Gurahi pranamu manahi man linha

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 261 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

गुरहि प्रनामु मनहिं मन कीन्हा। अति लाघवँ उठाइ धनु लीन्हा॥ दमकेउ दामिनि जिमि जब लयऊ। पुनि नभ धनु मंडल सम भयऊ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

gurahi pranāmu manahiṃ mana kīnhā। ati lāghavaṃ uṭhāi dhanu līnhā॥ damakeu dāmini jimi jaba layau। puni nabha dhanu maṇḍala sama bhayau॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

In his heart he bowed to his guru and swiftly lifted the bow. When he took it up, it flashed like lightning and then became like a circular disc in the sky.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 261 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Rama Breaks Shiva's Bow”. The episode describes Rama effortlessly breaking Shiva's great bow and the assembly's joyful celebration.

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