Kah suk nath satya sab bani

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 57 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

कह सुक नाथ सत्य सब बानी। समुझहु छाड़ि प्रकृति अभिमानी॥ सुनहु बचन मम परिहरि क्रोधा। नाथ राम सन तजहु बिरोधा॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kaha suka nātha satya saba bānī। samujhahu chāḍi prakṛti abhimānī॥ sunahu bacana mama parihari krodhā। nātha rāma sana tajahu birodhā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

Shuk, the messenger, said: ‘O lord, give up your proud nature and take everything written in this letter as true. Leave aside anger and hear my words. O lord, renounce enmity with Rama.’

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 57 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.