So bichari sahi sankatu bhari

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 306 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

सो बिचारि सहि संकटु भारी। करहु प्रजा परिवारु सुखारी॥ बाँटी बिपति सबहिं मोहि भाई। तुम्हहि अवधि भरि बड़ि कठिनाई॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

so bicāri sahi saṅkaṭu bhārī। karahu prajā parivāru sukhārī॥ bāṇṭī bipati sabahiṃ mohi bhāī। tumhahiṃ avadhi bhari baṛi kaṭhināī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Reflect on this and, even bearing great hardship, make the people and your family happy. O brother, everyone has shared my suffering, but for you there is still great difficulty throughout the whole exile period.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 306 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Ram and Bharata Discuss Duty”. The episode describes Rama instructing Bharata on filial obedience, righteous kingship, and devoted service.

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