Himagiri guha ek ati pavani

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 125 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

हिमगिरि गुहा एक अति पावनि। बह समीप सुरसरी सुहावनि॥ आश्रम परम पुनीत सुहावा। देखि देवरिषि मन अति भावा॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

himagiri guhā eka ati pāvani। baha samīpa surasarī suhāvani॥ āśrama parama punīta suhāvā। dekhi devariṣi mana ati bhāvā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

There was a very sacred cave in the Himalaya mountain. Near it flowed a beautiful Surasarī (the heavenly river). The hermitage was supremely pure and lovely. Seeing it, the devarshi was greatly pleased in his heart.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 125 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Causes of Rama's Incarnation”. The episode describes the divine causes behind Rama's incarnation and the birth of Ravana and Kumbhakarna.

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