Syamasurbhi pay bisad ati gunad karahim

Doha 10 (b) · Bal Kand

Doha Text

स्यामसुरभि पय बिसद अति गुनद करहिं सब पान। गिरा ग्राम्य सिय राम जस गावहिं सुनहिं सुजान॥ १० (ख) ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

śyāmasurabhi paya bisada ati gunada karahiṃ saba pāna। girā grāmya siya rāma jasa gāvahiṃ sunahiṃ sujāna॥ 10 (b) ॥

Meaning

The black cow's milk, though the cow is dark, is exceedingly pure and nourishing. On that account everyone drinks it. Likewise, though in a rustic tongue, the fame of Sita and Rama is sung and heard eagerly by the wise.

Context

This is Doha 10 (b) from Bal Kand, in the episode “Tulsidas's Humility and Devotional Poetry”. The episode describes Tulsidas's humble self-surrender and the purifying glory of Rama-devoted poetry.

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