Suni bole gur ati sukhu pai

Chaupai 1, Under Doha 294 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

सुनि बोले गुर अति सुखु पाई। पुन्य पुरुष कहुँ महि सुख छाई॥ जिमि सरिता सागर महुँ जाहीं। जद्यपि ताहि कामना नाहीं॥ १ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

suni bole gura ati sukhu pāī। punya purusha kahuṃ mahi sukha chāī॥ jimi saritā sāgara mahuṃ jāhīṃ। jadyapi tāhi kāmanā nāhīṃ॥ 1 ॥

Meaning

On hearing the news and feeling great delight, the Guru said: “For a righteous man, the world is covered with happiness. Just as rivers flow into the ocean, even though the ocean has no desire for the rivers.”

Context

This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 294 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Janaka's Message, Procession Departs”. The episode describes Janaka's joyful message to Dasharatha and the grand wedding procession departing for Janakpur.

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