Dev pitar sab tumhahi gosain
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 57 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
देव पितर सब तुम्हहि गोसाईं। राखहुँ पलक नयन की नाईं॥ अवधि अंबु प्रिय परिजन मीना। तुम्ह करुनाकर धरम धुरीना॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
deva pitara saba tumhahi gosāīṃ। rākhahuṃ palaka nayana kī nāīṃ॥ avadhi ambu priya parijana mīnā। tumha karunākara dharama dhurīnā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
O Gosain! May all the gods and ancestors protect you just as the eyelids protect the eyes. Your period of exile is the water, your dear relatives are the fish. You are the source of compassion and the bearer of the pillar of righteousness.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 57 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.