Sumati kumati sab ken ur rahim
Sumati kumati sab ken ur rahim
Chaupai 3, Under Doha 40 · Sundar Kand
Chaupai Text
सुमति कुमति सब कें उर रहहीं। नाथ पुरान निगम अस कहहीं॥ जहाँ सुमति तहँ संपति नाना। जहाँ कुमति तहँ बिपति निदाना॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sumati kumati saba keṃ ura rahahīṃ। nātha purāna nigama asa kahahīṃ॥ jahā̃ sumati tahā̃ saṃpati nānā। jahā̃ kumati tahā̃ bipati nidānā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
O Lord, the Purāṇas and the Vedas say that both good sense and bad sense dwell in everyone’s heart. Where there is good sense, there are many kinds of prosperity; where there is bad sense, there is ruin in the end.
Context
This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 40 from Sundar Kand, in the episode “Vibhishan Counsels Ravan”. The episode describes Vibhishana's righteous counsel to Ravana, his humiliation, and his resolve to leave Lanka.
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