Dev bachan suni prabhu musukana

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 86 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

देव बचन सुनि प्रभु मुसुकाना। उठि रघुबीर सुधारे बाना॥ जटा जूट दृढ़ बाँधें माथे। सोहहिं सुमन बीच बिच गाथे॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

deva bacana suni prabhu musukānā। uṭhi raghubīra sudhāre bānā॥ jaṭā jūṭa dṛḍha bāṃdheṃ māthe। sohahiṃ sumana bīca bica gāthe॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Hearing the gods’ words, the Lord smiled. Raghubir then rose and straightened His arrows. His matted hair was tightly bound on His head, and flowers were woven among the locks, adding to His beauty.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 86 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Ravana's Swoon, Battle with Rama”. The episode describes Ravana's swoon, destruction of his victory-ritual, and fierce renewed battle with Rama.

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