Avat dekhi sakti ati ghora

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 94 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

आवत देखि सक्ति अति घोरा। प्रनतारति भंजन पन मोरा॥ तुरत बिभीषन पाछें मेला। सन्मुख राम सहेउ सोइ सेला॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

āvata dekhi sakti ati ghorā। pranatārati bhaṃjana pana morā॥ turata bibhīṣana pācheṃ melā। sanmukha rāma saheu soi selā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Seeing the dreadful weapon coming, and remembering His vow to destroy the suffering of the surrendered, Lord Rama quickly placed Vibhishana behind Him and Himself took the blow head-on.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 94 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Rama Shields Vibhishana from Ravana's Shakti”. The episode describes Rama selflessly taking Ravana's deadly Shakti blow to protect his devotee Vibhishana.

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