Ati apar je sarit bar jaum

Doha 13 · Bal Kand

Doha Text

अति अपार जे सरित बर जौं नृप सेतु कराहिं। चढ़ि पिपीलिकउ परम लघु बिनु श्रम पारहि जाहिं॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

ati apāra je sarita bara jauṃ nṛpa setu karāhiṃ। caṛhi pipīlikau parama laghu binu śrama pārhi jāhiṃ॥ 13 ॥

Meaning

When a king has a bridge built over very large and difficult rivers, even the tiniest ants can cross them without effort. In the same way, by relying on the descriptions of the sages, I too shall be able to narrate Shri Ramcharit with ease.

Context

This is Doha 13 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Tulsidas's Humility and Devotional Poetry”. The episode describes Tulsidas's humble self-surrender and the purifying glory of Rama-devoted poetry.

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