Sab bidhi puri manohar jani

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 35 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

सब बिधि पुरी मनोहर जानी। सकल सिद्धिप्रद मंगल खानी॥ बिमल कथा कर कीन्ह अरंभा। सुनत नसाहिं काम मद दंभा॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

saba bidhi purī manohara jānī। sakala siddhiprada maṅgala khānī॥ bimala kathā kara kīna arambhā। sunata nasāhin kāma mada dambhā॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Considering this city of Ayodhya beautiful in every way, a giver of all accomplishments and a mine of auspiciousness, I began this pure narration; hearing it destroys lust, pride, and arrogance.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 35 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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