Indri dwar jharokha nana

Chaupai 6, Under Doha 118 · Uttar Kand

Chaupai Text

इंद्री द्वार झरोखा नाना। तहँ तहँ सुर बैठे करि थाना॥ आवत देखहिं बिषय बयारी। ते हठि देहिं कपाट उघारी॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

indrī dvāra jharokhā nānā। tahaṃ tahaṃ sura baiṭhe kari thānā॥ āvata dekhahiṃ biṣaya bayārī। te haṭhi dehiṃ kapāṭa ughārī॥ 6 ॥

Meaning

The doors of the senses are many windows of the house of the heart. There, at each window, the gods are seated, posted in their places. As soon as they see the breeze of sense-objects approaching, they force the shutters open.

Context

This is Chaupai 6, Under Doha 118 from Uttar Kand, in the episode “Glory of Knowledge and Devotion”. The episode describes the nature of knowledge and bhakti, showing devotion as the effortless path to the Lord.

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