Lachhiman ban sarasan anu
Lachhiman ban sarasan anu
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 58 · Sundar Kand
Chaupai Text
लछिमन बान सरासन आनू। सोषौं बारिधि बिसिख कृसानू॥ सठ सन बिनय कुटिल सन प्रीती। सहज कृपन सन सुंदर नीती॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
lachimana bāna sarāsana ānū। soṣauṃ bāridhi bisikha kṛsānū॥ saṭha sana binaya kuṭila sana prītī। sahaja kṛpana sana sundara nītī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
O Lakshmana, bring the bow and arrows; I shall dry up the ocean with a fire-arrow. Courtesy toward the fool, affection toward the crooked, and fine advice about generosity toward the miser—
Context
This is Chaupai 1, Under Doha 58 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Ram's Anger, Ocean Submits”. The episode describes Rama's righteous wrath at the unyielding ocean and the ocean's humble submission and guidance.
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