Tan binu paras nayan binu dekha

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 118 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

तन बिनु परस नयन बिनु देखा। ग्रहइ घ्रान बिनु बास असेषा॥ असि सब भाँति अलौकिक करनी। महिमा जासु जाइ नहिं बरनी॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

tana binu parasa nayana binu dekhā। grahai ghrāna binu bāsa aseṣā॥ asi saba bhāṃti alaukika karanī। mahimā jāsu jāi nahiṃ baranī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Without a body He touches, without eyes He sees, and without a nose He perceives all scents. In every way His acts are wondrous and beyond the world; His glory cannot be described.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 118 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Shiva-Parvati Dialogue on Rama”. The episode describes Parvati lovingly questioning Shiva about Rama's divine nature and the mystery of His incarnation.

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