Prakarana 10
त्याग-दीक्षा का सोपान: राजसुख-सम्पदा के मध्य ‘धर्म’ की पुकार, और ‘वियोग’ के भीतर ‘राम-पद-नेह’ का जागरण। यहाँ गृहस्थ-व्यवस्था (राजधर्म, पितृवचन, कुलमर्यादा) और परमार्थ (वैराग्य, विवेक, भक्ति) का निर्णायक संगम होता है—भक्त के भीतर ‘मोह-निद्रा’ टूटती है और वन-गमन ‘अन्तर-वन’ की साधना बनता है।
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa’s rasa-foundation is a non-dual union of karuṇā and śānta: karuṇā, because even dharma’s victory arrives tearing the heart; śānta, because that very pain becomes discernment and opens the path of release. In this excerpt, the night-episode (Siyā-Rāma’s rest, Lakṣmaṇa’s watchful spirit, the Niṣāda’s love-laden sorrow) becomes a metaphor for the “night of delusion” (moha-niśā). Lakṣmaṇa’s instruction leads toward karma and its fruit, dream and waking, dispassion toward objects, and love for Rāma’s feet—here Tulasī’s doctrinal “cement” is clear: nirguṇa paramārtha and saguṇa līlā are one. Rāma is Brahman in form, yet out of compassion He assumes a human body and enacts His deeds. Sumantra bearing the king’s command, Rāma’s steadfastness in dharma, and Sītā’s vow as sahadharmiṇī—together make “renunciation” a “stairway of bhakti.” The place-truth of this section is that bhakti is no longer only emotion; it becomes decision-shaped sādhana.
Verses
Chaupai 90.1-4
उठे लखनु प्रभु सोवत जानी।कहि सचिवहि सोवन मृदु बानी।।
कछुक दूर सजि बान सरासन।जागन लगे बैठि बीरासन।।
गुँह बोलाइ पाहरू प्रतीती।ठावँ ठाँव राखे अति प्रीती।।
आपु लखन पहिं बैठेउ जाई।कटि भाथी सर चाप चढ़ाई।।
सोवत प्रभुहि निहारि निषादू।भयउ प्रेम बस ह्दयँ बिषादू।।
तनु पुलकित जलु लोचन बहई।बचन सप्रेम लखन सन कहई।।
भूपति भवन सुभायँ सुहावा।सुरपति सदनु न पटतर पावा।।
मनिमय रचित चारु चौबारे।जनु रतिपति निज हाथ सँवारे।।
uṭhe lakhanu prabhu sovata jānī |kahi sacivahi sovana mṛdu bānī ||
kachuka dūra saji bāna sarāsana |jāgana lage baiṭhi bīrāsana ||
gũha bolāi pāharū pratītī |ṭhāvã ṭhā̃va rākhe ati prītī ||
āpu lakhana pahiṁ baiṭheu jāī |kaṭi bhāthī sara cāpa caṛhāī ||
sovata prabhuhi nihāri niṣādū |bhayau prema basa hdayã biṣādū ||
tanu pulakita jalu locana bahaī |bacana saprema lakhana sana kahaī ||
bhūpati bhavana subhāyã suhāvā |surapati sadanu na paṭatara pāvā ||
manimaya racita cāru caubāre |janu ratipati nija hātha sãvāre ||
Knowing that the Lord was asleep, Lakshmana rose, and speaking gentle words, bade the minister go to sleep. Then, a little way off, he made ready his arrows and bow, and sitting in the heroic posture, began to keep watch. Guha called trusted watchmen and, with great affection, posted them at one place after another. He himself went and sat near Lakshmana, with a quiver at his waist and an arrow fitted to his bow. Seeing the Lord asleep, the Nishada was overcome with love, and sorrow filled his heart. His body thrilled, tears flowed from his eyes, and he spoke to Lakshmana with loving words. The king's palace is beautiful by its very nature; even the abode of Indra, lord of the gods, could not match it. Its lovely upper chambers are built of jewels, as though the god of love had fashioned them with his own hands.
Doha 90
सुचि सुबिचित्र सुभोगमय सुमन सुगंध सुबास।पलँग मंजु मनिदीप जहँ सब बिधि सकल सुपास।।90।।
suci subicitra subhogamaya sumana sugaṁdha subāsa |palãga maṁju manidīpa jahã saba bidhi sakala supāsa ||90||
It is pure, wonderfully adorned, and full of every delight, fragrant with flowers and sweet perfumes; there are beautiful couches and jewelled lamps, and every comfort in every way.
Chaupai 91.1-4
बिबिध बसन उपधान तुराई।छीर फेन मृदु बिसद सुहाई।।
तहँ सिय रामु सयन निसि करहीं।निज छबि रति मनोज मदु हरहीं।।
ते सिय रामु साथरीं सोए।श्रमित बसन बिनु जाहिं न जोए।।
मातु पिता परिजन पुरबासी।सखा सुसील दास अरु दासी।।
जोगवहिं जिन्हहि प्रान की नाई।महि सोवत तेइ राम गोसाईं।।
पिता जनक जग बिदित प्रभाऊ।ससुर सुरेस सखा रघुराऊ।।
रामचंदु पति सो बैदेही।सोवत महि बिधि बाम न केही।।
सिय रघुबीर कि कानन जोगू।करम प्रधान सत्य कह लोगू।।
bibidha basana upadhāna turāī |chīra phena mṛdu bisada suhāī ||
tahã siya rāmu sayana nisi karahīṁ |nija chabi rati manoja madu harahīṁ ||
te siya rāmu sātharīṁ soe |śramita basana binu jāhiṁ na joe ||
mātu pitā parijana purabāsī |sakhā susīla dāsa aru dāsī ||
jogavahiṁ jinhahi prāna kī nāī |mahi sovata tei rāma gosāīṁ ||
pitā janaka jaga bidita prabhāū |sasura suresa sakhā raghurāū ||
rāmacaṁdu pati so baidehī |sovata mahi bidhi bāma na kehī ||
siya raghubīra ki kānana jogū |karama pradhāna satya kaha logū ||
There were many kinds of cloths, pillows and mattresses, soft, spotless and lovely, white as the froth of milk. On such a bed Sita and Rama used to sleep at night, and with their own beauty they put to shame the pride of Rati and Kamadeva. Those same Sita and Rama now lay asleep on a bed of grass, weary and without a covering, a sight too painful to look upon. Mother and father, kinsfolk and the people of the city, gentle friends, menservants and maidservants, all of whom guarded him as they would their own life, that same Lord Rama now sleeps on the bare earth. Her father is Janaka, whose glory is known throughout the world; her father-in-law is Dasharatha, the friend of Indra, the lord of the gods. Her husband is Ramachandra, and she is the daughter of Videha; yet she sleeps on the ground. Against whom is Fate not hostile? Are Sita and the Hero of the Raghus fit for the forest? People speak truly when they say that action and destiny are supreme.
Doha 91
कैकयनंदिनि मंदमति कठिन कुटिलपनु कीन्ह।जेहीं रघुनंदन जानकिहि सुख अवसर दुखु दीन्ह।।91।।
kaikayanaṁdini maṁdamati kaṭhina kuṭilapanu kīnha |jehīṁ raghunaṁdana jānakihi sukha avasara dukhu dīnha ||91||
The daughter of the Kekaya king, dull of mind, practised a harsh and crooked cunning, by which she gave sorrow to Rama, the delight of the Raghus, and to Janaki, at a time meant for joy.
Chaupai 92.1-4
भइ दिनकर कुल बिटप कुठारी।कुमति कीन्ह सब बिस्व दुखारी।।
भयउ बिषादु निषादहि भारी।राम सीय महि सयन निहारी।।
बोले लखन मधुर मृदु बानी।ग्यान बिराग भगति रस सानी।।
काहु न कोउ सुख दुख कर दाता।निज कृत करम भोग सबु भ्राता।।
जोग बियोग भोग भल मंदा।हित अनहित मध्यम भ्रम फंदा।।
जनमु मरनु जहँ लगि जग जालू।संपती बिपति करमु अरु कालू।।
धरनि धामु धनु पुर परिवारू।सरगु नरकु जहँ लगि ब्यवहारू।।
देखिअ सुनिअ गुनिअ मन माहीं।मोह मूल परमारथु नाहीं।।
bhai dinakara kula biṭapa kuṭhārī |kumati kīnha saba bisva dukhārī ||
bhayau biṣādu niṣādahi bhārī |rāma sīya mahi sayana nihārī ||
bole lakhana madhura mṛdu bānī |gyāna birāga bhagati rasa sānī ||
kāhu na kou sukha dukha kara dātā |nija kṛta karama bhoga sabu bhrātā ||
joga biyoga bhoga bhala maṁdā |hita anahita madhyama bhrama phaṁdā ||
janamu maranu jahã lagi jaga jālū |saṁpatī bipati karamu aru kālū ||
dharani dhāmu dhanu pura parivārū |saragu naraku jahã lagi byavahārū ||
dekhia sunia gunia mana māhīṁ |moha mūla paramārathu nāhīṁ ||
She has become the axe to the tree of the Solar race; her evil mind has made the whole world wretched. Great grief came upon the Nishada when he saw Rama and Sita lying on the ground. Lakshmana spoke in sweet and gentle words, steeped in the savor of wisdom, detachment and devotion. No one is the giver of joy or sorrow to another. Everyone, brother, undergoes the fruit of his own deeds. Union and separation, enjoyments, good and bad, friend, foe and stranger: all these are snares of delusion. Birth and death, and every entanglement of the world, wealth and woe, action and time; earth, house, riches, city and family, heaven and hell, and all the dealings of the world; whatever is seen, heard or conceived in the mind: delusion is the root of it all, and none of it is the highest reality.
Doha 92
सपनें होइ भिखारि नृप रंकु नाकपति होइ।जागें लाभु न हानि कछु तिमि प्रपंच जियँ जोइ।।92।।
sapaneṁ hoi bhikhāri nṛpa raṁku nākapati hoi |jāgeṁ lābhu na hāni kachu timi prapaṁca jiyã joi ||92||
In a dream a king becomes a beggar, and a pauper becomes the lord of heaven; yet on waking there is no gain for the one and no loss for the other. Just so, consider the world's illusion in your heart.
Chaupai 93.1-4
अस बिचारि नहिं कीजअ रोसू।काहुहि बादि न देइअ दोसू।।
मोह निसाँ सबु सोवनिहारा।देखिअ सपन अनेक प्रकारा।।
एहिं जग जामिनि जागहिं जोगी।परमारथी प्रपंच बियोगी।।
जानिअ तबहिं जीव जग जागा।जब जब बिषय बिलास बिरागा।।
होइ बिबेकु मोह भ्रम भागा।तब रघुनाथ चरन अनुरागा।।
सखा परम परमारथु एहू।मन क्रम बचन राम पद नेहू।।
राम ब्रह्म परमारथ रूपा।अबिगत अलख अनादि अनूपा।।
सकल बिकार रहित गतभेदा।कहि नित नेति निरूपहिं बेदा।।
asa bicāri nahiṁ kījaa rosū |kāhuhi bādi na deia dosū ||
moha nisā̃ sabu sovanihārā |dekhia sapana aneka prakārā ||
ehiṁ jaga jāmini jāgahiṁ jogī |paramārathī prapaṁca biyogī ||
jānia tabahiṁ jīva jaga jāgā |jaba jaba biṣaya bilāsa birāgā ||
hoi bibeku moha bhrama bhāgā |taba raghunātha carana anurāgā ||
sakhā parama paramārathu ehū |mana krama bacana rāma pada nehū ||
rāma brahma paramāratha rūpā |abigata alakha anādi anūpā ||
sakala bikāra rahita gatabhedā |kahi nita neti nirūpahiṁ bedā ||
Considering this, do not give way to anger, and do not lay blame on anyone in vain. All are sleepers in the night of delusion, and they see dreams of many kinds. In this night of the world only the yogis stay awake, those who seek the highest truth and have detached themselves from the world's illusion. A soul should be known to be awake in the world only when it has become free from desire for sensual pleasures. Then discernment arises and the error of delusion flees, and after that comes love for the feet of the Lord of the Raghus. Friend, this is the highest truth: love for the feet of Rama in mind, deed and word. Rama is Brahman, the very form of the highest truth, beyond knowing, beyond perception, without beginning, and without equal. He is free from every flaw and without distinction; the Vedas describe him, ever saying "not this, not this."
Doha 93
भगत भूमि भूसुर सुरभि सुर हित लागि कृपाल।करत चरित धरि मनुज तनु सुनत मिटहि जग जाल।।93।।
bhagata bhūmi bhūsura surabhi sura hita lāgi kṛpāla |karata carita dhari manuja tanu sunata miṭahi jaga jāla ||93||
For the sake of his devotees, the earth, the Brahmans, the cows and the gods, the merciful Lord takes a human body and performs his sacred deeds; and on hearing them, the snares of the world are broken.
Chaupai 94.1-4
सखा समुझि अस परिहरि मोहु।सिय रघुबीर चरन रत होहू।।
कहत राम गुन भा भिनुसारा।जागे जग मंगल सुखदारा।।
सकल सोच करि राम नहावा।सुचि सुजान बट छीर मगावा।।
अनुज सहित सिर जटा बनाए।देखि सुमंत्र नयन जल छाए।।
हृदयँ दाहु अति बदन मलीना।कह कर जोरि बचन अति दीना।।
नाथ कहेउ अस कोसलनाथा।लै रथु जाहु राम कें साथा।।
बनु देखाइ सुरसरि अन्हवाई।आनेहु फेरि बेगि दोउ भाई।।
लखनु रामु सिय आनेहु फेरी।संसय सकल सँकोच निबेरी।।
sakhā samujhi asa parihari mohu |siya raghubīra carana rata hohū ||
kahata rāma guna bhā bhinusārā |jāge jaga maṁgala sukhadārā ||
sakala soca kari rāma nahāvā |suci sujāna baṭa chīra magāvā ||
anuja sahita sira jaṭā banāe |dekhi sumaṁtra nayana jala chāe ||
hṛdayã dāhu ati badana malīnā |kaha kara jori bacana ati dīnā ||
nātha kaheu asa kosalanāthā |lai rathu jāhu rāma keṁ sāthā ||
banu dekhāi surasari anhavāī |ānehu pheri begi dou bhāī ||
lakhanu rāmu siya ānehu pherī |saṁsaya sakala sãkoca niberī ||
Friend, understand this, give up your delusion, and be devoted to the feet of Sita and the Hero of the Raghus. As he spoke of Rama's virtues, the dawn broke, and the givers of happiness and well-being to the world awoke. Rama performed all his purifying rites and bathed; then the pure and wise one had the milk of the banyan tree brought. Together with his younger brother he made his hair into matted locks on his head. Seeing this, Sumantra's eyes filled with tears. His heart burned with great anguish and his face was downcast; with folded hands he spoke words full of humility. "Lord, the king of Kosala said to me: 'Take the chariot and go with Rama.'" "'Show them the forest, let them bathe in the Ganges, and bring both brothers back quickly.'" "'Bring back Lakshmana, Rama and Sita, setting aside all their doubts and scruples.'"
Doha 94
नृप अस कहेउ गोसाईं जस कहइ करौं बलि सोइ।करि बिनती पायन्ह परेउ दीन्ह बाल जिमि रोइ।।94।।
nṛpa asa kaheu gosāīṁ jasa kahai karauṁ bali soi |kari binatī pāyanha pareu dīnha bāla jimi roi ||94||
"The king spoke thus, master; but I am yours to command, and I will do whatever you say, I offer myself as a sacrifice to you." So pleading, Sumantra fell at Rama's feet and wept like a child.
Chaupai 95.1-4
तात कृपा करि कीजिअ सोई।जातें अवध अनाथ न होई।।
मंत्रहि राम उठाइ प्रबोधा।तात धरम मतु तुम्ह सबु सोधा।।
सिबि दधीचि हरिचंद नरेसा।सहे धरम हित कोटि कलेसा।।
रंतिदेव बलि भूप सुजाना।धरमु धरेउ सहि संकट नाना।।
धरमु न दूसर सत्य समाना।आगम निगम पुरान बखाना।।
मैं सोइ धरमु सुलभ करि पावा।तजें तिहूँ पुर अपजसु छावा।।
संभावित कहुँ अपजस लाहू।मरन कोटि सम दारुन दाहू।।
तुम्ह सन तात बहुत का कहऊँ।दिएँ उतरु फिरि पातकु लहऊँ।।
tāta kṛpā kari kījia soī |jāteṁ avadha anātha na hoī ||
maṁtrahi rāma uṭhāi prabodhā |tāta dharama matu tumha sabu sodhā ||
sibi dadhīci haricaṁda naresā |sahe dharama hita koṭi kalesā ||
raṁtideva bali bhūpa sujānā |dharamu dhareu sahi saṁkaṭa nānā ||
dharamu na dūsara satya samānā |āgama nigama purāna bakhānā ||
maiṁ soi dharamu sulabha kari pāvā |tajeṁ tihū̃ pura apajasu chāvā ||
saṁbhāvita kahũ apajasa lāhū |marana koṭi sama dāruna dāhū ||
tumha sana tāta bahuta kā kahaū̃ |diẽ utaru phiri pātaku lahaū̃ ||
Father, be kind and do that by which Ayodhya may not be left without a protector. Rama raised the minister and consoled him: "Father, you have searched out and understood the whole path of righteousness." Shibi, Dadhichi and King Harishchandra endured millions of afflictions for the sake of righteousness. Rantideva and the wise king Bali upheld righteousness, bearing many kinds of calamity. There is no other righteousness equal to truth; so the Agamas, the Vedas and the Puranas declare. I have obtained that very righteousness with ease; if I abandon it, disgrace will spread over the three worlds. For one who is honored, the gain of disgrace is a dreadful burning, equal to a million deaths. Father, what more shall I say to you? By giving you a reply I would only incur sin.
Doha 95
पितु पद गहि कहि कोटि नति बिनय करब कर जोरि।चिंता कवनिहु बात कै तात करिअ जनि मोरि।।95।।
pitu pada gahi kahi koṭi nati binaya karaba kara jori |ciṁtā kavanihu bāta kai tāta karia jani mori ||95||
Take hold of my father's feet, bow to him a million times, and with folded hands entreat him: let him not, father, feel anxiety on my account in any matter whatever.
Chaupai 96.1-4
तुम्ह पुनि पितु सम अति हित मोरें।बिनती करउँ तात कर जोरें।।
सब बिधि सोइ करतब्य तुम्हारें।दुख न पाव पितु सोच हमारें।।
सुनि रघुनाथ सचिव संबादू।भयउ सपरिजन बिकल निषादू।।
पुनि कछु लखन कही कटु बानी।प्रभु बरजे बड़ अनुचित जानी।।
सकुचि राम निज सपथ देवाई।लखन सँदेसु कहिअ जनि जाई।।
कह सुमंत्रु पुनि भूप सँदेसू।सहि न सकिहि सिय बिपिन कलेसू।।
जेहि बिधि अवध आव फिरि सीया।सोइ रघुबरहि तुम्हहि करनीया।।
नतरु निपट अवलंब बिहीना।मैं न जिअब जिमि जल बिनु मीना।।
tumha puni pitu sama ati hita moreṁ |binatī karaũ tāta kara joreṁ ||
saba bidhi soi karatabya tumhāreṁ |dukha na pāva pitu soca hamāreṁ ||
suni raghunātha saciva saṁbādū |bhayau saparijana bikala niṣādū ||
puni kachu lakhana kahī kaṭu bānī |prabhu baraje baṛa anucita jānī ||
sakuci rāma nija sapatha devāī |lakhana sãdesu kahia jani jāī ||
kaha sumaṁtru puni bhūpa sãdesū |sahi na sakihi siya bipina kalesū ||
jehi bidhi avadha āva phiri sīyā |soi raghubarahi tumhahi karanīyā ||
nataru nipaṭa avalaṁba bihīnā |maiṁ na jiaba jimi jala binu mīnā ||
You, moreover, are very dear to me, like a father; I make this request to you, dear sir, with folded hands. In every way this is what you must do: see that my father suffers no grief on our account. Hearing this conversation between Rama and the minister, the Nishada and his whole company were overcome with distress. Then Lakshmana spoke some harsh words, but the Lord, judging them very improper, forbade him. Rama, abashed, made Lakshmana swear by his own oath: "Do not go and deliver this message." Then Sumantra gave the king's message: "Sita will not be able to bear the hardships of the forest." "By whatever means Sita may return to Ayodhya, that, O best of the Raghus, is what you must do." "Otherwise, left utterly without support, I shall not live, like a fish without water."
Doha 96
मइकें ससरें सकल सुख जबहिं जहाँ मनु मान।तँह तब रहिहि सुखेन सिय जब लगि बिपति बिहान।।96।।
maikeṁ sasareṁ sakala sukha jabahiṁ jahā̃ manu māna |tãha taba rahihi sukhena siya jaba lagi bipati bihāna ||96||
At her father's house or at her father-in-law's, there is every comfort: wherever and whenever her heart is content, there Sita may live happily until the days of this calamity are over.
Chaupai 97.1-4
बिनती भूप कीन्ह जेहि भाँती।आरति प्रीति न सो कहि जाती।।
पितु सँदेसु सुनि कृपानिधाना।सियहि दीन्ह सिख कोटि बिधाना।।
सासु ससुर गुर प्रिय परिवारू।फिरतु त सब कर मिटै खभारू।।
सुनि पति बचन कहति बैदेही।सुनहु प्रानपति परम सनेही।।
प्रभु करुनामय परम बिबेकी।तनु तजि रहति छाँह किमि छेंकी।।
प्रभा जाइ कहँ भानु बिहाई।कहँ चंद्रिका चंदु तजि जाई।।
पतिहि प्रेममय बिनय सुनाई।कहति सचिव सन गिरा सुहाई।।
तुम्ह पितु ससुर सरिस हितकारी।उतरु देउँ फिरि अनुचित भारी।।
binatī bhūpa kīnha jehi bhā̃tī |ārati prīti na so kahi jātī ||
pitu sãdesu suni kṛpānidhānā |siyahi dīnha sikha koṭi bidhānā ||
sāsu sasura gura priya parivārū |phiratu ta saba kara miṭai khabhārū ||
suni pati bacana kahati baidehī |sunahu prānapati parama sanehī ||
prabhu karunāmaya parama bibekī |tanu taji rahati chā̃ha kimi cheṁkī ||
prabhā jāi kahã bhānu bihāī |kahã caṁdrikā caṁdu taji jāī ||
patihi premamaya binaya sunāī |kahati saciva sana girā suhāī ||
tumha pitu sasura sarisa hitakārī |utaru deũ phiri anucita bhārī ||
The way the king made his entreaty, and the anguish and love with which he made it, cannot be told. Hearing his father's message, the Lord, the treasury of compassion, counselled Sita in countless ways. If you return, the distress of your mothers-in-law, your father-in-law, your guru and your dear family will all be ended. Hearing her husband's words, Vaidehi said: "Listen, O Lord of my life, my dearest beloved. My Lord, you are full of compassion and supremely wise. How can a shadow, once it has left the body, be held back and stay? Where can sunlight go, leaving the sun? Where can moonlight go, forsaking the moon?" Having made this entreaty, full of love, to her husband, she spoke charming words to the minister. "You are as much my well-wisher as my father and my father-in-law, and for me to answer you in return would be a grave impropriety.
Doha 97
आरति बस सनमुख भइउँ बिलगु न मानब तात।आरजसुत पद कमल बिनु बादि जहाँ लगि नात।।97।।
ārati basa sanamukha bhaiũ bilagu na mānaba tāta |ārajasuta pada kamala binu bādi jahā̃ lagi nāta ||97||
Overcome by distress, I have spoken back to you face to face; do not take it ill, dear father. Without the lotus feet of the noble king's son, all the kinships there are in the world are worthless.
Chaupai 98.1-4
पितु बैभव बिलास मैं डीठा।नृप मनि मुकुट मिलित पद पीठा।।
सुखनिधान अस पितु गृह मोरें।पिय बिहीन मन भाव न भोरें।।
ससुर चक्कवइ कोसलराऊ।भुवन चारिदस प्रगट प्रभाऊ।।
आगें होइ जेहि सुरपति लेई।अरध सिंघासन आसनु देई।।
ससुरु एतादृस अवध निवासू।प्रिय परिवारु मातु सम सासू।।
बिनु रघुपति पद पदुम परागा।मोहि केउ सपनेहुँ सुखद न लागा।।
अगम पंथ बनभूमि पहारा।करि केहरि सर सरित अपारा।।
कोल किरात कुरंग बिहंगा।मोहि सब सुखद प्रानपति संगा।।
pitu baibhava bilāsa maiṁ ḍīṭhā |nṛpa mani mukuṭa milita pada pīṭhā ||
sukhanidhāna asa pitu gṛha moreṁ |piya bihīna mana bhāva na bhoreṁ ||
sasura cakkavai kosalarāū |bhuvana cāridasa pragaṭa prabhāū ||
āgeṁ hoi jehi surapati leī |aradha siṁghāsana āsanu deī ||
sasuru etādṛsa avadha nivāsū |priya parivāru mātu sama sāsū ||
binu raghupati pada paduma parāgā |mohi keu sapanehũ sukhada na lāgā ||
agama paṁtha banabhūmi pahārā |kari kehari sara sarita apārā ||
kola kirāta kuraṁga bihaṁgā |mohi saba sukhada prānapati saṁgā ||
I have seen the splendor and pleasures of my father's house, where the jewelled crowns of kings crowd about his footstool. Such is my father's house, a treasury of happiness, yet without my beloved it does not please my mind, not even by chance. My father-in-law is the emperor, the king of Kosala, whose glory is manifest throughout the fourteen worlds. Going forward to meet him, Indra, the lord of the gods, takes him and gives him a seat on half his throne. Such is my father-in-law, and Ayodhya is my dwelling; my family is dear to me, and my mother-in-law is like my own mother. Yet without the dust of the lotus feet of the Lord of the Raghus, nothing has seemed pleasant to me, even in a dream. The road is impassable, with forest lands, mountains, elephants, lions, lakes and boundless rivers. The Kols and Kirats, the deer and the birds: all of these are pleasant to me when I am with the lord of my life.
Doha 98
सासु ससुर सन मोरि हुँति बिनय करबि परि पायँ।मोर सोचु जनि करिअ कछु मैं बन सुखी सुभायँ।।98।।
sāsu sasura sana mori hũti binaya karabi pari pāyã |mora socu jani karia kachu maiṁ bana sukhī subhāyã ||98||
Falling at the feet of my mother-in-law and father-in-law, make entreaty to them on my behalf: let them feel no anxiety at all for me, for I am happy in the forest, content by nature.
Chaupai 99.1-4
प्राननाथ प्रिय देवर साथा।बीर धुरीन धरें धनु भाथा।।
नहिं मग श्रमु भ्रमु दुख मन मोरें।मोहि लगि सोचु करिअ जनि भोरें।।
सुनि सुमंत्रु सिय सीतलि बानी।भयउ बिकल जनु फनि मनि हानी।।
नयन सूझ नहिं सुनइ न काना।कहि न सकइ कछु अति अकुलाना।।
राम प्रबोधु कीन्ह बहु भाँति।तदपि होति नहिं सीतलि छाती।।
जतन अनेक साथ हित कीन्हे।उचित उतर रघुनंदन दीन्हे।।
मेटि जाइ नहिं राम रजाई।कठिन करम गति कछु न बसाई।।
राम लखन सिय पद सिरु नाई।फिरेउ बनिक जिमि मूर गवाँई।।
prānanātha priya devara sāthā |bīra dhurīna dhareṁ dhanu bhāthā ||
nahiṁ maga śramu bhramu dukha mana moreṁ |mohi lagi socu karia jani bhoreṁ ||
suni sumaṁtru siya sītali bānī |bhayau bikala janu phani mani hānī ||
nayana sūjha nahiṁ sunai na kānā |kahi na sakai kachu ati akulānā ||
rāma prabodhu kīnha bahu bhā̃ti |tadapi hoti nahiṁ sītali chātī ||
jatana aneka sātha hita kīnhe |ucita utara raghunaṁdana dīnhe ||
meṭi jāi nahiṁ rāma rajāī |kaṭhina karama gati kachu na basāī ||
rāma lakhana siya pada siru nāī |phireu banika jimi mūra gavā̃ī ||
With the lord of my life and my dear brother-in-law beside me, both foremost of heroes, bearing bow and quiver, I feel no weariness on the road, no bewilderment, no sorrow in my heart. Do not, even by mistake, be anxious on my account. Hearing Sita's soothing words, Sumantra became distraught, like a serpent that has lost its jewel. His eyes could not see and his ears could not hear; he could say nothing, so overcome was he with anguish. Rama comforted him in many ways, yet his heart would not be soothed. He made many efforts to be allowed to go along with them, and the Delight of the Raghus gave him a fitting answer to each. Rama's command cannot be set aside; the course of fate is hard, and nothing is in his power. Bowing his head at the feet of Rama, Lakshmana and Sita, he turned back like a merchant who has lost his capital.
Doha 99
रथ हाँकेउ हय राम तन हेरि हेरि हिहिनाहिं।देखि निषाद बिषादबस धुनहिं सीस पछिताहिं।।99।।
ratha hā̃keu haya rāma tana heri heri hihināhiṁ |dekhi niṣāda biṣādabasa dhunahiṁ sīsa pachitāhiṁ ||99||
When the charioteer drove the chariot on, the horses kept looking back at Rama and neighing. Seeing this, the Nishadas were overcome with grief; they beat their heads and lamented.
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