Lagahim kumukh bachan subh kaise

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 43 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

लागहिं कुमुख बचन सुभ कैसे। मगहँ गयादिक तीरथ जैसे॥ रामहि मातु बचन सब भाए। जिमि सुरसरि गत सलिल सुहाए॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

lāgahiṃ kumukha bacana subha kaise। magahaṃ gayādika tīratha jaise॥ rāmahi mātu bacana saba bhāe। jimi surasari gata salila suhāe॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

How can these good words suit Kaikeyi's wicked mouth, just as holy places like Gaya belong to Magadh? To Rama, all of Queen Kaikeyi's words were pleasing, just as water becomes pure and beautiful in the Ganga.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 43 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Rama Accepts Kaikeyi's Command”. The episode describes Rama calmly accepting Kaikeyi's command of exile and Bharata's coronation with joyful obedience.

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