राग भैरवी मन पछितैहै अवसर बीते। दुरलभ देह पाइ हरिपद भजु, करम, बचन अरु ही ते॥ १॥ सहसबाहु दसबदन आदि नृप बचे न काल बली ते। हम-हम करि धन-धाम सँवारे, अंत चले उठि रीते॥ २॥ सुत-बनितादि जानि स्वारथरत, न करु नेह सबही ते। अंतहु तोहि तजैंगे पामर! तू न तजै अबही ते॥ ३॥ अब नाथहि अनुरागु, जागु जड़, त्यागु दुरासा जी ते। बुझै न काम अगिनि तुलसी कहुँ, बिषय-भोग बहु घी ते॥ ४॥
Raga Bhairavi The mind will regret when the opportunity has passed. Having gained this rare body, worship Hari’s feet through deed, speech, and heart. (1) Kings such as Sahasrabahu and ten-headed Ravana were not saved from mighty Time. Crying ‘I, I,’ they tended wealth and homes, yet at the end rose and departed empty. (2) Know sons, wife, and the rest to be devoted to self-interest; do not love them all. Lowly one, since they will abandon you at the end, why do you not abandon them even now? (3) Now love the Lord; awaken, dull one, and relinquish vain hope from your heart. Tulsi, the fire of desire is not quenched by the abundant ghee of sensual enjoyment. (4)