Nil saroruha nil mani nil niradhar

Doha 146 · Bal Kand

Doha Text

नील सरोरुह नील मनि नील नीरधर स्याम। लाजहिं तन सोभा निरखि कोटि कोटि सत काम॥ १४६ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nīla saroruha nīla mani nīla nīradhara syāma। lājahiṃ tana sobhā nirakhi koṭi koṭi sata kāma॥ 146 ॥

Meaning

Seeing the beauty of the Lord’s blue lotus, sapphire, and blue-cloud-like dark body—soft, radiant, and full of life—crores upon crores of Cupids would feel ashamed.

Context

This is Doha 146 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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