Chandan agar bhar bahu ae
Chandan agar bhar bahu ae
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 170 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
चंदन अगर भार बहु आए। अमित अनेक सुगंध सुहाए॥ सरजु तीर रचि चिता बनाई। जनु सुरपुर सोपान सुहाई॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
candana agara bhāra bahu āe। amita aneka sugaṃdha suhāe॥ saraju tīra raci citā banāī। janu surapura sopāna suhāī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
Many loads of sandalwood and agarwood, along with countless other pleasant fragrances, were brought. A beautiful pyre was arranged on the bank of the Sarju, looking as though it were a lovely stairway to heaven.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 170 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Bharata and Kaushalya, Dashrath's Funeral Rites”. The episode describes Bharata's grief-filled meeting with Kaushalya and King Dasharatha's funeral rites guided by sage Vashishtha.
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