Batan manahi rijhai sath jani ghalasi

Doha 56 (a) · Sundar Kand

Doha Text

बातन्ह मनहि रिझाइ सठ जनि घालसि कुल खीस। राम बिरोध न उबरसि सरन बिष्नु अज ईस॥ ५६ (क) ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bātanha manahai rijhāi saṭha jani ghālasi kula khīsa। rāma birodha na ubarasi sarana biṣṇu aja īsa॥ 56 (a) ॥

Meaning

[The letter said—] O fool! Do not destroy your lineage by merely soothing the mind with words. If you oppose Rama, even taking refuge in Vishnu, Brahma, and Mahesh will not save you.

Context

This is Doha 56 (a) from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Shuka Warns Ravan”. The episode describes Shuka describing Rama's army's might to Ravana and delivering Lakshmana's final warning letter.