Sapt prabandh subhag sopana
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 37 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
सप्त प्रबंध सुभग सोपाना। ग्यान नयन निरखत मन माना॥ रघुपति महिमा अगुन अबाधा। बरनब सोइ बर बारि अगाधा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sapta prabandha subhaga sopānā। jñāna nayana nirakhata mana mānā॥ raghupati mahimā aguna abādhā। baranaba soi bara bāri agādhā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
The seven cantos are the beautiful stairways of this Manas-lake; beholding them with the eye of knowledge, the mind is delighted. Whatever can be said of Lord Raghunath's attributeless and unobstructed glory—that alone is the boundless depth of this lovely water.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 37 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.