Sab sut priy mohi pran ki

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 208 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

सब सुत प्रिय मोहि प्रान कि नाईं। राम देत नहिं बनइ गोसाईं॥ कहँ निसिचर अति घोर कठोरा। कहँ सुंदर सुत परम किसोरा॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

saba suta priya mohi prāna ki nāīṃ। rāma deta nahiṃ banai gosāīṃ॥ kahaṃ nisicara ati ghora kaṭhorā। kahaṃ sundara suta parama kisorā॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

All my sons are dear to me as life itself; among them, O Lord, it is impossible for me to give away Rama. Where are the terrifying and cruel demons, and where are my beautiful sons in the very bloom of youth, tender and delicate?

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 208 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Vishvamitra Asks for Ram and Lakshman”. The episode describes sage Vishvamitra asking Dasharatha for Rama and Lakshmana to guard his sacrifice.

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