Sunahu bharat bhavi prabal bilakhi kaheu

Doha 171 · Ayodhya Kand

Doha Text

सुनहु भरत भावी प्रबल बिलखि कहेउ मुनिनाथ। हानि लाभु जीवनु मरनु जसु अपजसु बिधि हाथ॥ १७१ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sunahu bharata bhāvī prabala bilakhi kaheu muninātha। hāni lābhu jīvana maranu jasu apajasu bidhi hātha॥ 171 ॥

Meaning

The lord among sages said sorrowfully: Listen, Bharat, destiny is very powerful. Loss and gain, life and death, fame and disgrace—all are in the hands of Providence.

Context

This is Doha 171 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Vashishtha Counsels Bharata, Journey Planned”. The episode describes Vashishtha counseling Bharata on dharma and preparations to journey to Chitrakoot to bring Rama back.

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