Dandak banu prabhu kinh suhavan

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 24 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

दंडक बनु प्रभु कीन्ह सुहावन। जन मन अमित नाम किए पावन॥ निसिचर निकर दले रघुनंदन। नामु सकल कलि कलुष निकंदन॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

daṇḍaka banu prabhu kīnha suhāvana। jana mana amita nāma kie pāvana॥ nisichara nikara dale raghunandana। nāmu sakala kali kaluṣa nikandana॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Lord Rama made the dreadful Dandaka forest lovely, but the Name purified the minds of countless people. Shri Raghunatha slew the hosts of demons, but the Name uproots all sin in Kali Yuga.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 24 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Glory of Rama's Name”. The episode describes the supreme glory of Rama's name as the most accessible refuge in Kali Yuga.