Dekhu Garud nij hridayaun bichaari

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 123 · Uttar Kand

Chaupai Text

देखु गरुड़ निज हृदयँ बिचारी। मैं रघुबीर भजन अधिकारी॥ सकुनाधम सब भाँति अपावन। प्रभु मोहि कीन्ह बिदित जग पावन॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dekhu garuḍa nija hṛdayaṃ bicārī। maiṃ raghubīra bhajana adhikārī॥ sakunādhama saba bhāṃti apāvana। prabhu mohi kīnha bidita jaga pāvana॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

O Garuda, consider in your own heart and see: am I fit for devotion to Rama? I am the lowest among birds and impure in every way. Yet even so, the Lord has made me renowned throughout the world as one who purifies it.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 123 from Uttar Kand, in the episode “Ramayana's Glory and Its Fruits”. The episode describes the glory of the Ramayana, Tulsidas's humble prayer, and the blessings of recitation.

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