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bodhi durlabh bhAvanA
jaise puruSh koI dhan kAraN, 1hInDat dvIp dvIp chaDh yAn,2
Avat hAth ratna chintAmaNi, DArat 3jaladhi jAn pAShaN;
taise bhramat bhramat bhav sAgar, pAvat nar sharIr paradhAn,
dharma yatna nahin karat ‘banArasi’ khovat 4bAdi janma agnAn. 1
jyon matihIn vivek vinA nar, sAji matangaj Indhan Dhovai,
kanchan bhAjan dhUli bharai shaTh mUDh sudhAras son pag dhauve;
bAhit kAg uDAvan kAraN, DAri mahAmaNi mUrakh rauve,
tyon yah durlabh deh “banArasi” pAy ajAn akArath khovai. 2
artha:– jem agnAnI atyant durlabh manuShya sharIr pAmIne paN sarvagna vItarAg kathit svAdhIn dharmane
prApta karyA vinA vyartha ja khove chhe te matihIn shaTh avivekInI jem mAno ke hAthI maLyo tene sajAvI upar
chhANAn lAkaDAn bharI tenI pAse gadheDAnun kAm karAve chhe; athavA sonAnI thALI bheT maLI to teno dhUL bharavA
mATe upayog kare chhe; koI janmathI galat koDh raktapitano mahA rogI tene vaidarAje pIvA mATe amRutano kUpo
bharIne Apyo to pag dhovAmAn bagADe chhe. mah kaShTe chintAmaNi ratna maLyun to kAgaDAne uDAvavA mATe phenkI
pachhI te ratna pAchhun nahin maLavAthI ruve chhe.
jyon jaDamUL ukhADI kalpa taru, bovat mUDh dhaturako khet,
jyon, gajarAj bechi giravar sam, kUr kubuddhi moh khar let;
jyon chhAnDi ratan chitAmaNi, mUrakh kAch khanD man det,
taise dharma vikAr ‘banArasi’ dhAvat adham viShay sukh het. 3
artha:– je adham pAp buddhivAn jIv, sarvagna vItarAg kathit susharNarUp dharmane chhoDIne parathI sukh
dukh mAnIne viShay sukh bhogavavA mATe doDe chhe te mahA mUrkha chhe te shun kare chhe ke–jem koIne kalpavRukSha phaLyun te
uttam vRukShane jaDamULathI ukhADIne tyAn dhatUrAnun khetar vAve chhe, athavA te kUrabuddhi (duShTa–jaDamUrkha; kharAb
buddhivAn.) parvat samAn uttam hAthIne vechIne tenA badalAmAn gadheDo kharId kare chhe athavA–mUrkhajan hAthamAn
AvelA chintAmaNi ratna chhoDIne kAchanA TUkaDAne grahaN kare chhe.
jyon jal bUDat koI, vAhan taj pAhaN grahai,
tyon nar mUrakh koI, dharma chhAnDi sevat viShai.
artha:– jem koI jaLamAn bUDatAne vahAN maLe te chhoDIne paththarane pakaDe tem je mUrkha chhe te ja sarvagna
vItarAg kathit mokShamArgarUp dharmane chhoDIne puNya pApane hitakar jANe chhe–arthAt viShay sevan kare chhe.
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1 phare chhe, 2. vAhan; jahAj, 3 samuddha, 4 vyartha