Ram bimukh sampati prabhutai
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 23 · Sundar Kand
Chaupai Text
राम बिमुख संपति प्रभुताई। जाइ रही पाई बिनु पाई॥ सजल मूल जिन्ह सरितन्ह नाहीं। बरषि गएँ पुनि तबहिं सुखाहीं॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāma bimukha saṃpati prabhutāī। jāi rahī pāī binu pāī॥ sajala mūla jinha saritanha nāhīṃ। baraṣi gaeṃ puni tabahiṃ sukhāhīṃ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
For one who is turned away from Rama, wealth and authority, even if once attained, pass away; obtaining them is like not obtaining them at all. Rivers whose source is not a steady spring but only rain become dry again as soon as the rains are over.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 23 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Hanuman-Ravana Dialogue in the Royal Court”. The episode describes Hanuman fearlessly delivering Rama's message and counsel to Ravana in his court.