Je barnadham teli kumhara

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 100 · Uttar Kand

Chaupai Text

जे बरनाधम तेलि कुम्हारा। स्वपच किरात कोल कलवारा॥ नारि मुई गृह संपति नासी। मूड़ मुड़ाइ होहिं संन्यासी॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

je baranādhama telai kumhārā। swapaca kirāta kola kalavārā॥ nāri muī gṛha saṃpati nāsī। mūḍa muḍāi hohiṃ saṃnyāsī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Those of low caste, such as oil-men, potters, cremation-ground men, Kirats, Kols, and distillers, when a wife dies or household wealth is lost, shave their heads and become ascetics.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 100 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.

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