Sivahi sambhu gan karahim singara

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 92 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

सिवहि संभु गन करहिं सिंगारा। जटा मुकुट अहि मौरु सँवारा॥ कुंडल कंकन पहिरे ब्याला। तन बिभूति पट केहरि छाला॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sivahiṃ saṃbhu gana karahiṃ siṃgārā। jaṭā mukuṭa ahi mauru saṃvārā॥ kuṃḍala kaṃkana pahire byālā। tana bibhūti paṭa kehari chālā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Shiva's attendants began adorning Shiva. They formed a crown from his matted hair and decorated it with a serpent-crested plume. He wore snakes as earrings and bracelets, smeared his body with ashes, and wrapped a tiger skin in place of cloth.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 92 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Gods Pray to Shiva, Sages Visit Parvati”. The episode describes gods appealing to Shiva for marriage with Parvati and the seven sages visiting Parvati.

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