Marakat mridu kalevar syama
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 76 · Uttar Kand
Chaupai Text
मरकत मृदुल कलेवर स्यामा। अंग अंग प्रति छबि बहु कामा॥ नव राजीव अरुन मृदु चरना। पदज रुचिर नख ससि दुति हरना॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
marakata mṛdula kalevara syāmā। aṅga aṅga prati chabi bahu kāmā॥ nava rājīva aruna mṛdu caranā। padaja rucira nakha sasi duti haranā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
He has a body soft and green-dark like a marakata gem. In every limb there is the beauty of countless Cupids. His fresh, red, lotus-like tender feet are lovely; the nails on His feet are beautiful and outshine the moon’s brilliance.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 76 from Uttar Kand, in the episode “Garuda's Delusion, Kakbhushundi's Rama Katha”. The episode describes Garuda's delusion revealed through Shiva-Parvati dialogue and his hearing Rama Katha from Kakbhushundi.