As jiyan jani sunahu sikh bhai

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 71 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

अस जियँ जानि सुनहु सिख भाई। करहु मातु पितु पद सेवकाई॥ भवन भरतु रिपुसूदनु नाहीं। राउ बृद्ध मम दुखु मन माहीं॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

asa jiyaṃ jāni sunahu sikha bhāī। karahu mātu pitu pada sevakāī॥ bhavana bharatu ripusūdanu nāhīṃ। rāu br̥ddha mama dukha mana māhīṃ॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

O brother, knowing this in your heart, hear my counsel and serve the feet of your mother and father. Bharata and Shatrughna are not at home, the king is old, and my sorrow weighs upon his heart.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 71 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Lakshmana's Resolve to Follow Rama”. The episode describes Lakshmana's loving resolve to follow Rama into exile and Rama's counsel on duty.

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