As manas manas chakh chahi

Chaupai 5, Under Doha 39 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

अस मानस मानस चख चाही। भइ कबि बुद्धि बिमल अवगाही॥ भयउ हृदयँ आनंद उछाहू। उमगेउ प्रेम प्रमोद प्रबाहू॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

asa mānasa mānasa cakha cāhī। bhai kabi buddhi bimala avagāhī॥ bhayau hṛdayaṃ ānanda uchāhū। umageu prema pramoda pravāhū॥ 5 ॥

Meaning

By beholding such a Mānas-lake with the eyes of the heart and plunging into it, the poet's intellect became pure; joy and enthusiasm filled the heart, and a flood of love and delight surged forth.

Context

This is Chaupai 5, Under Doha 39 from Bal Kand, in the episode “The Form of the Manas and Its Greatness”. The episode describes the allegorical lake imagery, inner meanings, and spiritual glory of the Manas.

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