Sakha kahi tumha niki upai
Sakha kahi tumha niki upai
Chaupai 1, Under Doha 51 · Sundar Kand
Chaupai Text
सखा कही तुम्ह नीकि उपाई। करिअ दैव जौं होइ सहाई॥ मंत्र न यह लछिमन मन भावा। राम बचन सुनि अति दुख पावा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sakhā kahī tumha nīki upāī। karia daiva jauṃ hoi sahāī॥ mantra na yaha lachhimana mana bhāvā। rāma bacana suni ati dukha pāvā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
[Lord Rama said:] O friend, you have suggested a good plan. Let it be done if destiny will help. This counsel did not please Lakshmana's mind. Hearing Rama's words, he felt great sorrow.
Context
This is Chaupai 1, 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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