Duri pharak ruchir so ghata

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 29 · Uttar Kand

Chaupai Text

दूरि फराक रुचिर सो घाटा। जहँ जल पिअहिं बाजि गज ठाटा॥ पनिघट परम मनोहर नाना। तहाँ न पुरुष करहिं अस्नाना॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dūri pharāka rucira so ghāṭā। jahaṃ jala piahim bāji gaja ṭhāṭā॥ panighaṭa parama manohara nānā। tahāṃ na puruṣa karahim asnānā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

A little farther away there is a beautiful ghat, where horses and elephants drink water in crowds. There are many very lovely ghats for drawing water. Men do not bathe there.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 29 from Uttar Kand, in the episode “Sons Born, Sanakadi's Visit”. The episode describes the birth of sons to the four brothers, Ayodhya's splendor, and Sanakadi's sacred dialogue with Rama on the highest truth.

Read Full Episode

Read Full Episode
Sons Born, Sanakadi's Visit