Chaudah bhuvan ek pati hoi
Chaudah bhuvan ek pati hoi
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 38 · Sundar Kand
Chaupai Text
चौदह भुवन एक पति होई। भूतद्रोह तिष्टइ नहिं सोई॥ गुन सागर नागर नर जोऊ। अलप लोभ भल कहइ न कोऊ॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
caudaha bhuvana eka pati hoī। bhūtadroha tiṣṭai nahiṃ soī॥ guna sāgara nāgara nara jōū। alapa lobha bhala kahai na koū॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
Even if one were the sole lord of the fourteen worlds, he could not endure if he practices hostility toward living beings. And if a man is a storehouse of virtues and worldly wisdom, yet has even a little greed, no one calls him good.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 38 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Vibhishan Counsels Ravan”. The episode describes Vibhishana's righteous counsel to Ravana, his humiliation, and his resolve to leave Lanka.
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