Nath daiv kar kavan bharosa

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 51 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

नाथ दैव कर कवन भरोसा। सोषिअ सिंधु करिअ मन रोसा॥ कादर मन कहुँ एक अधारा। दैव दैव आलसी पुकारा॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

nātha daiva kara kavana bharosā। soṣia sindhu karia mana rosā॥ kādara mana kahuṃ eka adhārā। daiva daiva ālasī pukārā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

[Lakshmana said:] O Lord, what reliance can there be on fate? Stir up your anger and dry up the ocean. Fate is merely a support for a coward's mind, a way to console oneself. Only lazy people keep crying, 'Fate, fate!'

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 51 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Shuka Arrives with Lakshmana's Letter”. The episode describes deliberations on crossing the sea, Shuka's arrival, and return with Lakshmana's letter.

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