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Chaupai 4, Under Doha 356 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

देखि स्याम मृदु मंजुल गाता। कहहिं सप्रेम बचन सब माता॥ मारग जात भयावनि भारी। केहि बिधि तात ताड़का मारी॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dekhi śyāma mṛdu maṃjula gātā। kahahiṃ saprema bacana saba mātā॥ māraga jāta bhayāvani bhārī। kehi bidhi tāta tāṛakā mārī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Seeing Rama's dark, lovely, tender limbs, all the mothers speak lovingly: 'O dear one, on your journey how did you kill the dreadful demoness Tataka?'

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 356 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Procession Returns to Ayodhya”. The episode describes the joyful return of the wedding procession with new brides to a rejoicing Ayodhya.

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