Magahu bar bahu bhanti lobhae
Magahu bar bahu bhanti lobhae
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 145 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
मागहु बर बहु भाँति लोभाए। परम धीर नहिं चलहिं चलाए॥ अस्थिमात्र होइ रहे सरीरा। तदपि मनाग मनहिं नहिं पीरा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
māgahu bara bahu bhāṃti lobhāe। parama dhīra nahiṃ calahiṃ calāe॥ asthimātra hoi rahe sarīrā। tadapi manāga manahiṃ nahiṃ pīrā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
He tried to tempt them in many ways and told them to ask for a boon. But they remained supremely steadfast; they did not waver even when urged. Although their bodies were reduced to nothing but bones, their minds felt no pain at all.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 145 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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