Priya bandhu gati lakhi raghunandanu
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 141 · Ayodhya Kand
Chaupai Text
प्रिया बंधु गति लखि रघुनंदनु। धीर कृपाल भगत उर चंदनु॥ लगे कहन कछु कथा पुनीता। सुनि सुखु लहहिं लखनु अरु सीता॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
priyā bandhu gati lakhi raghunandanu। dhīra kṛpāla bhagata ura candanu॥ lage kahana kachu kathā punītā। suni sukhu lahahiṃ lakhanu aru sītā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
Then Raghunandan, who is patient, compassionate, and like sandalwood to the hearts of devotees, seeing the condition of His dear wife and brother Lakshmana, begins to speak some sacred stories, hearing which Lakshmana and Sita find joy.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 141 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Settling at Chitrakoot, Kol and Bhil Service”. The episode describes Rama settling at Chitrakoot and the devoted service of Kol and Bhil tribes.