Nirachar jo shruti path tyagi

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 98 · Uttar Kand

Chaupai Text

निराचार जो श्रुति पथ त्यागी। कलिजुग सोइ ग्यानी सो बिरागी॥ जाकें नख अरु जटा बिसाला। सोइ तापस प्रसिद्ध कलिकाला॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nirācāra jo śruti patha tyāgī। kalijuga soi gyānī so virāgī॥ jākeṃ nakha aru jaṭā bisālā। soi tāpasa prasiddha kalikālā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

One who is without conduct and has abandoned the Vedic path is, in Kali age, considered wise and detached. One with long nails and huge matted locks is famous as an ascetic in Kali age.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 98 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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