearts of the devotees of Hari.

Context

This is Chaupai 5, Under Doha 15 from Kishkindha Kand, in the episode “Description of the Rainy Season”. The episode describes the vivid beauty of rainy season clouds, mountains, forests, and feelings of longing.

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