Kahahu bhagati path kavan prayasa

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 46 · Uttar Kand

Chaupai Text

कहहु भगति पथ कवन प्रयासा। जोग न मख जप तप उपवासा॥ सरल सुभाव न मन कुटिलाई। जथा लाभ संतोष सदाई॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kahahu bhagati patha kavana prayāsā। joga na makha japa tapa upavāsā॥ sarala subhāva na mana kuṭilāī। jathā lābha saṃtoṣa sadāī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Tell me, what labor is there in the path of devotion? It requires neither yoga nor sacrifice, mantra-repetition, austerity, or fasting. Here only this is needed: a simple nature, no crookedness in the mind, and constant contentment with whatever one receives.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 46 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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