Maya bhagati sunahu tumha dou

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 116 · Uttar Kand

Chaupai Text

माया भगति सुनहु तुम्ह दोऊ। नारि बर्ग जानइ सब कोऊ॥ पुनि रघुबीरहि भगति पिआरी। माया खलु नर्तकी बिचारी॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

māyā bhagati sunahu tumha doū। nāri barga jānaï saba koū॥ puni raghubīrahi bhagati piārī। māyā khalu naṭakī bicārī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Listen: both Maya and Bhakti belong to the feminine category, as everyone knows. Yet Bhakti is dear to Rama, whereas Maya is only a poor dancer.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 116 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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