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title: "Kishkindha Kand Doha 17"
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# Kishkindha Kand · Doha 17

**चौ०** 
> सुखी मीन जे नीर अगाधा। जिमि हरि सरन न एकउ बाधा॥  
> फूलें कमल सोह सर कैसा। निर्गुन ब्रह्म सगुन भएँ जैसा॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> गुंजत मधुकर मुखर अनूपा। सुंदर खग रव नाना रूपा॥  
> चक्रबाक मन दुख निसि पेखी। जिमि दुर्जन पर संपति देखी॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> चातक रटत तृषा अति ओही। जिमि सुख लहइ न संकरद्रोही॥  
> सरदातप निसि ससि अपहरई। संत दरस जिमि पातक टरई॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> देखि इंदु चकोर समुदाई। चितवहिं जिमि हरिजन हरि पाई॥  
> मसक दंस बीते हिम त्रासा। जिमि द्विज द्रोह किएँ कुल नासा॥४॥

Meaning: “In deep waters the fish are as happy as ever, just as those who have taken refuge in Śrī Hari never fall into trouble of any kind. With full-blown lotuses the lake appears as charming as when the Absolute Brahma appears with form. (1)

“The bees are making a humming sound which possesses a unique melody of its own, and the birds, a charming concert of diverse sounds. The Cakravāka bird is sad at heart to see the night, just as a villain is grieved at the sight of another’s fortune. (2)

“The Cātaka cries out in its agony of excessive thirst just as an enemy of Śaṅkara knows no rest. The moon by night relieves the heat of the autumnal sun, just as the sight of a holy man drives away sin. (3)

“Flocks of Cakora birds fix their gaze on the moon as soon as it comes to their view, even as the votaries of Śrī Hari on meeting Him. Mosquitoes and gadflies have perished due to fear of cold, just as hostility to the Brāhmaṇas brings ruin to the entire family. (4)

**दो०** 
> भूमि जीव संकुल रहे गए सरद रितु पाइ।  
> सदगुर मिलें जाहिं जिमि संसय भ्रम समुदाइ॥१७॥

Meaning: “The insects that teemed on the earth (in the rainy season) have perished with the advent of the winter, just as a man who has found a teacher in the real sense of the term is rid of all doubt and error. (17)

Previous: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/kishkindha-kand/doha-16  
Kand: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/kishkindha-kand  
Next: https://ramayana.com/ramcharitmanas/kishkindha-kand/doha-18

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