Dibya basan bhushan pahirae

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 5 · Aranya Kand

Chaupai Text

दिब्य बसन भूषन पहिराए। जे नित नूतन अमल सुहाए॥ कह रिषिबधू सरस मृदु बानी। नारिधर्म कछु ब्याज बखानी॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dibya basana bhūṣana pahirāe। je nita nūtana amala suhāe॥ kaha riṣibadhū sarasa mṛdu bānī। nāridharma kachu byāja bakhānī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

She dressed her in divine garments and ornaments that seemed ever-new, pure, and beautiful. Then the sage's wife spoke in a sweet and tender voice, using the pretext of explaining certain duties of women.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 5 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Anasuya Instructs Sita”. The episode describes Sita's meeting with Anasuya and her teaching on the sacred vow of wifely devotion.

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