Jo apan chahai kalyana
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 38 · Sundar Kand
Chaupai Text
जो आपन चाहै कल्याना। सुजसु सुमति सुभ गति सुख नाना॥ सो परनारि लिलार गोसाईं। तजउ चउथि के चंद कि नाईं॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jo āpana cāhai kalyānā। sujasu sumati subha gati sukha nānā॥ so paranārī lilāra gosāīṃ। tajau cauthi ke canda ki nāīṃ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
Whoever desires his own well-being, good fame, right understanding, a noble destiny, and many kinds of happiness should, O lord, abandon another man's wife as one abandons the moon of the fourth lunar day—that is, he should not even look at another man's wife.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, 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.