Gahasi na Ram charan sath jaaee

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 35 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

गहसि न राम चरन सठ जाई। सुनत फिरा मन अति सकुचाई॥ भयउ तेजहत श्री सब गई। मध्य दिवस जिमि ससि सोहई॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

gahasi na rāma carana saṭha jāī। sunata firā mana ati sakucāī॥ bhayau tejahata śrī saba gaī। madhya divasa jimi sasi sohaī॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

'O fool, why do you not go and hold Rama's feet?' Hearing this, he returned, greatly abashed in his mind. All his glory was gone. He became so radiant-less that he looked like the moon in the middle of the day.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 35 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Angada's Dialogue with Ravana”. The episode describes Angada's fearless counsel to Ravana in his court urging him to return Sita and seek Rama's refuge.

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