Doha 35
पानि जोरि आगें भइ ठाढ़ी। प्रभुहि बिलोकि प्रीति अति बाढ़ी॥ केहि बिधि अस्तुति करौं तुम्हारी। अधम जाति मैं जड़मति भारी॥१॥
अधम ते अधम अधम अति नारी। तिन्ह महँ मैं मतिमंद अघारी॥ कह रघुपति सुनु भामिनि बाता। मानउँ एक भगति कर नाता॥२॥
जाति पाँति कुल धर्म बड़ाई। धन बल परिजन गुन चतुराई॥ भगति हीन नर सोहइ कैसा। बिनु जल बारिद देखिअ जैसा॥३॥
नवधा भगति कहउँ तोहि पाहीं। सावधान सुनु धरु मन माहीं॥ प्रथम भगति संतन्ह कर संगा। दूसरि रति मम कथा प्रसंगा॥४॥
Meaning
Folding her hands she stood before Him; as she gazed upon the Lord, her love grew yet more and more intense. “How can I extol You, lowest in descent and the dullest of wit as I am? (1) “A woman is the lowest of those who rank as the lowest of the low. Of them, again I am the most dull-headed, O Destroyer of sins.” Said Śrī Raghunātha: “Listen, O noble lady, to My words: I recognize no other kinship except that of Devotion. (2) “Despite caste, kinship, lineage, piety, reputation, wealth, physical strength, numerical strength of his family, accomplishments and ability, a man lacking in Devotion looks as lusterless as a cloud without water. (3) “Now I tell you the nine forms of Devotion; please listen attentively and cherish them in your mind. The first in order is association with saints and the second is marked by a fondness for the episodes of My sports (Līlā). (4)
गुर पद पंकज सेवा तीसरि भगति अमान। चौथि भगति मम गुन गन करइ कपट तजि गान॥३५॥
Meaning
“Humble service of the lotus feet of one’s preceptor is the third form of Devotion, while the fourth type of Devotion consists in singing My glories with a guileless heart. (35)
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