Jat pavanasut devannh dekha

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 2 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

जात पवनसुत देवन्ह देखा। जानैं कहुँ बल बुद्धि बिसेषा॥ सुरसा नाम अहिन्ह कै माता। पठइन्हि आइ कही तेहिं बाता॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jāta pavanasuta devanha dekhā। jānaiṃ kahuṃ bala buddhi viseṣā॥ surasā nāma ahinha kai mātā। paṭhaīnhi āi kahī tehiṃ bātā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

The gods saw the son of the Wind as he went along, and in order to test his extraordinary strength and intelligence they sent Surasa, the mother of serpents, who came and said this to Hanuman.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 2 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Hanuman leaves for Lanka, Surasa's Test”. The episode describes Hanuman's ocean crossing, Surasa's test, and the slaying of the shadow-seizing demoness.

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