Ras ras sookh sarit sar paani

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 16 · Kishkindha Kand

Chaupai Text

रस रस सूख सरित सर पानी। ममता त्याग करहिं जिमि ग्यानी॥ जानि सरद रितु खंजन आए। पाइ समय जिमि सुकृत सुहाए॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

rasa rasa sūkha sarita sara pānī। mamatā tyāga karahiṃ jimi gyānī॥ jāni sarada ritu khajana āe। pāi samaya jimi sukṛta suhāe॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

The water of rivers and ponds is slowly drying up, just as wise men renounce attachment. Knowing that autumn has arrived, the khanjan birds have come, just as auspicious merits appear when their time has come.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 16 from Kishkindha Kand, in the episode “Description of the Autumn Season”. The episode describes the serene beauty of autumn with clear skies, pure waters, and a calm natural world.

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