Jo sevaku sahibahi sankochi

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 268 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

जो सेवकु साहिबहि सँकोची। निज हित चहइ तासु मति पोची॥ सेवक हित साहिब सेवकाई। करै सकल सुख लोभ बिहाई॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

jo sevaku sāhibahi saṃkocī। nija hita cahai tāsu mati pocī॥ sevaka hita sāhiba sevakāī। karai sakala sukha lobha bihāī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

The servant who puts his Lord to inconvenience and seeks only his own welfare has a base mind. The servant’s true good lies in serving the Lord alone, abandoning all pleasures and all greed.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 268 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Ram, Bharata and Others Converse”. The episode describes the profound dialogue between Rama and Bharata on dharma, kingship, and their father's command.

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