Taba bandijan janaka bolae
Taba bandijan janaka bolae
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 249 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
तब बंदीजन जनक बोलाए। बिरिदावली कहत चलि आए॥ कह नृपु जाइ कहहु पन मोरा। चले भाट हियँ हरषु न थोरा॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
taba bandījana janaka bolāe। biridāvalī kahata cali āe॥ kaha nr̥pu jāi kahahu pana morā। cale bhāṭa hiyaṃ haraṣu na thorā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
Then King Janaka summoned the bards. They came singing the praise of the dynasty. The king said, Go and proclaim my vow. The bards departed, and their hearts were no less full of joy.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 249 from Bal Kand, in the episode “The Proclamation of Janaka's Vow”. The episode describes royal bards proclaiming Janaka's vow to win Sita by lifting Shiva's bow before assembled kings.
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