Kinhi prasna jehi bhanti bhavani

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 33 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

कीन्हि प्रस्न जेहि भाँति भवानी। जेहि बिधि संकर कहा बखानी॥ सो सब हेतु कहब मैं गाई। कथा प्रबंध बिचित्र बनाई॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kīnhi prasna jehi bhāṃti bhavānī। jehi bidhi saṃkara kahā bakhānī॥ so saba hetu kahaba maiṃ gāī। kathā prabaṃdha bicitra banāī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

I shall tell, in a beautifully composed narrative, all the circumstances of how Bhavani asked her question and how Shiva explained it.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 33 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Date of Composing the Manas”. The episode describes the auspicious commencement of composing the Manas and the boundless glory of Rama's story.

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