Nar narayan saris subhrata

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 20 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

नर नारायन सरिस सुभ्राता। जग पालक बिसेषि जन त्राता॥ भगति सुतिय कल करन बिभूषन। जग हित हेतु बिमल बिधु पूषन॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nara nārāyana sarisa subhrātā। jaga pālaka bisēṣi jana trātā॥ bhagati sutiya kala karana bibhūṣana। jaga hita hetu bimala bidhu pūṣana॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

These two letters are like the beautiful brothers Nara and Narayana. They sustain the world and especially protect devotees. They are like ornaments for the ears of devotion, and for the welfare of the world they are as pure as the moon and the sun.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 20 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Glory of Rama's Name”. The episode describes the supreme glory of Rama's name as the most accessible refuge in Kali Yuga.