Harashit hridayaN matu pahiN ae

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 73 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

हरषित हृदयँ मातु पहिं आए। मनहुँ अंध फिरि लोचन पाए॥ जाइ जननि पग नायउ माथा। मनु रघुनंदन जानकि साथा॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

haraṣita hṛdayaṃ mātu pahiṃ āe। manahuṃ aṃdha phiri locana pāe॥ jāi janani paga nāyau māthā। manu raghunaṃdana jāniki sāthā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

With a joyful heart, he came to Mother Sumitra as though a blind man had regained his sight. He bowed his head at his mother's feet. Yet his heart was with Shri Ram and Janaki, the delight of the Raghu lineage.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 73 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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