Dhup dhum nabhu mechak bhayau
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 347 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
धूप धूम नभु मेचक भयऊ। सावन घन घमंडु जनु ठयऊ॥ सुरतरु सुमन माल सुर बरषहिं। मनहुँबलाक अवलि मनु करषहिं॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dhūpa dhūma nabhu mecaka bhayaū। sāvana ghana ghamāṇḍu janu ṭhayaū॥ surataru sumana māla sura baraṣahiṃ। manahuṃbalāka avali manu karaṣahiṃ॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
The smoke of incense had turned the sky dark, as though the proud clouds of the monsoon had gathered overhead. The gods were showering garlands of flowers from the wish-fulfilling tree; they looked like a line of cranes drawing the mind toward them.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 347 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.