Kahab sandesu bharat ke aaen

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 152 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

कहब सँदेसु भरत के आएँ। नीति न तजिअ राजपदु पाएँ॥ पालेहु प्रजहि करम मन बानी। सेएहु मातु सकल सम जानी॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kahaba saṃdesu bharata ke āeṃ। nīti na tajia rājapadu pāeṃ॥ pālehu prajahi karama mana bānī। se ehu mātu sakala sama jānī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

When Bharata comes, tell him this message of mine: after obtaining the kingly office, do not abandon righteousness; protect the people in deed, word, and mind, and serve all the mothers, regarding them all as equal.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 152 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Dashrath's Last Words and His Death”. The episode describes Dasharatha's grief-stricken final words to Sumantra and his death from separation from Rama.

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