Chalan chahat ban jivannathu
Chalan chahat ban jivannathu
Chaupai 2, Under Doha 58 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
चलन चहत बन जीवननाथू। केहि सुकृती सन होइहि साथू॥ की तनु प्रान कि केवल प्राना। बिधि करतबु कछु जाइ न जाना॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
calana cahata bana jīvananāthū। kehi sukṛtī sana hoihi sāthū॥ kī tanu prāna ki kevala prānā। bidhi karatabu kachu jāi na jānā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
The Lord of life, the beloved husband, wishes to go to the forest. Let us see which fortunate one will accompany him—will body and life go together, or only life alone? The workings of fate cannot be known.
Context
This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 58 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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