Muni tav charan dekhi kah rau

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 217 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

मुनि तव चरन देखि कह राऊ। कहि न सकउँ निज पुन्य प्रभाऊ॥ सुंदर स्याम गौर दोउ भ्राता। आनँदहू के आनँद दाता॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

muni tava carana dekhi kaha rāū। kahi na sakauṃ nija punya prabhāū॥ sundara syāma gaura dou bhrātā। ānaṃdahū ke ānaṃda dātā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

The king said, “O sage, seeing your feet, I cannot describe the power of my own merit. These two beautiful brothers, dark and fair in complexion, are the bestowers of joy even upon joy itself.”

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 217 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Janaka Enchanted by Ram and Lakshman”. The episode describes King Janaka's heart overwhelmed with love and wonder upon beholding Rama and Lakshmana's divine beauty.

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