Bali baandhat prabhu baadheu so tanu

Doha 29 · Kishkindha Kand

Doha Text

बलि बाँधत प्रभु बाढ़ेउ सो तनु बरनि न जाइ। उभय घरी महँ दीन्हीं सात प्रदच्छिन धाइ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bali bāṃdhata prabhu bāḍheu so tanu barani na jāi। ubhaya ghaṛī mahaṃ dīnhīṃ sāta pradacchina dhāi॥ 29 ॥

Meaning

When Bali was being bound, the Lord grew so vast that His form cannot be described; yet in just two ghatis I ran and completed seven circumambulations [of that form].

Context

This is Doha 29 from Kishkindha Kand, in the episode “Jambavan Inspires Hanuman”. The episode describes Jambavan reminding Hanuman of his immense strength and inspiring him to cross the ocean.

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