Sankar ur ati chhobu sati na

Soratha 48 (b) · Bal Kand

Soratha Text

संकर उर अति छोभु सती न जानहिं मरमु सोइ। तुलसी दरसन लोभु मन डरु लोचन लालची॥ ४८ (ख) ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

saṃkara ura ati chobhu satī na jānahiṃ maramu soi। tulasī darasana lobhu mana ḍaru locana lālacī॥ 48 (b) ॥

Meaning

Great agitation arose in Lord Shankar's heart over this matter, but Sati did not know this secret. Tulsidas says that there was fear in Shiva's mind [of the secret being exposed], yet his eyes were greedy for the darshan.

Context

This is Soratha 48 (b) from Bal Kand, in the episode “Yajnavalkya and Bharadvaja at Prayag”. The episode describes the dialogue between Bharadvaja and Yajnavalkya at Prayag and the prelude to Rama's story.

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