Pragatat durat karat chhal bhuri

Chaupai 7, Under Doha 27 · Aranya Kand

Chaupai Text

प्रगटत दुरत करत छल भूरी। एहि बिधि प्रभुहि गयउ लै दूरी॥ तब तकि राम कठिन सर मारा। धरनि परेउ करि घोर पुकारा॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

pragaṭata durata karata chala bhūrī। ehi bidhi prabhuhi gayau lai dūrī॥ taba taki rāma kaṭhina sara mārā। dharani pareu kari ghora pukārā॥ 7 ॥

Meaning

Thus appearing and disappearing, and using many tricks, it led the Lord far away. Then Rama aimed and shot a fierce arrow; struck by it, it fell to the earth with a terrible cry.

Context

This is Chaupai 7, Under Doha 27 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Golden Deer and Maricha's Death”. The episode describes Maricha disguising as a golden deer, his death by Rama's arrow, and receiving liberation.

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