ShriRam Shalaka

This verse (chaupai) is from the Sundarkanda chapter of Shri Ramcharitmanas.

Hanuman ji standing composed before the golden gate of Lanka at night, with the demoness Lankini bowing before him in blessing

प्रबिसि नगर कीजे सब काजा। हृदयँ राखि कोसलपुर राजा॥ गरल सुधा रिपु करहिं मिताई। गोपद सिंधु अनल सितलाई॥

This verse (chaupai) comes from Sundarkanda, describing Hanumanji's moment of entering Lanka.
Meaning : Keep Lord Raghunathji, the King of Ayodhya, in your heart, and then enter the city and perform all tasks. For him, poison turns into nectar, enemies become friends, the ocean becomes as small as a cow's hoof print, and fire becomes cool.

Context: where this chaupai appears in Shri Ramcharitmanas

In Sundarkanda, after leaping across the ocean, Hanuman ji reaches the gate of Lanka, where the demoness Lankini stops him. Overwhelmed by a single blow from him, she recalls Brahma ji's words and herself says: enter the city and do all your work, keeping Shri Ram, the King of Kosalpur (Ayodhya), in your heart. For one who carries Shri Ram in the heart, poison becomes nectar, enemies turn into friends, the ocean shrinks to a cow's hoofprint, and fire turns cool.

Transliteration

Prabisi Nagar Kije Sab Kaja. Hridayan Rakhi Kosalpur Raja.. Garal Sudha Ripu Karahin Mitai. Gopad Sindhu Anal Sitalai..

Word meanings

  • Prabisi = having entered
  • Kaja = work, tasks
  • Hridayan rakhi = keeping in the heart
  • Kosalpur raja = Shri Ram, King of Ayodhya
  • Garal = poison
  • Sudha = nectar
  • Ripu = enemy
  • Mitai = friendship
  • Gopad = a cow's hoofprint
  • Sindhu = ocean
  • Anal = fire
  • Sitalai = coolness

As a Shalaka answer

This is a highly auspicious answer. Begin the work with remembrance of the Lord; obstacles will turn favourable on their own, just as every barrier of Lanka became a path for Hanuman ji.

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