Sant kahahin asi niti dasanan
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.
Read Full Episode
Read Full Episode
Mandodari Counsels Ravana