Man Pachhitaihai Avasar Beete.
Durlabh Deh Pai Haripad Bhaju, Karam, Bachan Aru Heete. [1]
Sahasbaahu, Dasbadan Aadi Nrip, Bache Na Kaal Baleete.
Ham Ham Kari Dhan Dhaam Sanvaare, Ant Chale Uthi Reete. [2]
Sut Banitaadi Jaani Svaarath Rat, Na Karu Neh Sabheete.
Antahu Tohin Tajenge Paamar! Too Na Tajai Abheete. [3]
Ab Naathahin Anuraagu Jaagu Jad, Tyaagu Duraasa Jeete.
Bujhai Na Kaam Agini Tulasi Kahen, Vishaybhog Bahu Ghee Te. [4]
- Shri Tulsidas
O mind! If this golden opportunity slips away, in the end you will do nothing except regret. You have attained this rare human birth, therefore, worship the lotus feet of Śrī Hari with exclusive devotion through action, speech, and heart. [1]
Durlabh Deh Pai Haripad Bhaju, Karam, Bachan Aru Heete. [1]
Sahasbaahu, Dasbadan Aadi Nrip, Bache Na Kaal Baleete.
Ham Ham Kari Dhan Dhaam Sanvaare, Ant Chale Uthi Reete. [2]
Sut Banitaadi Jaani Svaarath Rat, Na Karu Neh Sabheete.
Antahu Tohin Tajenge Paamar! Too Na Tajai Abheete. [3]
Ab Naathahin Anuraagu Jaagu Jad, Tyaagu Duraasa Jeete.
Bujhai Na Kaam Agini Tulasi Kahen, Vishaybhog Bahu Ghee Te. [4]
- Shri Tulsidas
O mind! If this golden opportunity slips away, in the end you will do nothing except regret. You have attained this rare human birth, therefore, worship the lotus feet of Śrī Hari with exclusive devotion through action, speech, and heart. [1]
Even mighty kings like Sahasrabāhu and Rāvaṇa could not save themselves from the fierce force of God of death. Lost in the pride of “I” and “mine,” they adorned wealth, splendor, and palaces—yet in the end they abandoned everything and departed empty-handed. [2]
Do not become entangled in the web of selfish attachment by considering son, wife, and relatives alone as your own. O foolish mind! In the end they will all forsake you—so why not renounce their delusion now itself? [3]
O incautious mind! Now awaken love for the supremely compassionate Lord and abandon vain hopes. Śrī Tulasīdāsa says—sense enjoyments do not extinguish the fire of desire; rather, they pour ghee into it and make it blaze all the more fiercely. [4]