Byartha marahu jani gala bajai
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 246 · Bal Kand
Chaupai Text
ब्यर्थ मरहु जनि गाल बजाई। मन मोदकन्हि कि भूख बुताई॥ सिख हमारि सुनि परम पुनीता। जगदंबा जानहु जियँ सीता॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
byartha marahu jani gāla bajāī। mana modakanhi ki bhūkha butāī॥ sikha hamāri suni parama punītā। jagadambā jānahu jiyaṃ sītā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
Do not die in vain, merely boasting. Can hunger ever be appeased by sweets of the mind? Hearing our most pure counsel, take Sita in your heart as the Divine Mother of the world and give up the hope of winning her as your wife.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 246 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Vishvamitra Enters the Assembly”. The episode describes Vishvamitra entering the great assembly with Rama and Lakshmana, each beholder seeing the princes according to their own devotion.