Ubhay bhanti dekha nij marana

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 26 · Aranya Kand

Chaupai Text

उभय भाँति देखा निज मरना। तब ताकिसि रघुनायक सरना॥ उतरु देत मोहि बधब अभागें। कस न मरौं रघुपति सर लागें॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

ubhaya bhāṃti dekhā nija maranā। taba tākisi raghunāyaka saranā॥ uttaru deta mohi badhaba abhāgeṃ। kasa na maraṃ raghupati sara lāgẽ॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

When Maricha saw death before him in either case, he took refuge in Raghunath. He thought, 'If I answer him, the wretched one will kill me. Why should I not die by Raghupati's arrow?'

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 26 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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