Pati parityag hridayan dukhu bhari

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 61 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

पति परित्याग हृदयँ दुखु भारी। कहइ न निज अपराध बिचारी॥ बोली सती मनोहर बानी। भय संकोच प्रेम रस सानी॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

pati parityāga hṛdayaṃ dukhu bhārī। kahai na nija aparādha bicārī॥ bolī satī manohara bānī। bhaya saṃkocha prema rasa sānī॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

Because their hearts were burdened with the great sorrow of being abandoned by their husband, they said nothing, knowing their own fault. At last Sati spoke in a sweet voice, soaked in fear, modesty, and the essence of love--

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 61 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Shiva Renounces Sati”. The episode describes Shiva inwardly renouncing Sati and entering deep, unworldly samadhi.