Sri Dasam Granth Sahib Verse
ਇਹ ਭਾਂਤ ਜਬੈ ਦਿਜ ਕਹੈ ਬੈਨ ॥
इह भांति जबै दिज कहै बैन ॥
ਜਲ ਸੁਨਤ ਭੂਪ ਚੁਐ ਚਲੇ ਨੈਨ ॥
When Shravan Kumar said these words to the king about giving (to his blind parents) then tears gushed out of his eyes.
जल सुनत भूप चुऐ चले नैन ॥
ਧ੍ਰਿਗ ਮੋਹ ਜਿਨ ਸੁ ਕੀਨੋ ਕੁਕਰਮ ॥
ध्रिग मोहि जिन सु कीनो कुकरम ॥
ਹਤਿ ਭਯੋ ਰਾਜ ਅਰੁ ਗਯੋ ਧਰਮ ॥੨੪॥
The king said, “It is a disgrace for me that I have done such a deed, my royal merit has been destroyed and I am devoid of Dharma.”24.
हति भयो राज अरु गयो धरम ॥२४॥