Kathin kusang kupanth karala

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 38 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

कठिन कुसंग कुपंथ कराला। तिन्ह के बचन बाघ हरि ब्याला॥ गृह कारज नाना जंजाला। ते अति दुर्गम सैल बिसाला॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kaṭhina kusanga kupantha karālā। tinh ke bacana bāgha hari byālā॥ gṛha kāraja nānā jañjālā। te ati durgama saila bisālā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Evil company is a frightful and dangerous path; the words of such companions are like tigers, lions, and serpents. The many duties and entanglements of household life are like immense, inaccessible mountains.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, 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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