कह नृप जे बिज्ञान निधाना । तुम्ह सारिखे गलित अभिमाना ॥
सदा रहहिँ अपनपौ सदा दुराये । सब बिधि कुसल कुबेष बनाये ॥
kaha nṛpa je bijñāna nidhānā | tumha sārikhe galita abhimānā ||
sadā rahahim̐ apanapau sadā durāye | saba bidhi kusala kubeṣa banāye ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 161: The king trusts the false ascetic
6 verses · 161 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The king trusts the false ascetic
The king answered: those who are treasuries of wisdom and free of pride, like you, always keep themselves hidden. That is why saints and the Vedas proclaim that those who own nothing are dearest to Hari. Whoever you are, I bow at your feet; be gracious to me, master. Seeing the king's natural affection and his special trust, the ascetic drew him close and said warmly: Till now no one has met me, nor do I make myself known; worldly fame is like fire that burns the forest of tapas. Tulsidas warns that fools, not the shrewd, are misled by fine dress: the peacock is lovely and its voice sweet, yet it eats snakes.
तेहि तेँ कहहिँ सन्त स्त्रुति टेरें । परम अकिञ्चन प्रिय हरि केरें ॥
तुम्ह सम अधन भिखारि अगेहा । होत बिरञ्चि सिवहि सन्देहा ॥
tehi tem̐ kahahim̐ santa struti ṭereṃ | parama akiñcana priya hari kereṃ ||
tumha sama adhana bhikhāri agehā | hota birañci sivahi sandehā ||
जोसि सोसि तव चरन नमामी । मो पर कृपा करिय अब स्वामी ॥
सहज प्रीति भूपति कै देखी । आपु विषय विस्वास बिसेखी ॥
josi sosi tava carana namāmī | mo para kṛpā kariya aba svāmī ||
sahaja prīti bhūpati kai dekhī | āpu viṣaya visvāsa bisekhī ||
सब प्रकार राजहि अपनाई । बोलेउ अधिक सनेह जनाई ॥
सुनु सतिभाउ कहउँ महिपाला । इहाँ बसत बीते बहु काला ॥
saba prakāra rājahi apanāī | boleu adhika saneha janāī ||
sunu satibhāu kahaum̐ mahipālā | ihām̐ basata bīte bahu kālā ||
अब लगि मोहि न मिलेउ कोउ, मैँ न जनावउँ काहु ।
लोकमान्यता अनल सम, कर तप-कानन दाहु ॥
aba lagi mohi na mileu kou, maim̐ na janāvaum̐ kāhu |
lokamānyatā anala sama, kara tapa-kānana dāhu ||
तुलसी देखि सुबेखु, भूलहिँ मूढ़ न चतुर नर ।
सुन्दर केकिहि पेखु, बचन सुधा-सम असन-अहि ॥
tulasī dekhi subekhu, bhūlahim̐ mūr̤ha na catura nara |
sundara kekihi pekhu, bacana sudhā-sama asana-ahi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0