Puni charanani mele sut chari

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 207 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

पुनि चरननि मेले सुत चारी। राम देखि मुनि देह बिसारी॥ भए मगन देखत मुख सोभा। जनु चकोर पूरन ससि लोभा॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

puni caranani mele suta cārī। rāma dekhi muni deha bisārī॥ bhae magana dekhata mukha sobhā। janu cakor pūrana sasi lobhā॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Then the king placed all four sons at the sage's feet. Seeing Rama, the sage forgot his bodily awareness. He became absorbed in gazing at the beauty of his face, like a chakor bird longing for the full moon.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 207 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Vishvamitra Asks for Ram and Lakshman”. The episode describes sage Vishvamitra asking Dasharatha for Rama and Lakshmana to guard his sacrifice.

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