Bandhu sakha sang lehin bolai

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 205 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

बंधु सखा सँग लेहिं बोलाई। बन मृगया नित खेलहिं जाई॥ पावन मृग मारहिं जियँ जानी। दिन प्रति नृपहि देखावहिं आनी॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bandhu sakhā saṅga lehīṃ bolāī। bana mṛgayā nita khelahiṃ jāī॥ pāvana mṛga mārahiṃ jiyaṃ jānī। dina prati nṛpahi dekhāvahiṃ ānī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Gathering His brothers and friends, Rama takes them along and goes into the forest each day for hunting. Thinking the deer to be pure, He kills them and brings them daily to show the king.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 205 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Ram's Manifestation and Childhood”. The episode describes Lord Rama's blissful birth in Ayodhya and His delightful childhood pastimes.

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