Kus kantak mag kankar nana

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 62 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

कुस कंटक मग काँकर नाना। चलब पयादेहिं बिनु पदत्राना॥ चरन कमल मृदु मंजु तुम्हारे। मारग अगम भूमिधर भारे॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kusa kaṃṭaka maga kāṃkara nānā। calaba payādehiṃ binu padatrānā॥ carana kamala mr̥du maṃju tumhāre। māraga agama bhūmidhara bhāre॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

The path is strewn with kusa grass, thorns, and many stones. One must walk barefoot, without sandals. Your lotus feet are soft and lovely, and the road has great, impassable mountains.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 62 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Sita Resolves to Accompany Rama”. The episode describes Sita's loving plea and firm resolve to accompany Rama into the forest.

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