Pay pakhari baithi taru chhahi

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 67 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

पाय पखारि बैठि तरु छाहीं। करिहउँ बाउ मुदित मन माहीं॥ श्रम कन सहित स्याम तनु देखें। कहँ दुख समउ प्रानपति पेखें॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

pāya pakhāri baiṭhi taru chāhīṃ। karihauṃ bāu mudita mana māhīṃ॥ śrama kana sahita syāma tanu dekheṃ। kahaṃ dukha samau prānapati pekheṃ॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

I will wash your feet, sit in the shade of a tree, and gladly fan you with a cheerful mind. When I see your dark-complexioned body marked with drops of sweat—how can there be any place for sorrow when I am beholding my lord?

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 67 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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