Kaheum param punit itihasa
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 126 · Uttar Kand
Chaupai Text
कहेउँ परम पुनीत इतिहासा। सुनत श्रवन छूटहिं भव पासा॥ प्रनत कल्पतरु करुना पुंजा। उपजइ प्रीति राम पद कंजा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kaheuṃ parama punīta itihāsā। sunata śravana chūṭahiṃ bhava pāsā॥ pranata kalpataru karuṇā puñjā। upajai prīti rāma pada kañjā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
I have told this supremely sacred history; merely by hearing it, the bonds of worldly existence are loosened, and love for Rama's lotus feet arises in the hearts of the surrendered, who are like a wish-fulfilling tree and a treasury of compassion.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 126 from Uttar Kand, in the episode “Ramayana's Glory and Its Fruits”. The episode describes the glory of the Ramayana, Tulsidas's humble prayer, and the blessings of recitation.