Tav bal nath dol nit dharani

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 104 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

तव बल नाथ डोल नित धरनी। तेज हीन पावक ससि तरनी॥ सेष कमठ सहि सकहिं न भारा। सो तनु भूमि परेउ भरि छारा॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

tava bala nātha ḍola nita dharanī। teja hīna pāvaka sasi taranī॥ seṣa kamaṭha sahi sakahiṃ na bhārā। so tanu bhūmi pareu bhari chārā॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

O Lord, because of your power the earth would continually tremble. Fire, the moon, and the sun were dim before you. That very body, whose weight even Shesha and the tortoise could not bear, now lies on the ground, covered in dust!

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 104 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Mandodari's Lament, Ravan's Funeral”. The episode describes Mandodari's grief over Ravana's fall and Vibhishana performing his funeral rites.

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