Ehim pratipaloun sabu parivaru

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 100 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

एहिं प्रतिपालउँ सबु परिवारू। नहिं जानउँ कछु अउर कबारू॥ जौं प्रभु पार अवसि गा चहहू। मोहि पद पदुम पखारन कहहू॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

ehīṃ pratipalauṃ sabu parivārū। nahiṃ jānaūṃ kachu auru kabārū॥ joṃ prabhu pāra avasi gā cahahu। mohi pada paduma pakhārana kahahū॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

I support my whole family with this boat alone. I know no other trade. O Lord, if you truly wish to cross over, then first tell me to wash your lotus feet.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 100 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Kevat's Devotion and Crossing the Ganga”. The episode describes Kevat washing the Lord's feet and lovingly ferrying Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana across the Ganga.

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