Kahahu tat janani baliharin

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 52 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

कहहु तात जननी बलिहारी। कबहिं लगन मुद मंगलकारी॥ सुकृत सील सुख सीवँ सुहाई। जनम लाभ कइ अवधि अघाई॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kahahu tāta jananī balihārī। kabahiṃ lagana muda maṅgalakārī॥ sukṛta sīla sukha sīvaṃ suhāī। janama lābha kai avadhi aghāī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Dear son, I am utterly devoted to you; tell me, when is that joy-bringing and auspicious moment, that lovely boundary of my merit, virtue, and happiness, the full attainment of the boon of birth?

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 52 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Ram Tells Kaushalya of His Exile”. The episode describes Rama's gentle words informing Kaushalya of exile and her grief-stricken yet noble acceptance.

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