Doha 97b
तेहिं कलिजुग कोसलपुर जाई। जन्मत भयउँ सूद्र तनु पाई॥ सिव सेवक मन क्रम अरु बानी। आन देव निंदक अभिमानी॥१॥
धन मद मत्त परम बाचाला। उग्रबुद्धि उर दंभ बिसाला॥ जदपि रहेउँ रघुपति रजधानी। तदपि न कछु महिमा तब जानी॥२॥
अब जाना मैं अवध प्रभावा। निगमागम पुरान अस गावा॥ कवनेहुँ जन्म अवध बस जोई। राम परायन सो परि होई॥३॥
अवध प्रभाव जान तब प्रानी। जब उर बसहिं रामु धनुपानी॥ सो कलिकाल कठिन उरगारी। पाप परायन सब नर नारी॥४॥
Meaning
“In that Kaliyuga I was born in the city of Ayodhyā and got the body of a Śūdra (a member of the labouring and artisan classes). A devotee of Lord Śiva in thought, word and deed, I was a reviler of other gods and conceited, too. (1) “Intoxicated with the pride of riches, I was most loquacious and fierce by temperament and carried an enormous load of hypocrisy in my heart. Even though I dwelt in the capital of Śrī Raghunātha, I failed to know even an iota of its glory then. (2) “Now I have come to know the magnificent glory of Ayodhyā. Thus has it been sung by the Vedas, Tantras and Purāṇas that whoever has resided in Ayodhyā in any birth whatsoever, surely becomes a votary of Śrī Rāma. (3) “A man comes to know the glory of Ayodhyā only when Śrī Rāma, bow in hand, takes up His abode in his heart. That particular age of Kali was terrible indeed, O enemy of serpents: every man and woman was given over to sin. (4)
कलिमल ग्रसे धर्म सब लुप्त भए सदग्रंथ। दंभिन्ह निज मति कल्पि करि प्रगट किए बहु पंथ॥ ९७ (क) ॥
भए लोग सब मोहबस लोभ ग्रसे सुभ कर्म। सुनु हरिजान ग्यान निधि कहउँ कछुक कलिधर्म॥ ९७ (ख) ॥
Meaning
“Every virtue had been engulfed by the sins of Kali (कलियुग); all holy books had disappeared; impostors had promulgated a number of creeds which they had invented out of their own imagination. (97 A) “The people had all fallen a prey to delusion and all pious acts had been swallowed by greed. Now listen, all-wise mount of Śrī Hari, as I describe a few traits of Kali age. (97 B)
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