Prabhu pratap mai jab sukhai
Chaupai 4, Under Doha 59 · Sundar Kand
Chaupai Text
प्रभु प्रताप मैं जाब सुखाई। उतरिहि कटकु न मोरि बड़ाई॥ प्रभु अग्या अपेल श्रुति गाई। करौं सो बेगि जो तुम्हहि सोहाई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
prabhu pratāpa maiṃ jāba sukhāī। utarihī kaṭaku na mori baḍaī॥ prabhu agyā apel śruti gāī। karauṃ so begi jo tumhahi sohāī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
By the Lord’s power I will dry up, and the army will cross over—there is no greatness of mine in that (my claim is nothing). Still, the Vedas sing that the Lord’s command is unassailable—that is, your order cannot be violated. Now I shall immediately do whatever pleases you.
Context
This is Chaupai 4, 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.