Kehari kandhar charu janeu

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 147 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

केहरि कंधर चारु जनेऊ। बाहु बिभूषन सुंदर तेऊ॥ करि कर सरिस सुभग भुजदंडा। कटि निषंग कर सर कोदंडा॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kehari kaṃdhara cāru janeū। bāhu bibhūṣana sundara teū॥ kari kara sarisa subhaga bhujadaṃḍā। kaṭi niṣaṃga kara sara kodaṃḍā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

His neck was like that of a lion, and the sacred thread was beautiful. The ornaments on His arms were lovely too. His mighty arms were graceful like an elephant’s trunk. A quiver was at His waist, and arrow and bow shone in His hands.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 147 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Manu and Shatarupa's Penance and Boon”. The episode describes Manu and Shatarupa's intense penance and the Lord's boon to be born as their son.

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