Pap uluk nikar sukhkari

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 44 · Aranya Kand

Chaupai Text

पाप उलूक निकर सुखकारी। नारि निबिड़ रजनी अँधिआरी॥ बुधि बल सील सत्य सब मीना। बनसी सम त्रिय कहहिं प्रबीना॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

pāpa ulūka nikara sukhakārī। nāri nibaḍa rajanī aṃdhiārī॥ buddhi bala sīla satya saba mīnā। banasī sama triya kahahiṃ prabīnā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

For the host of owls that are sins, woman is the dark, dense night that brings delight. Wisdom, strength, character, and truth are all fish; the wise say that woman is like a fishing rod for catching them.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 44 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Dialogue Between Narada and Rama”. The episode describes the profound dialogue between sage Narada and Rama on devotion, the holy name, and divine grace.

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