Hetu rahit jag jug upakari

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 47 · Uttar Kand

Chaupai Text

हेतु रहित जग जुग उपकारी। तुम्ह तुम्हार सेवक असुरारी॥ स्वारथ मीत सकल जग माहीं। सपनेहुँ प्रभु परमारथ नाहीं॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

hetu rahita jaga juga upakārī। tumha tumhāra sevaka asurārī॥ svāratha mīta sakala jaga māhīṃ। sapanehuṃ prabhu paramāratha nāhīṃ॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

O enemy of the demons! In the world, there are only two who do good without motive: you, and your servant. Everyone else in the world is merely a friend of self-interest. O Lord, in them there is not even a dream of selfless righteousness.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 47 from Uttar Kand, in the episode “Rama Teaches the Citizens”. The episode describes Rama's divine teachings on dharma, detachment, and devotion to his grateful citizens.

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