Gaur sarir syam man maheen

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 277 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

गौर सरीर स्याम मन माहीं। कालकूटमुख पयमुख नाहीं॥ सहज टेढ़ अनुहरइ न तोही। नीचु मीचु सम देख न मोही॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

gaura sarīra syāma mana māhīṃ। kālakūṭamukha payamukha nāhīṃ॥ sahaja ṭeṛha anuharai na tohī। nīcu mīcu sama dekha na mohī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Outwardly he is fair, but within his heart he is dark. He is poison-faced, not milk-mouthed. By nature he is crooked and does not follow you; he is not as virtuous as you. This lowly one does not regard me as something fearful, like Death itself.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 277 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Rama, Lakshmana, and Parashurama”. The episode describes the sharp exchange between Rama, Lakshmana, and Parashurama ending in his recognition of Rama's divine form.

Read Full Episode

Read Full Episode
Rama, Lakshmana, and Parashurama