Lila sagun jo kahahin bakhani

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 36 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

लीला सगुन जो कहहिं बखानी। सोइ स्वच्छता करइ मल हानी॥ प्रेम भगति जो बरनि न जाई। सोइ मधुरता सुसीतलताई॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

līlā saguna jo kahahiṃ bakhānī। soi svacchatā karai mala hānī॥ prema bhagati jo barani na jāī। soi madhuratā susītalatāī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

The narration of Rama's divine play in the manifest form is the purity of the water of Rama's fame, which removes all impurity; and that love-devotion which cannot be described is the sweetness and gentle coolness of that water.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 36 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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