Sachiv dharamaruchi hari pad priti

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 155 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

सचिव धरमरुचि हरि पद प्रीती। नृप हित हेतु सिखव नित नीती॥ गुर सुर संत पितर महिदेवा। करइ सदा नृप सब कै सेवा॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

saciva dharamaruci hari pada prītī। nṛpa hita hetu sikhava nita nītī॥ gura sura santa pitara mahidevā। karai sadā nṛpa saba kai sevā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

The minister Dharmaruchi had love for the feet of Hari. For the king's welfare, he continually taught him policy and right conduct. The king always served the guru, the gods, saints, ancestors, and all others worthy of reverence.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 155 from Bal Kand, in the episode “The Story of King Pratapbhanu”. The episode describes King Pratapbhanu's deception, brahmin's curse, and the downfall that shaped Ravana's birth.

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