Nath nil nal kapi dvau bhai

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 60 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

नाथ नील नल कपि द्वौ भाई। लरिकाईं रिषि आसिष पाई॥ तिन्ह कें परस किएँ गिरि भारे। तरिहहिं जलधि प्रताप तुम्हारे॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nātha nīla nala kapi dvau bhāī। larikāīṃ riṣi āsiṣa pāī॥ tinha keṃ parasa kieṃ giri bhāre। tarihahiṃ jaladhi pratāpa tumhāre॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

[The ocean said:] O Lord, Nila and Nala are two monkey brothers. In their childhood they received blessings from a sage. By their mere touch, even huge mountains will float across the sea through your power.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 60 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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