Uma sant kai ihai badai

Chaupai 4, Under Doha 41 · Sundar Kand

Chaupai Text

उमा संत कइ इहइ बड़ाई। मंद करत जो करइ भलाई॥ तुम्ह पितु सरिस भलेहिं मोहि मारा। रामु भजें हित नाथ तुम्हारा॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

umā saṃta kai ihai baṛāī। maṃda karata jo karai bhalāī॥ tumhā pitu sarisa bhalehiṃ mohi mārā। rāmu bhajeṃ hita nātha tumhārā॥ 4 ॥

Meaning

[Shiva says:] O Uma, this is the greatness of the saint: even when someone does them harm, they do good in return. [Vibhishana said:] You are like my father; beating me was indeed a kindness. But, O Lord, your good lies in worshipping Rama.

Context

This is Chaupai 4, Under Doha 41 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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