Mamata dadu kandu irasha i
Mamata dadu kandu irasha i
Chaupai 17, Under Doha 121 · Uttar Kand
Chaupai Text
ममता दादु कंडु इरषाई। हरष बिषाद गरह बहुताई॥ पर सुख देखि जरनि सोइ छई। कुष्ट दुष्टता मन कुटिलई॥ १७ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mamatā dādu kaṇḍu iraṣāī। haraṣa biṣāda garaha bahutāī॥ para sukha dekhi jarani soi chhaī। kuṣṭa duṣṭatā mana kuṭilaī॥ 17 ॥
Meaning
Affection is a boil, envy is itching, and joy and sorrow are a host of throat ailments. The burning that arises on seeing others' happiness is consumption, and wickedness and crookedness of mind are leprosy.
Context
This is Chaupai 17, Under Doha 121 from Uttar Kand, in the episode “Garuda's Seven Questions Answered”. The episode describes Kakbhushundi's spiritual answers to Garuda's seven questions on dharma and inner life.
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