Dharam niti upadesia tahi
Dharam niti upadesia tahi
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 72 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
धरम नीति उपदेसिअ ताही। कीरति भूति सुगति प्रिय जाही॥ मन क्रम बचन चरन रत होई। कृपासिंधु परिहरिअ कि सोई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dharama nīti upadesia tāhī। kīrati bhūti sugati priya jāhī॥ mana krama bacana carana rata hoī। kṛpāsiṃdhu pariharia ki soī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
One should instruct in dharma and policy those to whom fame, prosperity, or good destiny are dear. But one who is devoted to Your feet in thought, word, and deed—O Ocean of mercy—should such a one also be abandoned?
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 72 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Lakshmana's Resolve to Follow Rama”. The episode describes Lakshmana's loving resolve to follow Rama into exile and Rama's counsel on duty.
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