Chitavani charu mar manu harani
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 243 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
चितवनि चारु मार मनु हरनी। भावति हृदय जाति नहिं बरनी॥ कल कपोल श्रुति कुंडल लोला। चिबुक अधर सुंदर मृदु बोला॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
citavani cāru māra manu haranī। bhāvati hṛdaya jāti nahiṃ baranī॥ kala kapola śruti kuṃḍala lolā। cibuka adhara sundara mṛdu bolā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
Their beautiful glances steal the heart even of Kama. They are so pleasing to the heart that they cannot be described. Their cheeks are lovely; earrings swing in their ears. Their chin and lips are beautiful, and their speech is soft and gentle.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 243 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Vishvamitra Enters the Assembly”. The episode describes Vishvamitra entering the great assembly with Rama and Lakshmana, each beholder seeing the princes according to their own devotion.