Sursar subhag banaj ban chari

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 60 · Ayodhya Kand

Chaupai Text

सुरसर सुभग बनज बन चारी। डाबर जोगु कि हंसकुमारी॥ अस बिचारि जस आयसु होई। मैं सिख देउँ जानकिहि सोई॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

surasara subhaga banaja bana cārī। ḍābara jogu ki haṃsakumārī॥ asa bicāri jasa āyasu hoi। maiṃ sikha deūṃ jānakihi soī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

Is a swan princess, roaming in the fragrant lotus-groves of the celestial lake, fit for a muddy pond? Thinking thus, as you command, I will instruct Janaki accordingly.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 60 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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