Aaju daya dukhu dusah sahava

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 280 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

आजु दया दुखु दुसह सहावा। सुनि सौमित्रि बिहसि सिरु नावा॥ बाउ कृपा मूरति अनुकूला। बोलत बचन झरत जनु फूला॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

āju dayā dukhu dusaha sahāvā। suni saumitri bihasi siru nāvā॥ bāu kṛpā mūrati anukūlā। bolata bacana jharata janu phūlā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Today, compassion is making me endure this unbearable pain. Hearing this, Lakshmana smiled and bowed his head, as if saying: your form of grace is truly in accord with you; your words fall like flowers.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 280 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Rama, Lakshmana, and Parashurama”. The episode describes the sharp exchange between Rama, Lakshmana, and Parashurama ending in his recognition of Rama's divine form.

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