Inha kai priti paraspar pavani

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 217 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

इन्ह कै प्रीति परसपर पावनि। कहि न जाइ मन भाव सुहावनि॥ सुनहु नाथ कह मुदित बिदेहू। ब्रह्म जीव इव सहज सनेहू॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

inha kai prīti paraspara pāvani। kahi na jāi mana bhāva suhāvani॥ sunahu nātha kaha mudita bidehū। brahma jīva iva sahaja sanehū॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Their mutual love is pure and delightful; it greatly charms the mind, yet it cannot be expressed in words. Vidೇಹa (King Janaka), delighted, says: “Listen, O Lord—between them there is a natural affection like that of Brahman and the individual soul.”

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 217 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Janaka Enchanted by Ram and Lakshman”. The episode describes King Janaka's heart overwhelmed with love and wonder upon beholding Rama and Lakshmana's divine beauty.

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