Ek bar karatal bar bina

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 128 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

एक बार करतल बर बीना। गावत हरि गुन गान प्रबीना॥ छीरसिंधु गवने मुनिनाथा। जहँ बस श्रीनिवास श्रुतिमाथा॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

eka bāra karatala bara bīnā। gāvata hari guna gāna prabīnā॥ chīrasindhu gavane munināthā। jahaṃ basa śrīnivāsa śrutimāthā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Once, the lord of sages Narad, expert in song, took a beautiful veena in his hand and went to the Ocean of Milk singing the praises of Hari, where Lord Narayana, the abode of Lakshmi and the crown of the Vedas, resides.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 128 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Narada's Pride and Maya”. The episode describes Narada's pride after conquering Kama and the Lord's maya beginning its work.

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