मेरे रावरियै गति है रघुपति बलि जाउँ। निलज नीच निरधन निरगुन कहुँ, जग दूसरो न ठाकुर ठाउँ॥ १॥ हैं घर-घर बहु भरे सुसाहिब, सूझत सबनि आपनो दाउँ। बानर-बंधु बिभीषन-हितु बिनु, कोसलपाल कहूँ न समाउँ॥ २॥ प्रनतारति-भंजन जन-रंजन, सरनागत पबि-पंजर नाउँ। कीजै दास दासतुलसी अब, कृपासिंधु बिनु मोल बिकाउँ॥ ३॥
Raghupati, I offer myself: my refuge lies in you alone. For one shameless, base, poor, and without virtue, there is no other master or place in the world. (1) Many excellent masters fill house after house, but each sees only his own advantage. Apart from the friend of the monkey and benefactor of Vibhishana, the guardian of Kosala, I can find room nowhere. (2) You break the pain of those who bow and delight your servants; for the surrendered, your name is a thunderbolt cage. Ocean of compassion, make servant Tulsi your servant now: without price, I sell myself. (3)