Kahahu sakhi as ko tanudhari

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 221 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

कहहु सखी अस को तनुधारी। जो न मोह यह रूप निहारी॥ कोउ सप्रेम बोली मृदु बानी। जो मैं सुना सो सुनहु सयानी॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kahahu sakhī asa ko tanudhārī। jo na moha yaha rūpa nihārī॥ kou saprema bolī mṛdu bānī। jo maiṃ sunā so sunahu sayānī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

O friend, tell me: who, possessing a body, would not be enchanted on seeing such beauty? (That is, this form captivates all beings, sentient and insentient.) Then another friend, speaking lovingly and gently, said, "O wise one, listen to what I have heard."

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 221 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Rama and Lakshmana Tour Janakpur”. The episode describes Rama and Lakshmana touring Janakpur, enchanting all citizens with their divine beauty and grace.

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