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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