Nar tanu bhav baridhi kahu bero
Nar tanu bhav baridhi kahu bero
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 44 · Uttar Kand
Chaupai Text
नर तनु भव बारिधि कहुँ बेरो। सन्मुख मरुत अनुग्रह मेरो॥ करनधार सदगुर दृढ़ नावा। दुर्लभ साज सुलभ करि पावा॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nara tanu bhava bāridhi kahuṃ bero। sanmukha maruta anugraha mero॥ karanadhāra sadagura dṛḍha nāvā। durlabha sāja sulabha kari pāvā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
This human body is a boat for crossing the ocean of existence. My grace is the favorable wind. The true guru is the helmsman of this sturdy vessel. In this way, the rare and difficult means have been made easy to obtain through divine grace.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 44 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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