So dhan dhanya pratham gati jaki
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 127 · Uttar Kand
Chaupai Text
सो धन धन्य प्रथम गति जाकी। धन्य पुन्य रत मति सोइ पाकी॥ धन्य घरी सोइ जब सतसंगा। धन्य जन्म द्विज भगति अभंगा॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
so dhana dhanya prathama gati jākī। dhanya punya rata mati soi pākī॥ dhanya gharī soi jaba satasaṅgā। dhanya janma dvija bhagati abhaṅgā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
Blessed is that wealth whose first use is charity. Blessed and mature is the mind that is devoted to righteousness. Blessed is the hour when there is holy company, and blessed is the birth in which devotion to the twice-born is unwavering.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 127 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.