Manas mul mili surasarihi
Manas mul mili surasarihi
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 40 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
मानस मूल मिली सुरसरिही। सुनत सुजन मन पावन करिही॥ बिच बिच कथा बिचित्र बिभागा। जनु सरि तीर तीर बन बागा॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mānasa mūla milī surasarihī। sunata sujana mana pāvana karihī॥ bica bica kathā bicitra bibhāgā। janu sari tīra tīra bana bāgā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
Its source is the Mānas, that is, the story of Rama, and it has merged into the heavenly Ganga; therefore it will purify the minds of noble listeners. The various and wondrous episodes in between are like the forests and gardens along the riverbanks.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 40 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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