Avagun si dhu ma damati kami

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 40 · Uttar Kand

Chaupai Text

अवगुन सिंधु मंदमति कामी। बेद बिदूषक परधन स्वामी॥ बिप्र द्रोह पर द्रोह बिसेषा। दंभ कपट जियँ धरें सुबेषा॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

avaguna sindhu mandamati kāmī। beda bidūṣaka pardhana svāmī॥ bipra droha para droha biśeṣā। daṃbha kapaṭa jiyaṃ dhareṃ subeṣā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

They are oceans of faults, dull-witted, lustful, blasphemers of the Veda, and masters who seize others’ wealth by force. They do injury to others, and especially to Brahmins. Pride and deceit fill their hearts, while outwardly they wear fine dress.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 40 from Uttar Kand, in the episode “Bharata's Question, Rama's Teaching”. The episode describes Bharata's humble questions via Hanuman and Rama's teaching on dharma, devotion, and the nature of saints and sinners.

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