Prakarana 31
यह सोपान ‘वैराग्य-जन्य धर्म-निष्ठा’ का द्वार है: राज्य, परिवार, लोकमर्यादा और निजी प्रेम—इन सबके बीच राम का त्याग ‘धर्म की सर्वोच्चता’ को साधक के अंतःकरण में प्रतिष्ठित करता है। अयोध्या-काण्ड में भक्ति भावुकता नहीं, ‘मर्यादा-आधारित समर्पण’ बनती है; यहाँ साधक सीखता है कि ईश्वर-प्रसाद (आज्ञा/अनुशासन) ही मुक्ति-पथ का वास्तविक आलंबन है।
In this segmented episode (Dohā 300–309), within the Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa’s karuṇā, there arises the dawn of śānta-bhakti. Bharata’s humility, sense of fault, and language of master-and-servant duty purify dāsya; while Rāma’s reply—through polity, public propriety, the Guru and the assembly of elders, care of subjects, and situational dharma—establishes maryādā as a dharma-principle. Tulsī does not let emotional compassion remain mere weeping; he transforms it into discernment-supported surrender. By showing Indra (Maghavā) attempting deceit through deva-māyā, he also teaches that within outward goodwill, self-interest and fraud may hide; therefore true bhakti abandons “the four fruits of selfish cunning” and abides in obedience to the divine command. In this way, within the staircase-sequence of the Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, the seeker is raised from “the ethics of renunciation” to “the maturity of devotion.”
Verses
Chaupai 300.1-4
सोक सनेहँ कि बाल सुभाएँ।आयउँ लाइ रजायसु बाएँ।।
तबहुँ कृपाल हेरि निज ओरा।सबहि भाँति भल मानेउ मोरा।।
देखेउँ पाय सुमंगल मूला।जानेउँ स्वामि सहज अनुकूला।।
बड़ें समाज बिलोकेउँ भागू।बड़ीं चूक साहिब अनुरागू।।
कृपा अनुग्रह अंगु अघाई।कीन्हि कृपानिधि सब अधिकाई।।
राखा मोर दुलार गोसाईं।अपनें सील सुभायँ भलाईं।।
नाथ निपट मैं कीन्हि ढिठाई।स्वामि समाज सकोच बिहाई।।
अबिनय बिनय जथारुचि बानी।छमिहि देउ अति आरति जानी।।
soka sanehã ki bāla subhāẽ |āyaũ lāi rajāyasu bāẽ ||
tabahũ kṛpāla heri nija orā |sabahi bhā̃ti bhala māneu morā ||
dekheũ pāya sumaṁgala mūlā |jāneũ svāmi sahaja anukūlā ||
baṛeṁ samāja bilokeũ bhāgū |baṛīṁ cūka sāhiba anurāgū ||
kṛpā anugraha aṁgu aghāī |kīnhi kṛpānidhi saba adhikāī ||
rākhā mora dulāra gosāīṁ |apaneṁ sīla subhāyã bhalāīṁ ||
nātha nipaṭa maiṁ kīnhi ḍhiṭhāī |svāmi samāja sakoca bihāī ||
abinaya binaya jathāruci bānī |chamihi deu ati ārati jānī ||
Whether out of grief and affection or out of a child's nature, I came here setting aside your command and putting it to one side. Even so, the Merciful One turned his gaze upon me as his own, and in every way took what I did as good. I have seen your feet, the root of all auspiciousness, and I have known my master to be naturally kind to me. In this great assembly I have beheld my good fortune: my fault is great, but my master's love is greater. The Treasury of Mercy, by his kindness and favor, has filled my every limb to satisfaction, and has done everything in abundance. My Lord has cherished my fondness, out of the goodness of his own gentle nature. O Lord, I have shown utter boldness, casting aside all hesitation before my master and this assembly. In my words, whether rude or humble, I have spoken as I pleased; may my Lord forgive me, knowing how deep is my distress.
Doha 300
सुहृद सुजान सुसाहिबहि बहुत कहब बड़ि खोरि।आयसु देइअ देव अब सबइ सुधारी मोरि।।300।।
suhṛda sujāna susāhibahi bahuta kahaba baṛi khori |āyasu deia deva aba sabai sudhārī mori ||300||
To a true friend, so wise and so good a master, to say too much is a great fault. Now, my lord, give me your command; you have set right all that was amiss in me.
Chaupai 301.1-4
प्रभु पद पदुम पराग दोहाई।सत्य सुकृत सुख सीवँ सुहाई।।
सो करि कहउँ हिए अपने की।रुचि जागत सोवत सपने की।।
सहज सनेहँ स्वामि सेवकाई।स्वारथ छल फल चारि बिहाई।।
अग्या सम न सुसाहिब सेवा।सो प्रसादु जन पावै देवा।।
अस कहि प्रेम बिबस भए भारी।पुलक सरीर बिलोचन बारी।।
प्रभु पद कमल गहे अकुलाई।समउ सनेहु न सो कहि जाई।।
कृपासिंधु सनमानि सुबानी।बैठाए समीप गहि पानी।।
भरत बिनय सुनि देखि सुभाऊ।सिथिल सनेहँ सभा रघुराऊ।।
prabhu pada paduma parāga dohāī |satya sukṛta sukha sīvã suhāī ||
so kari kahaũ hie apane kī |ruci jāgata sovata sapane kī ||
sahaja sanehã svāmi sevakāī |svāratha chala phala cāri bihāī ||
agyā sama na susāhiba sevā |so prasādu jana pāvai devā ||
asa kahi prema bibasa bhae bhārī |pulaka sarīra bilocana bārī ||
prabhu pada kamala gahe akulāī |samau sanehu na so kahi jāī ||
kṛpāsiṁdhu sanamāni subānī |baiṭhāe samīpa gahi pānī ||
bharata binaya suni dekhi subhāū |sithila sanehã sabhā raghurāū ||
I swear by the dust of my Lord's lotus feet, that fair boundary of truth, virtue and happiness. Taking that oath, I tell you what is in my own heart: the longing that is mine, waking, sleeping and even in dreams. It is to serve my master out of natural love, leaving aside self-interest, deceit, and the four fruits of life. There is no service of a good master equal to obeying his command. O Lord, let your servant receive that grace. Having said this, he was greatly overcome by love; his body thrilled and his eyes filled with tears. In his agitation he clasped the lotus feet of the Lord. The moment and his love cannot be described. The Ocean of Compassion honoured him with kind words, took him by the hand and seated him near. Hearing Bharata's plea and seeing his nature, the Lord of the Raghus and the whole assembly were faint with love.
Chhand 301
रघुराउ सिथिल सनेहँ साधु समाज मुनि मिथिला धनी।मन महुँ सराहत भरत भायप भगति की महिमा घनी।।
भरतहि प्रसंसत बिबुध बरषत सुमन मानस मलिन से।तुलसी बिकल सब लोग सुनि सकुचे निसागम नलिन से।।
raghurāu sithila sanehã sādhu-samāja muni mithilā-dhanī |mana mahũ sarāhata bharata bhāyapa bhagati kī mahimā ghanī ||
bharatahi prasaṃsata bibudha baraṣata sumana mānasa malina se |tulasī bikala saba loga suni sakuce nisā-gama nalina se ||
The Lord of the Raghus was faint with love, and so were the assembly of saints, the sages, and the king of Mithila; in their hearts they praised the greatness of Bharata's brotherly affection and devotion. The gods praised Bharata and rained down flowers, though their minds were clouded and troubled. Tulsidas says that all the people were distressed at what they heard, and drew back like lotuses at the coming of night.
Soratha 301
देखि दुखारी दीन दुहु समाज नर नारि सब।मघवा महा मलीन मुए मारि मंगल चहत।।301।।
dekhi dukhārī dīna duhu samāja nara nāri saba |maghavā mahā malīna mue māri maṅgala cahata ||301||
Seeing all the men and women of both assemblies distressed and downcast, the wholly foul Indra, as though striking the already dead, sought his own good.
Chaupai 302.1-4
कपट कुचालि सीवँ सुरराजू।पर अकाज प्रिय आपन काजू।।
काक समान पाकरिपु रीती।छली मलीन कतहुँ न प्रतीती।।
प्रथम कुमत करि कपटु सँकेला।सो उचाटु सब कें सिर मेला।।
सुरमायाँ सब लोग बिमोहे।राम प्रेम अतिसय न बिछोहे।।
भय उचाट बस मन थिर नाहीं।छन बन रुचि छन सदन सोहाहीं।।
दुबिध मनोगति प्रजा दुखारी।सरित सिंधु संगम जनु बारी।।
दुचित कतहुँ परितोषु न लहहीं।एक एक सन मरमु न कहहीं।।
लखि हियँ हँसि कह कृपानिधानू।सरिस स्वान मघवान जुबानू।।
kapaṭa kucāli sīvã surarājū |para akāja priya āpana kājū ||
kāka samāna pākari-pu rītī |chalī malīna katahũ na pratītī ||
prathama kumata kari kapaṭu sãkelā |so ucāṭu saba kẽ sira melā ||
sura-māyā̃ saba loga bimohe |rāma prema atisaya na bichohe ||
bhaya ucāṭa basa mana thira nāhī̃ |chana bana ruci chana sadana sohāhī̃ ||
dubidha manogati prajā dukhārī |sarita siṃdhu saṅgama janu bārī ||
ducita katahũ paritoṣu na lahahī̃ |eka eka sana maramu na kahahī̃ ||
lakhi hiyã hãsi kaha kṛpānidhānū |sarisa svāna maghavāna jubānū ||
The king of the gods is the very boundary of deceit and evil scheming; he loves his own advantage and delights in the harm of others. The foe of Paka has ways like those of a crow: sly, foul of heart, and trusted nowhere. First he devised an evil plan and gathered up his deceit together, and then he hurled that distraction down upon the heads of all. All the people were bewildered by the illusion of the gods; yet because their love for Rama was so great, they were not made to part from him. Held by fear and restlessness, their minds were nowhere steady: one moment the forest pleased them, and the next moment home. The people, torn in two by the movement of their minds, were wretched, like the water where a river meets the sea. Divided in mind, they found contentment nowhere, and none of them told another the secret of his heart. Seeing this, the Lord, the treasury of compassion, smiled in his heart and said: Indra, the young lord of wealth, is just like a dog.
Doha 302
भरतु जनकु मुनिजन सचिव साधु सचेत बिहाइ।लागि देवमाया सबहि जथाजोगु जनु पाइ।।302।।
bharatu janaku munijana saciva sādhu saceta bihāi |lāgi deva-māyā sabahi jathājogu janu pāi ||302||
Leaving aside Bharata, Janaka, the company of sages, the ministers, and the wise and watchful, the delusion sent by the gods took hold of everyone else, each according to his measure, as though it found each one fit for it.
Chaupai 303.1-4
कृपासिंधु लखि लोग दुखारे।निज सनेहँ सुरपति छल भारे।।
सभा राउ गुर महिसुर मंत्री।भरत भगति सब कै मति जंत्री।।
रामहि चितवत चित्र लिखे से।सकुचत बोलत बचन सिखे से।।
भरत प्रीति नति बिनय बड़ाई।सुनत सुखद बरनत कठिनाई।।
जासु बिलोकि भगति लवलेसू।प्रेम मगन मुनिगन मिथिलेसू।।
महिमा तासु कहै किमि तुलसी।भगति सुभायँ सुमति हियँ हुलसी।।
आपु छोटि महिमा बड़ि जानी।कबिकुल कानि मानि सकुचानी।।
कहि न सकति गुन रुचि अधिकाई।मति गति बाल बचन की नाई।।
kṛpāsiṃdhu lakhi loga dukhāre |nija sanehã surapati chala bhāre ||
sabhā rāu guru mahisura maṃtrī |bharata bhagati saba kai mati jaṃtrī ||
rāmahi citavata citra likhe se |sakucata bolata bacana sikhe se ||
bharata prīti nati binaya baṛāī |sunata sukhada baranata kaṭhināī ||
jāsu biloki bhagati lava-lesū |prema magana muni-gana mithileśū ||
mahimā tāsu kahai kimi tulasī |bhagati subhāyã sumati hiyã hulāsī ||
āpu choṭi mahimā baṛi jānī |kabikula kāni māni sakucānī ||
kahi na sakati guna ruci adhikāī |mati gati bāla bacana kī nāī ||
The Ocean of Compassion saw the people distressed, weighed down both by their own love and by the deceptions of Indra, the lord of the gods. The assembly, the king, the guru, the Brahmans and the ministers: the devotion of Bharata had made the mind of each one like an instrument held in its hand to play upon. They gazed at Rama as if they were figures painted in a picture, and hesitating, spoke words that seemed to be learned by rote. Bharata's love, his humility, his lowliness and his greatness are a joy to hear, but hard to describe. Seeing even a tiny fraction of his devotion, the hosts of sages and the king of Mithila were plunged in love. How then can Tulsidas tell his greatness? It is only by the natural gift of devotion that the good understanding in my heart has been moved to delight. My understanding, knowing itself small and his greatness vast, grew shy, and shrank back in awe of the whole company of poets. It cannot tell his virtues, nor the abundance of its own longing; the movement of my mind is like the speech of a child.
Doha 303
भरत बिमल जसु बिमल बिधु सुमति चकोरकुमारि।उदित बिमल जन हृदय नभ एकटक रही निहारि।।303।।
bharata bimala jasū bimala bidhū sumati cakorakumāri |udita bimala jana hṛdaya nabha ekaṭaka rahī nihāri ||303||
Bharata's spotless glory is the spotless moon, risen in the clear sky of the hearts of his devotees, and my good understanding, like a young female chakora bird, has remained gazing at it with an unblinking eye.
Chaupai 304.1-4
भरत सुभाउ न सुगम निगमहूँ।लघु मति चापलता कबि छमहूँ।।
कहत सुनत सति भाउ भरत को।सीय राम पद होइ न रत को।।
सुमिरत भरतहि प्रेमु राम को।जेहि न सुलभ तेहि सरिस बाम को।।
देखि दयाल दसा सबही की।राम सुजान जानि जन जी की।।
धरम धुरीन धीर नय नागर।सत्य सनेह सील सुख सागर।।
देसु काल लखि समउ समाजू।नीति प्रीति पालक रघुराजू।।
बोले बचन बानि सरबसु से।हित परिनाम सुनत ससि रसु से।।
तात भरत तुम्ह धरम धुरीना।लोक बेद बिद प्रेम प्रबीना।।
bharata subhāu na sugama nigama-hū̃ |laghu mati cāpalatā kabi chamahū̃ ||
kahata sunata sati bhāu bharata ko |sīya rāma pada hoi na rata ko ||
sumirata bharatahi premu rāma ko |jehi na sulabha tehi sarisa bāma ko ||
dekhi dayāla dasā sabahī kī |rāma sujāna jāni jana jī kī ||
dharama dhurīna dhīra naya nāgara |satya saneha sīla sukha sāgara ||
desu kāla lakhi samau samājū |nīti prīti pālaka raghurājū ||
bole bacana bāni sarabasu se |hita parināma sunata sasi rasu se ||
tāta bharata tumha dharama dhurīnā |loka beda bida prema prabīnā ||
Bharata's nature is not easy to fathom even for the Vedas; poets, forgive the rashness of my small understanding. Who, in telling or hearing of Bharata's true devotion, would not become devoted to the feet of Sita and Rama? Who is as perverse as the one for whom love of Rama does not come easily, even while remembering Bharata? Seeing the plight of everyone there, the compassionate and wise Rama, who knows what is in the hearts of his devotees, the bearer of the burden of righteousness, steadfast, skilled in policy, an ocean of truth, affection, good character and happiness, the King of the Raghus, protector of justice and love, took note of the place, the time, the occasion and the assembly, and spoke words that were like the very essence of all things, beneficial in their outcome, and sweet to hear like the moon's nectar. "Dear Bharata, you are a bearer of the burden of righteousness, versed in the ways of the world and of the Vedas, and skilled in love.
Doha 304
करम बचन मानस बिमल तुम्ह समान तुम्ह तात।गुर समाज लघु बंधु गुन कुसमयँ किमि कहि जात।।304।।
karama bacana mānasa bimala tumha samāna tumha tāta |gura samāja laghu bandhu guna kusamayã kimi kahi jāta ||304||
In deed, word and mind you are pure, and there is none like you, dear brother, but yourself. Before the elders and the assembly, and in so untimely an hour, how can the virtues of a younger brother be spoken of?
Chaupai 305.1-4
जानहु तात तरनि कुल रीती।सत्यसंध पितु कीरति प्रीती।।
समउ समाजु लाज गुरुजन की।उदासीन हित अनहित मन की।।
तुम्हहि बिदित सबही कर करमू।आपन मोर परम हित धरमू।।
मोहि सब भाँति भरोस तुम्हारा।तदपि कहउँ अवसर अनुसारा।।
तात तात बिनु बात हमारी।केवल गुरुकुल कृपाँ सँभारी।।
नतरु प्रजा परिजन परिवारू।हमहि सहित सबु होत खुआरू।।
जौं बिनु अवसर अथवँ दिनेसू।जग केहि कहहु न होइ कलेसू।।
तस उतपातु तात बिधि कीन्हा।मुनि मिथिलेस राखि सबु लीन्हा।।
jānahu tāta tarani kula rītī |satya-sandha pitu kīrati prītī ||
samau samāju lāja gurujana kī |udāsīna hita anhita mana kī ||
tumhahi bidita sabahī kara karamū |āpana mora parama hita dharamū ||
mohi saba bhाँti bharosa tumhārā |tadapi kahaũ avasara anusārā ||
tāta tāta binu bāta hamārī |kevala gurukula kṛpā̃ sãbhārī ||
nataru prajā parijana parivārū |hamahi sahita sabu hota khuārū ||
jaũ binu avasara athavā̃ dinesū |jaga kehi kahahu na hoi kalesū ||
tasa utapātu tāta bidhi kīnhā |muni mithilesa rākhi sabu līnhā ||
Brother, you know the custom of the Solar race, and our father's truthfulness to his word, his renown and his love. You know the time and the assembly, the due regard for the elders, and the hearts of all, whether indifferent, friendly or hostile. The conduct of everyone is known to you, and so are your own highest good and mine, and the demands of duty. I have complete trust in you in every way; yet I speak as the occasion requires. Brother, without our father our affairs have been kept in order only by the grace of the guru's family. Otherwise the subjects, the household and the family, together with ourselves, would all have been ruined. If the sun were to set out of season, tell me, to whom in the world would it not bring distress? Brother, Fate raised just such a calamity, but the sage Vasishtha and the king of Mithila have averted it and saved everything.
Doha 305
राज काज सब लाज पति धरम धरनि धन धाम।गुर प्रभाउ पालिहि सबहि भल होइहि परिनाम।।305।।
rāja kāja saba lāja pati dharama dharani dhana dhāma |gura prabhāu pālihi sabahi bhala hoi hi parināma ||305||
The kingdom and its affairs, honour and reputation, righteousness, the earth, wealth and homes: the power of the guru will protect them all, and the outcome will be good.
Chaupai 306.1-4
सहित समाज तुम्हार हमारा।घर बन गुर प्रसाद रखवारा।।
मातु पिता गुर स्वामि निदेसू।सकल धरम धरनीधर सेसू।।
सो तुम्ह करहु करावहु मोहू।तात तरनिकुल पालक होहू।।
साधक एक सकल सिधि देनी।कीरति सुगति भूतिमय बेनी।।
सो बिचारि सहि संकटु भारी।करहु प्रजा परिवारु सुखारी।।
बाँटी बिपति सबहिं मोहि भाई।तुम्हहि अवधि भरि बड़ि कठिनाई।।
जानि तुम्हहि मृदु कहउँ कठोरा।कुसमयँ तात न अनुचित मोरा।।
होहिं कुठायँ सुबंधु सुहाए।ओड़िअहिं हाथ असनिहु के घाए।।
sahita samāja tumhāra hamārā |ghara bana gura prasāda rakhavārā ||
mātu pitā gura svāmi nidesū |sakala dharama dharanīdhara sesū ||
so tumha karahu karāvahu mohū |tāta taranikula pālaka hohū ||
sādhaka eka sakala sidhi denī |kīrati sugati bhūtimaya benī ||
so bicāri sahi saṁkaṭu bhārī |karahu prajā parivāru sukhārī ||
bā̃ṭī bipati sabahiṁ mohi bhāī |tumhahi avadhi bhari baṛi kaṭhināī ||
jāni tumhahi mṛdu kahaũ kaṭhorā |kusamayã tāta na anucita morā ||
hohiṁ kuṭhāyã subaṁdhu suhāe |oṛiahiṁ hātha asanihu ke ghāe ||
Yours and mine, together with all our company, at home and in the forest, have the guru's grace for their guardian. The command of mother, father, guru and master is like Shesha, who bears the earth, for it upholds all duty. Obey that command yourself, and make me obey it too. Dear brother, become the protector of the line of the Sun. It is the one means that grants every success, a triple stream of fame, a good destiny and prosperity. Considering this, bear the heavy affliction, and make the people and your family happy. Brother, I have shared out the misfortune among all, but on you falls the greatest hardship for the whole length of the term. Knowing you to be gentle, I still speak harshly. Dear brother, the times are bad, and what I say is not improper. In a time of need, good brothers serve as shields, just as the hands are held up to ward off even the blows of a thunderbolt.
Doha 306
सेवक कर पद नयन से मुख सो साहिबु होइ।तुलसी प्रीति कि रीति सुनि सुकबि सराहहिं सोइ।।306।।
sevaka kara pada nayana se mukha so sāhibu hoi |tulasī prīti ki rīti suni sukabi sarāhahiṁ soi ||306||
The servant is like the hands, feet and eyes, and the master is like the mouth. Tulsidas says: hearing of this way of love, good poets praise it indeed.
Chaupai 307.1-4
सभा सकल सुनि रघुबर बानी।प्रेम पयोधि अमिअ जनु सानी।।
सिथिल समाज सनेह समाधी।देखि दसा चुप सारद साधी।।
भरतहि भयउ परम संतोषू।सनमुख स्वामि बिमुख दुख दोषू।।
मुख प्रसन्न मन मिटा बिषादू।भा जनु गूँगेहि गिरा प्रसादू।।
कीन्ह सप्रेम प्रनामु बहोरी।बोले पानि पंकरुह जोरी।।
नाथ भयउ सुखु साथ गए को।लहेउँ लाहु जग जनमु भए को।।
अब कृपाल जस आयसु होई।करौं सीस धरि सादर सोई।।
सो अवलंब देव मोहि देई।अवधि पारु पावौं जेहि सेई।।
sabhā sakala suni raghubara bānī |prema payodhi amia janu sānī ||
sithila samāja saneha samādhī |dekhi dasā cupa sārada sādhī ||
bharatahi bhayau parama saṁtoṣū |sanamukha svāmi bimukha dukha doṣū ||
mukha prasanna mana miṭā biṣādū |bhā janu gū̃gehi girā prasādū ||
kīnha saprema pranāmu bahorī |bole pāni paṁkaruha jorī ||
nātha bhayau sukhu sātha gae ko |laheũ lāhu jaga janamu bhae ko ||
aba kṛpāla jasa āyasu hoī |karauṁ sīsa dhari sādara soī ||
so avalaṁba deva mohi deī |avadhi pāru pāvauṁ jehi seī ||
The whole assembly, hearing the words of Rama, the best of the Raghus, which were like an ocean of love steeped in nectar, was moved. The company grew limp, sunk in a trance of affection; seeing their state, Sarada, the goddess of speech, held herself silent. Bharata felt supreme contentment: with his master facing him, kindly disposed, his sorrows and faults had turned away. His face grew bright and the despondency of his mind was gone, as though a mute man had received the gift of speech. Then he bowed to him with love, and spoke, joining his lotus hands. "Lord, I am as happy as if I had gone with you; I have gained the reward of being born into the world." "Now, merciful Lord, whatever command you give, I will take it upon my head and carry it out with reverence." "Lord, give me some support by serving which I may reach the far shore of the appointed term of exile."
Doha 307
देव देव अभिषेक हित गुर अनुसासनु पाइ।आनेउँ सब तीरथ सलिलु तेहि कहँ काह रजाइ।।307।।
deva deva abhiṣeka hita gura anusāsanu pāi |āneũ saba tīratha salilu tehi kahã kāha rajāi ||307||
O Lord of lords, having received the guru's command for your anointing, I have brought the waters of all the holy places. What are your orders concerning them?
Chaupai 308.1-4
एकु मनोरथु बड़ मन माहीं।सभयँ सकोच जात कहि नाहीं।।
कहहु तात प्रभु आयसु पाई।बोले बानि सनेह सुहाई।।
चित्रकूट सुचि थल तीरथ बन।खग मृग सर सरि निर्झर गिरिगन।।
प्रभु पद अंकित अवनि बिसेषी।आयसु होइ त आवौं देखी।।
अवसि अत्रि आयसु सिर धरहू।तात बिगतभय कानन चरहू।।
मुनि प्रसाद बनु मंगल दाता।पावन परम सुहावन भ्राता।।
रिषिनायकु जहँ आयसु देहीं।राखेहु तीरथ जलु थल तेहीं।।
सुनि प्रभु बचन भरत सुख पावा।मुनि पद कमल मुदित सिरु नावा।।
eku manorathu baṛa mana māhīṁ |sabhayã sakoca jāta kahi nāhīṁ ||
kahahu tāta prabhu āyasu pāī |bole bāni saneha suhāī ||
citrakūṭa suci thala tīratha bana |khaga mṛga sara sari nirjhara girigana ||
prabhu pada aṁkita avani biseṣī |āyasu hoi ta āvauṁ dekhī ||
avasi atri āyasu sira dharahū |tāta bigatabhaya kānana carahū ||
muni prasāda banu maṁgala dātā |pāvana parama suhāvana bhrātā ||
riṣināyaku jahã āyasu dehīṁ |rākhehu tīratha jalu thala tehīṁ ||
suni prabhu bacana bharata sukha pāvā |muni pada kamala mudita siru nāvā ||
Bharata said: "There is one great longing in my heart, but out of fear and shame I cannot speak it." Rama said, "Tell it, brother." Having received the Lord's command, Bharata spoke in words made lovely by affection. "The holy places of Chitrakuta, its shrines and forests, its birds and beasts, its lakes, rivers and waterfalls, and its crowd of hills, and the ground especially, marked with the Lord's footprints: if you command, I will go and see them." Rama said: "By all means take Atri's command upon your head, and then, brother, roam through the forest without fear. By the sage's grace the forest bestows blessings, brother, and is supremely holy and beautiful. In whatever place the chief of the sages directs, there deposit the water of the holy places." Hearing the Lord's words, Bharata was glad, and he joyfully bowed his head at the sage's lotus feet.
Doha 308
भरत राम संबादु सुनि सकल सुमंगल मूल।सुर स्वारथी सराहि कुल बरषत सुरतरु फूल।।308।।
bharata rāma saṁbādu suni sakala sumaṁgala mūla |sura svārathī sarāhi kula baraṣata surataru phūla ||308||
Hearing the conversation between Bharata and Rama, the root of all auspiciousness, the gods, who had their own interest at heart, praised the family and rained down flowers from the wishing-tree of heaven.
Chaupai 309.1-4
धन्य भरत जय राम गोसाईं।कहत देव हरषत बरिआई।।
मुनि मिथिलेस सभाँ सब काहू।भरत बचन सुनि भयउ उछाहू।।
भरत राम गुन ग्राम सनेहू।पुलकि प्रसंसत राउ बिदेहू।।
सेवक स्वामि सुभाउ सुहावन।नेमु पेमु अति पावन पावन।।
मति अनुसार सराहन लागे।सचिव सभासद सब अनुरागे।।
सुनि सुनि राम भरत संबादू।दुहु समाज हियँ हरषु बिषादू।।
राम मातु दुखु सुखु सम जानी।कहि गुन राम प्रबोधीं रानी।।
एक कहहिं रघुबीर बड़ाई।एक सराहत भरत भलाई।।
dhanya bharata jaya rāma gosāīṁ |kahata deva haraṣata bariāī ||
muni mithilesa sabhā̃ saba kāhū |bharata bacana suni bhayau uchāhū ||
bharata rāma guna grāma sanehū |pulaki prasaṁsata rāu bidehū ||
sevaka svāmi subhāu suhāvana |nemu pemu ati pāvana pāvana ||
mati anusāra sarāhana lāge |saciva sabhāsada saba anurāge ||
suni suni rāma bharata saṁbādū |duhu samāja hiyã haraṣu biṣādū ||
rāma mātu dukhu sukhu sama jānī |kahi guna rāma prabodhīṁ rānī ||
eka kahahiṁ raghubīra baṛāī |eka sarāhata bharata bhalāī ||
"Blessed is Bharata! Glory to Rama, our Lord!" So cried the gods, and their joy burst forth irrepressibly. The sage, the king of Mithila, and everyone in the assembly were filled with rejoicing on hearing Bharata's words. King Videha, thrilled with delight, praised the host of virtues and the love of Bharata and Rama. The charming nature of servant and master, and their vow and love, were purer than the purest. The ministers and all the members of the assembly, full of devotion, began to praise them according to their understanding. As they heard again and again the conversation of Rama and Bharata, in the hearts of both companies there was joy mingled with sorrow. Rama's mother, seeing her sorrow and happiness as equal, recounted the virtues of Rama and comforted the queens. Some spoke in praise of the greatness of the Hero of the Raghus; others extolled the goodness of Bharata.
Doha 309
अत्रि कहेउ तब भरत सन सैल समीप सुकूप।राखिअ तीरथ तोय तहँ पावन अमिअ अनूप।।309।।
atri kaheu taba bharata sana saila samīpa sukūpa |rākhia tīratha toya tahã pāvana amia anūpa ||309||
Then Atri said to Bharata: "Near the hill there is a fine well. Deposit there the water of all the holy places, pure, nectar-like and incomparable."
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