Chhetru agam gadhu gadha suhava

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 105 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

छेत्रु अगम गढ़ु गाढ़ सुहावा। सपनेहुँ नहिं प्रतिपच्छिन्ह पावा॥ सेन सकल तीरथ बर बीरा। कलुष अनीक दलन रनधीरा॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

chetru agama gaṛhu gāṛha suhāvā। sapanehuṃ nahiṃ pratipacchiṃha pāvā॥ sena sakala tīratha bara bīrā। kaluṣa anīka dalana ranadhīrā॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

The sacred region of Prayag is itself an inaccessible, strong, and beautiful fort, which even in dreams the enemy cannot conquer. All the holy places are its noble warrior troops, crushing the armies of sin and fearless in battle.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 105 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Arrival at Prayag, Meeting Bharadwaj”. The episode describes Rama's reverent welcome at Sage Bharadwaj's hermitage in Prayag and Yamuna-dwellers' love.

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