Ati gahagahe bajane baje

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 286 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

अति गहगहे बाजने बाजे। सबहिं मनोहर मंगल साजे॥ जूथ जूथ मिलि सुमुखि सुनयनीं। करहिं गान कल कोकिलबयनीं॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

ati gahagahe bājane bāje। sabahiṃ manohara maṃgala sāje॥ jūtha jūtha mili sumukhi sunayinīṃ। karahiṃ gāna kala kokilabayinīṃ॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

The instruments sounded loudly. All the beautiful auspicious decorations were made ready. Groups of graceful women with lovely faces and eyes, and voices sweet as cuckoos, joined together and sang sweetly.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 286 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Rama, Lakshmana, and Parashurama”. The episode describes the sharp exchange between Rama, Lakshmana, and Parashurama ending in his recognition of Rama's divine form.

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