Nahin pad tran sis nahin chhaya

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 216 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

नहिं पद त्रान सीस नहिं छाया। पेमु नेमु ब्रतु धरमु अमाया॥ लखन राम सिय पंथ कहानी। पूँछत सखहि कहत मृदु बानी॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nahiṃ pada trāna sīsa nahiṃ chāyā। pemu nemu bratu dharamu amāyā॥ lakhana rāma siya pantha kahānī। pūṃchata sakhahi kahata mṛdu bānī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

There were no shoes on their feet and no shade over their heads. Their love, discipline, vows, and righteousness were pure and guileless. They ask their friend Guha about the path taken by Lakshmana, Rama, and Sita, and he answers in gentle words.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 216 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Bharadwaj Honors Bharata”. The episode describes sage Bharadwaj's wondrous hospitality toward Bharata and his entire retinue through ascetic power.

Read Full Episode

Read Full Episode
Bharadwaj Honors Bharata