Sunu janani soi sutu badabhagi

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 41 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

सुनु जननी सोइ सुतु बड़भागी। जो पितु मातु बचन अनुरागी॥ तनय मातु पितु तोषनिहारा। दुर्लभ जननि सकल संसारा॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sunu jananī soi sutu baṛabhāgī। jo pitu mātu bacana anurāgī॥ tanaya mātu pitu toṣanihārā। durlabha janani sakala saṃsārā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Listen, O Mother: that son alone is truly fortunate who is devoted to the words of his father and mother. A son who brings delight to his parents through obedience is, O mother, rare in all the world.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 41 from Ayodhya Kand, in the episode “Rama Accepts Kaikeyi's Command”. The episode describes Rama calmly accepting Kaikeyi's command of exile and Bharata's coronation with joyful obedience.

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