Tara bikal dekhi Raghuraaya

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 11 · Kishkindha Kand

Chaupai Text

तारा बिकल देखि रघुराया। दीन्ह ग्यान हरि लीन्ही माया॥ छिति जल पावक गगन समीरा। पंच रचित अति अधम सरीरा॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

tārā bikala dekhi raghurāyā। dīnha gyāna hari līnhī māyā॥ chiti jala pāvaka gagana samīrā। pañca racita ati adhama sarīrā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Seeing Tara distressed, Raghu's Lord gave her knowledge and removed her delusion. He said: Earth, water, fire, sky, and air—these five elements fashion this exceedingly lowly body.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 11 from Kishkindha Kand, in the episode “Tara's Lament, Sugriva's Coronation”. The episode describes Tara's grief, Rama's counsel on wisdom, Sugriva's coronation, and Angada appointed crown prince.

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