बाप! आपने करत मेरी घनी घटि गई। लालची लबारकी सुधारिये बारक, बलि, रावरी भलाई सबहीकी भली भई॥ १॥ रोगबस तनु, कुमनोरथ मलिन मनु, पर-अपबाद मिथ्या-बाद बानी हई। साधनकी ऐसी बिधि, साधन बिना न सिधि बिगरी बनावे कृपानिधिकी कृपा नई॥ २॥ पतित-पावन, हित आरत-अनाथनिको, निराधारको अधार, दीनबंधु, दई। इन्हमें न एकौ भयो, बूझि न जूझ्यो न जयो, ताहिते त्रिताप-तयो, लुनियत बई॥ ३॥ स्वाँग सूधो साधुको, कुचालि कलितें अधिक, परलोक फीकी मति, लोक-रंग-रई। बड़े कुसमाज राज! आजुलौं जो पाये दिन, महाराज! केहू भाँति नाम-ओट लई॥ ४॥ राम! नामको प्रताप जानियत नीके आप, मोको गति दूसरी न बिधि निरमई। खीझिबे लायक करतब कोटि कोटि कटु, रीझिबे लायक तुलसीकी निलजई॥ ५॥
Father, my condition has greatly declined through my own doing. Blessed Lord, set right this greedy liar’s affair just once; your goodness has brought good to everyone. (1) The body is ruled by disease, the mind stained by evil desires, and speech ruined by slandering others and speaking falsehood. Such is the law of disciplines: without practice there is no attainment. Only the unprecedented grace of the Treasury of Compassion can set what is ruined right. (2) You purify the fallen, serve the afflicted and orphaned, support the unsupported, befriend the lowly, and are compassionate. I became not one of these; I neither discerned, fought, nor conquered. Therefore the three torments burn me, and I reap what I sowed. (3) My costume is that of an upright saint, but my misconduct exceeds Kali’s. The higher world tastes insipid to my mind, which is dyed in the world’s colors. King, the days spent until now in this great evil company have passed; Great King, somehow I have taken shelter in the Name. (4) Rāma, you know well the power of the Name; fate fashioned no other destiny for me. I have millions upon millions of bitter deeds fit to anger you, but only Tulsi’s shamelessness fit to please you. (5)