Soi Siy chalan chahati ban satha

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 59 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

सोइ सिय चलन चहति बन साथा। आयसु काह होइ रघुनाथा॥ चंद किरन रस रसिक चकोरी। रबि रुख नयन सकइ किमि जोरी॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

soi siya calana cahati bana sāthā। āyasu kāha hoi raghunāthā॥ canda kiraṇa rasa rasika cakorī। ravi rukha nayana sakai kimi jorī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

That very Sita now wishes to go to the forest with you. O Raghunath, what command can be given to her? How can the chakori, who delights in the nectar of the moon’s rays, turn her eyes toward the sun?

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 59 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Ram Tells Kaushalya of His Exile”. The episode describes Rama's gentle words informing Kaushalya of exile and her grief-stricken yet noble acceptance.

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