Nij pad nayan dien man ram

Doha 8 · Sundar Kand

Doha Text

निज पद नयन दिएँ मन राम पद कमल लीन। परम दुखी भा पवनसुत देखि जानकी दीन॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nija pada nayana dieṃ mana rāma pada kamala līna। parama dukhī bhā pavanasuta dekhi jānakī dīna॥ 8 ॥

Meaning

Janaki's eyes were fixed on her own feet, while her mind was absorbed in Rama's lotus feet. Seeing Janaki so afflicted and miserable, Hanuman, son of the Wind, was deeply distressed.

Context

This is Doha 8 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Hanuman Sees Sita, Ravan Threatens Her”. The episode describes Hanuman grieving at Sita's suffering and Ravana threatening her in the Ashoka grove.

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