Je gavahim yah charit sanbhare

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 38 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

जे गावहिं यह चरित सँभारे। तेइ एहि ताल चतुर रखवारे॥ सदा सुनहिं सादर नर नारी। तेइ सुरबर मानस अधिकारी॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

je gāvahiṃ yaha carita saṃbhāre। tei ehi tāla catura rakhavāre॥ sadā sunahiṃ sādar nara nārī। tei surabara mānasa adhikārī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Those who sing this tale with care are the clever guardians of this lake; and men and women who always listen to it reverently are the worthy noble beings of this beautiful Mānas.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 38 from Bal Kand, in the episode “The Form of the Manas and Its Greatness”. The episode describes the allegorical lake imagery, inner meanings, and spiritual glory of the Manas.

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