Ghazal
Regret When the Moment Has Passed
This verse emphasizes the transience of mortal life and warns against squandering the rare gift of human existence. It urges sincere devotion to the Divine before time runs out, reminding that even the mightiest kings could not escape death and ultimately departed empty-handed.
Source: Tulsi Granthavali, Part 2 (ed. Ramchandra Shukla, Kashi Nagari Pracharini Sabha) · HI
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मन पछितैहै अवसर बीते ।
दुर्लभ देह पाइ हरिपद भजु करम बचन अरु ही ते ॥
The mind shall grieve once this fleeting chance is gone; having won this rare human form, revere the Lord's feet through deed, word, and heart alone.
Once the opportunity passes, the mind will regret. Having attained this rare human body, worship the feet of the Lord through your deeds, words, and heart.
2
सहसबाहु दसंबदन आदि नृप बचे न काल बली ते ।
हम हम करि धन धाम सँवारे, अंत चले उठि रीते ॥
Mighty sovereigns like Sahasrabahu and ten-headed Ravana escaped not all-powerful Death; with vain pride we amassed wealth and built estates, only to depart in the end empty-handed.
Even mighty kings like Sahasrabahu and Ravana could not escape all-powerful Death. With pride people amassed wealth and mansions, yet in the end they departed completely empty-handed.
3
सुत बनितादि जानि स्वारथ-रत न करु नेह सबही तें ।
अंतहुँ तोहिं तजेंगे, पामर ! तू न तजै अबही तें ॥
Know son, wife, and kin as bound by selfish ends; bestow not your love on them all. In the end they shall forsake you, O wretched fool, why do you not renounce them even now?
Know that your son, wife, and others are driven only by self-interest, so do not attach your heart to them. O fool, they will surely abandon you in the end, so why do you not renounce them right now?
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अब नाथहिं अनुरागु जागु जड़ त्यागु दुरासा जी तें ।
बुझै न काम-अगिनि तुलसी कहुँ विषय-भोग बहु घी तें ॥
Awaken now, dull soul, love the Lord, and cast false hopes from your heart; can the fire of desire ever be quenched, O Tulsi, by pouring the fuel of worldly pleasures?
O foolish mind, awaken now, love the Lord, and cast away false hopes from your heart. Tulsidas says that the fire of desire can never be extinguished by pouring the ghee of worldly pleasures onto it.
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