Prabhu bhal kinhi mohi sikh dinhi

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 59 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

प्रभु भल कीन्ह मोहि सिख दीन्ही। मरजादा पुनि तुम्हरी कीन्ही॥ ढोल गवाँर सूद्र पसु नारी। सकल ताड़ना के अधिकारी॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

prabhu bhal kīnhī mohi sikh dīnhī। marajādā puni tumhārī kīnhī॥ ḍhola gavāra sūdra pasu nārī। sakala tāḍanā ke adhikārī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

The Lord did well to give me a lesson [a punishment]; yet the rule [the nature of beings] was also made by you alone. A drum, an ignorant man, a Shudra, an animal, and a woman—all are fit to be corrected.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 59 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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