Main puni putrabudhu priy pai

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 59 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

मैं पुनि पुत्रबधू प्रिय पाई। रूप रासि गुन सील सुहाई॥ नयन पुतरि करि प्रीति बढ़ाई। राखेउँ प्रान जानकिहिं लाई॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

maiṃ puni putrabadhū priya pāī। rūpa rāsi guna sīla suhāī॥ nayana putari kari prīti baṛhāī। rākhеuṃ prāna jānakihiṃ lāī॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

Then I found a beloved daughter-in-law who is a treasury of beauty, virtue, and modesty. I made her the pupil of my eye, deepened my affection for her, and have placed my life in Janaki.

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 59 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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