Yah na kahia sathahi hathsilahi
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 128 · Uttar Kand
Chaupai Text
यह न कहिअ सठही हठसीलहि। जो मन लाइ न सुन हरि लीलहि॥ कहिअ न लोभिहि क्रोधिहि कामिहि। जो न भजइ सचराचर स्वामिहि॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yaha na kahia saṭhahiṃ haṭhaśīlahiṃ। jo mana lāi na suna hari līlahiṃ॥ kahia na lobhihĩ krodhihĩ kāmihĩ। jo na bhajai sacarācara svāmihĩ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
This story should not be told to those who are deceitful and stubborn in nature, or to those who do not listen attentively to the divine plays of Hari. It should not be told to the greedy, the angry, or the lustful, who do not worship the Lord of all moving and unmoving beings.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 128 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.