Ram kaha tanu rakhahu tata
Ram kaha tanu rakhahu tata
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 31 · Aranya Kand
Chaupai Text
राम कहा तनु राखहु ताता। मुख मुसुकाइ कही तेहिं बाता॥ जा कर नाम मरत मुख आवा। अधमउ मुकुत होइ श्रुति गावा॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāma kahā tanu rākhahu tātā। mukha musukāi kahī tehiṃ bātā॥ jā kara nāma marata mukha āvā। adhamau mukuta hoi śruti gāvā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
Rama said, "Keep your body, dear one." Then, smiling, he said these words: "The Vedas declare that even the lowest sinner attains liberation if the Name comes to the mouth at the moment of death."
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 31 from Aranya Kand, in the episode “Ram's Lament and Jatayu's End”. The episode describes Rama's anguished lament for Sita and Jatayu's blessed release after revealing Ravana's deed.
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