Janakasuta jag janani janaki

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 18 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

जनकसुता जग जननि जानकी। अतिसय प्रिय करुनानिधान की॥ ताके जुग पद कमल मनावउँ। जासु कृपाँ निरमल मति पावउँ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

janakasutā jaga janani jānakī। atisaya priya karunānidhāna kī॥ tāke juga pada kamala manāvauṃ। jāsu kṛpāṃ nirmala mati pāvauṃ॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

I honor the pair of lotus feet of Janki, daughter of King Janak, mother of the world, and beloved of the ocean of compassion, Rama, by whose grace I may attain pure understanding.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 18 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Saluting Sita-Rama and Retinue”. The episode describes devout salutation to Sita-Rama, Ayodhya, Sarayu, Dasharatha, Kausalya, Lakshmana, and saintly devotees.

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