Dhanvant kulin malin api
Chhand 4, Under Doha 101 · Uttar Kand
Chhand Text
धनवंत कुलीन मलीन अपी। द्विज चिन्ह जनेउ उघार तपी॥ नहिं मान पुरान न बेदहि जो। हरि सेवक संत सही कलि सो॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dhanavanta kulīna malina apī। dvija cinha janeū ughāra tapī॥ nahiṃ māna purāna na bedahi jo। hari sevaka saṃta sahī kali so॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
The rich are regarded as noble even when impure. The sign of the twice-born is now only the sacred thread, and nakedness is taken as the mark of an ascetic. Those who do not honor the Puranas or the Vedas are, in Kali age, called devotees of Hari and true saints.
Context
This is Chhand 4, Under Doha 101 from Uttar Kand, in the episode “Kakbhushundi's Past Lives, Kali Yuga”. The episode describes Kakbhushundi narrating his past lives and the nature and trials of Kali Yuga.