Tehi ban nikat dasanan gayau
Tehi ban nikat dasanan gayau
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 27 · Aranya Kand
Chaupai Text
तेहि बन निकट दसानन गयऊ। तब मारीच कपटमृग भयऊ॥ अति बिचित्र कछु बरनि न जाई। कनक देह मनि रचित बनाई॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tehi bana nikaṭa dasānana gayū। taba mārīca kapaṭamṛga bhayū॥ ati bicitra kachu barani na jāī। kanaka deha mani racita banāī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
When Ravana approached the edge of that forest, Maricha became a deceptive deer. It was exceedingly wondrous and beyond description; its body was fashioned of gold and studded with jewels.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, 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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