Janatahun puchhia kas swami
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 9 · Aranya Kand
Chaupai Text
जानतहूँ पूछिअ कस स्वामी। सबदरसी तुम्ह अंतरजामी॥ निसिचर निकर सकल मुनि खाए। सुनि रघुबीर नयन जल छाए॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jānatahūṃ pūchia kasa svāmī। sabadarasī tumha antarajāmī॥ isichara nikara sakala muni khāe। suni raghubīra nayana jala chāe॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
The sages said, "O Lord, You are all-seeing and the Inner Knower of all hearts. Even knowing this, why do You ask us as though You did not know? The hosts of demons have devoured all these sages." Hearing this, tears of compassion filled Raghubir's eyes.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 9 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Rama's Vow to Destroy the Demons”. The episode describes Rama vowing to destroy demons upon seeing the slaughtered sages' bones in the forest.