Ahankaar ati dukhad damarua

Chaupai 18, Under Doha 121 · Uttar Kand

Chaupai Text

अहंकार अति दुखद डमरुआ। दंभ कपट मद मान नेहरुआ॥ तृस्ना उदरबृद्धि अति भारी। त्रिबिधि ईषना तरुन तिजारी॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

ahaṃkāra ati dukhad ḍamaruā। daṃbha kapaṭa mada māna neharuā॥ tṛsnā udarabṛddhi ati bhārī। tribidhi īṣanā taruna tijārī॥ 18 ॥

Meaning

Egotism is a terribly painful tumor. Hypocrisy, deceit, intoxication, and pride are like nerve disorders. Craving is a very great dropsy. The three kinds of desire are like a dreadful fever.

Context

This is Chaupai 18, Under Doha 121 from Uttar Kand, in the episode “Garuda's Seven Questions Answered”. The episode describes Kakbhushundi's spiritual answers to Garuda's seven questions on dharma and inner life.

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