Makar urag jhhash gan akulane

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 58 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

मकर उरग झष गन अकुलाने। जरत जंतु जलनिधि जब जाने॥ कनक थार भरि मनि गन नाना। बिप्र रूप आयउ तजि माना॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

makara uraga jhaṣa gana akulāne। jarata jantu jalanidhi jaba jāne॥ kanaka thāra bhari mani gana nānā। bipra rūpa āyau taji mānā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Crocodiles, serpents, and shoals of fish became agitated. When the ocean saw creatures burning, it came in the form of a brahmin, abandoning pride and bringing a golden tray filled with many jewels.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 58 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Ram's Anger, Ocean Submits”. The episode describes Rama's righteous wrath at the unyielding ocean and the ocean's humble submission and guidance.

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