Saral susil dharam rat rau

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 162 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

सरल सुसील धरम रत राऊ। सो किमि जानै तीय सुभाऊ॥ अस को जीव जंतु जग माहीं। जेहि रघुनाथ प्रानप्रिय नाहीं॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sarala susīla dharama rata rāū। so kimi jānai tīya subhāū॥ asa ko jīva jaṃtu jaga māhīṃ। jehi raghunātha prānapriya nāhīṃ॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

The king was simple, gentle, and devoted to righteousness. How could he know the nature of women? And who among the living beings in the world is there who is not dear to Raghunatha as life itself?

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 162 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Bharata and Shatrughna Arrive and Grieve”. The episode describes Bharata and Shatrughna returning to grief-stricken Ayodhya on learning of Dasharatha's death and Rama's exile.

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