Chale sath as mantru drihai
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 84 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
चले साथ अस मंत्रु दृढ़ाई। सुर दुर्लभ सुख सदन बिहाई॥ राम चरन पंकज प्रिय जिन्हही। बिषय भोग बस करहिं कि तिन्हही॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
cale sātha asa mantru dṛḍhāī। sura durlabha sukha sadana bihāī॥ rāma carana paṃkaja priya jinhahī। biṣaya bhoga basa karahiṃ ki tinhahī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
Having firmly resolved thus, they left homes filled with joys hard even for the gods to attain and set out with Rama. Can sense pleasures ever enslave those to whom the lotus feet of Rama are dear?
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 84 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Departure for the Forest, Ayodhya Left Behind”. The episode describes Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana departing for the forest while Ayodhya's grieving citizens are left sleeping behind.