Ek bar bhupati man mahim

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 189 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

एक बार भूपति मन माहीं। भै गलानि मोरें सुत नाहीं॥ गुर गृह गयउ तुरत महिपाला। चरन लागि करि बिनय बिसाला॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

eka bāra bhūpati mana māhīṃ। bhai galāni moreṃ suta nāhīṃ॥ guru gṛha gayau turata mahipālā। carana lāgi kari binaya bisālā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Once, the king felt deep sorrow in his heart: “I have no son.” He immediately went to the guru’s house and, falling at his feet, made earnest supplication.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 189 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Dasharatha's Putreshti Yagya”. The episode describes King Dasharatha's Putreshti Yagya and his queens conceiving after receiving the sacred offering.

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