Arat kahahin bichari na kau

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 258 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

आरत कहहिं बिचारि न काऊ। सूझ जुआरिहि आपन दाऊ॥ सुनि मुनि बचन कहत रघुराऊ। नाथ तुम्हारेहि हाथ उपाऊ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

ārata kahahiṃ bicāri na kāū। sūjha juārihi āpana dāū॥ suni muni bacana kahata raghurāū। nātha tumhārehi hātha upāū॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

People in distress do not speak after thinking carefully; a gambler sees only his own stake. Hearing the sage's words, Lord Raghunath said, 'O Lord, the means is in your own hands.'

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 258 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Vashishtha’s Address in the Assembly”. The episode describes sage Vashishtha's wise address on dharma, duty, and Bharat's devotion at Chitrakoot assembly.

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