Arun nayan ur bahu bisala

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 209 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

अरुन नयन उर बाहु बिसाला। नील जलज तनु स्याम तमाला॥ कटि पट पीत कसें बर भाथा। रुचिर चाप सायक दुहुँ हाथा॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

aruna nayana ura bāhu bisālā। nīla jalaja tanu syāma tamālā॥ kaṭi paṭa pīta kaseṃ bara bhāthā। rucira cāpa sāyaka duhuṃ hāthā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

The Lord has red eyes, a broad chest, and massive arms. His body is dark like a blue lotus and the tamāla tree. He wears yellow garments at the waist, with a beautiful quiver fastened there, and in his two hands are a lovely bow and arrows.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 209 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Vishvamitra Asks for Ram and Lakshman”. The episode describes sage Vishvamitra asking Dasharatha for Rama and Lakshmana to guard his sacrifice.

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