Dekhi subhau kahat sabu koi

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 165 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

देखि सुभाउ कहत सबु कोई। राम मातु अस काहे न होई॥ माताँ भरतु गोद बैठारे। आँसु पोंछि मृदु बचन उचारे॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

dekhi subhāu kahata sabu koī। rāma mātu asa kāhe na hoī॥ mātāṃ bharatu goda baiṭhāre। āṃsu poṃchi mṛdu bacana ucāre॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Seeing her nature, everyone said, 'Why would Rama's mother not be like this?' The mother seated Bharata in her lap, wiped away his tears, and spoke gentle words.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 165 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Bharata and Kaushalya, Dashrath's Funeral Rites”. The episode describes Bharata's grief-filled meeting with Kaushalya and King Dasharatha's funeral rites guided by sage Vashishtha.

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