करउँ कृपानिधि एक ढिठाई । मैं सेवक तुम्ह जन सुखदाई ॥
सन्तन्ह कै महिमा रघुराई । बहु विधि बेद पुरानन्ह गाई ॥
karaum̐ kṛpānidhi eka ḍhiṭhāī | maiṃ sevaka tumha jana sukhadāī ||
santanha kai mahimā raghurāī | bahu vidhi beda purānanha gāī ||
Uttara Kanda
Chapter 37: Sandalwood and the axe
5 verses · 37 of 130
What happens in this chapter
Sandalwood and the axe
Bharata ventures a liberty: ocean of mercy, I am your servant. The Vedas and Puranas sing the greatness of saints, and you yourself have praised them, for you love them greatly. I want to hear their marks, and to know clearly how a saint differs from one who is not. Rama answers: brother, the marks of saints are countless and well known in the Shruti and Puranas. Saints and the wicked behave like sandalwood and the axe. The axe cuts the sandal tree, yet the sandal leaves its fragrance on the axe. So sandal rises to rest on the heads of the devas, while the axe-head is burned in fire and beaten with the hammer.
श्रीमुख तुम्ह पुनि कीन्हि बड़ाई । तिन्ह पर प्रभुहि प्रीति अधिकाई ॥
सुना चहउँ प्रभु तिन्ह कर लच्छन । कृपासिन्धु गुन ज्ञान बिचच्छन ॥
śrīmukha tumha puni kīnhi bar̤āī | tinha para prabhuhi prīti adhikāī ||
sunā cahaum̐ prabhu tinha kara lacchana | kṛpāsindhu guna jñāna bicacchana ||
सन्त असन्त भेद बिलगाई । प्रनतपाल मोहि कहहु बुझाई ॥
सन्तन्ह के लच्छन सुनु भ्राता । अगनित श्रुति पुरान बिख्याता ॥
santa asanta bheda bilagāī | pranatapāla mohi kahahu bujhāī ||
santanha ke lacchana sunu bhrātā | aganita śruti purāna bikhyātā ||
सन्त असंतन्हि कै असि करनी । जिमि कुठार चन्दन आचरनी ॥
काटइ परसु मलय सुनु भाई । निज गुन देइ सुगन्ध बसाई ॥
santa asaṃtanhi kai asi karanī | jimi kuṭhāra candana ācaranī ||
kāṭai parasu malaya sunu bhāī | nija guna dei sugandha basāī ||
तातें सुर सीसन्ह चढ़त जग बल्लभ श्रीखंड ।
अनल दाहि पीटत घनहिं, परसु बदन यह दंड ॥
tāteṃ sura sīsanha car̤hata jaga ballabha śrīkhaṃḍa |
anala dāhi pīṭata ghanahiṃ, parasu badana yaha daṃḍa ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0