Kan mudi kar rad gahi jiha

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 48 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

कान मूदि कर रद गहि जीहा। एक कहहिं यह बात अलीहा॥ सुकृत जाहिं अस कहत तुम्हारे। रामु भरत कहुँ प्रानपिआरे॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kāna mūdi kara rada gahi jīhā। eka kahahiṃ yaha bāta alīhā॥ sukṛta jāhiṃ asa kahata tumhāre। rāmu bharata kahuṃ prānapiāre॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Some stop their ears, clench their teeth, and hold their tongue, saying, “This is a lie.” By saying such a thing, your merit will be destroyed. Bharata is as dear to Rama as life itself.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 48 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Ram-Dashrath Dialogue, Appeals to Kaikeyi”. The episode describes Rama consoling Dasharatha, Ayodhya's deep grief, and failed appeals to Kaikeyi.

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