Hamsabansu dasarathu janaku Ram Lakhan se

Doha 161 · Ayodhya Kand

Doha Text

हंसबंसु दसरथु जनकु राम लखन से भाइ। जननी तूँ जननी भई बिधि सन कछु न बसाइ॥ १६१ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

haṃsabaṃsu dasarathu janaku rāma lakhana se bhāi। jananī tūṃ jananī bhaī bidhi sana kachu na basāi॥ 161 ॥

Meaning

I was granted a Solar dynasty-like lineage, a father like King Dasharatha, and brothers like Rama and Lakshmana. But, O mother, it was you who gave birth to me! What can be done? One has no control over fate.

Context

This is Doha 161 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Bharata and Shatrughna Arrive and Grieve”. The episode describes Bharata and Shatrughna returning to grief-stricken Ayodhya on learning of Dasharatha's death and Rama's exile.

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