Sant kahahin asi niti dasanan

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 7 · Lanka Kand

Chaupai Text

संत कहहिं असि नीति दसानन। चौथेंपन जाइहि नृप कानन॥ तासु भजनु कीजिअ तहँ भर्ता। जो कर्ता पालक संहर्ता॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

Saṃta kahahiṃ asi nīti dasānana। Cautheṃpan jāihi nṛpa kānana॥ Tāsu bhajanu kījia tahaṃ bhartā। Jo kartā pālaka saṃhartā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

The saints say, O ten-headed one, that in old age a king should go to the forest. There, O master, worship Him who is the creator, nourisher, and destroyer.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 7 from Lanka Kand, in the episode “Mandodari Counsels Ravana”. The episode describes Mandodari's tearful plea to Ravana to return Sita and his tense exchange with Prahasta.

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