Nit nav sochu sati ur bhara

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 59 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

नित नव सोचु सती उर भारा। कब जैहउँ दुख सागर पारा॥ मैं जो कीन्ह रघुपति अपमाना। पुनि पतिबचनु मृषा करि जाना॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nita nava sochu satī ura bhārā। kaba jaihauṃ dukha sāgara pārā॥ maiṃ jo kīnha raghupati apamānā। puni patibachanu mṛṣā kari jānā॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

A new and heavy sorrow kept rising in Sati's heart: when would she ever cross this ocean of suffering? I insulted Shri Raghunath, and then I took my husband's words to be false--

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 59 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Shiva Renounces Sati”. The episode describes Shiva inwardly renouncing Sati and entering deep, unworldly samadhi.