Bole lakhana madhur mridu bani

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 92 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

बोले लखन मधुर मृदु बानी। ग्यान बिराग भगति रस सानी॥ काहु न कोउ सुख दुख कर दाता। निज कृत करम भोग सबु भ्राता॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bole lakhana madhura mṛdu bānī। gyāna birāga bhagati rasa sānī॥ kāhu na kou sukha dukha kara dātā। nija kṛta karama bhoga sabu bhrātā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Then Lakshmana spoke in a sweet, gentle voice imbued with the essence of knowledge, dispassion, and devotion: "Brother, no one gives anyone joy or sorrow. Everyone reaps the fruit of their own deeds."

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 92 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Lakshmana and Nishad, Sumantra Returns”. The episode describes Lakshmana and Nishad's deep dialogue and Sumantra's sorrowful farewell return to Ayodhya.

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