Bar bar mukh chumbati mata

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 52 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

बार बार मुख चुंबति माता। नयन नेह जलु पुलकित गाता॥ गोद राखि पुनि हृदयँ लगाए। स्रवत प्रेमरस पयद सुहाए॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bāra bāra mukha cumbati mātā। nayana neha jalu pulakita gātā॥ god rākh(i) puni hṛdayaṃ lāe। sravata premarasa payada suhāe॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

The mother kept kissing Shri Ramchandra's face again and again. Tears of love filled her eyes, and her whole body was thrilled with joy. Placing Shri Ram in her lap and then embracing him to her heart again, she seemed to overflow with the nectar of love.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 52 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Ram Tells Kaushalya of His Exile”. The episode describes Rama's gentle words informing Kaushalya of exile and her grief-stricken yet noble acceptance.

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