Bainateya khag ahi sahasanan
Bainateya khag ahi sahasanan
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 26 · Lanka Kand
Chaupai Text
बैनतेय खग अहि सहसानन। चिंतामनि पुनि उपल दसानन॥ सुनु मतिमंद लोक बैकुंठा। लाभ कि रघुपति भगति अकुंठा॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bainateya khaga ahi sahasānana। cintāmani puni upala dasānana॥ sunu matimanda loka baikuṇṭhā। lābha ki raghupati bhagati akuṇṭhā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
Is Garuda merely a bird? Is Shesha merely a serpent? O Ravana! Is the Chintamani jewel just a stone? Listen, you fool: is Vaikuntha merely a world? And is unwavering devotion to Raghupati not itself the greatest gain?
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 26 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Angada's Dialogue with Ravana”. The episode describes Angada's fearless counsel to Ravana in his court urging him to return Sita and seek Rama's refuge.
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