Prakarana 4
त्याग-दीक्षा का सोपान: जहाँ ‘राज्य’ (भोग-धर्म) का मोह टूटकर ‘वन’ (वैराग्य-धर्म) का द्वार खुलता है। अयोध्या काण्ड साधक को यह सिखाता है कि धर्म केवल शुभ-घटना नहीं, बल्कि पीड़ा में सत्य-पालन, वचन-रक्षा, और ईश्वर-आज्ञा-स्वीकार की तपस्या है—यही मुक्ति-सीढ़ी का निर्णायक मोड़ है।
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa’s chief rasa is karuṇā, yet this compassion is not mere grief—it is the compassion of dharma’s decision (dharma-nirṇaya). In this section, against Kaikeyī’s bitterness (the seed of raudra), stands Daśaratha’s vow to truth (dharma-dhīratā); thus a fierce conjunction of karuṇā and raudra arises. Daśaratha as satyasaṅdha—the establishment of rāja-dharma—and at the same time his deep attachment to Rāma—the human face of bhakti—both resound together. Tulasī’s dharmaśāstric architecture is clear: a promise (satya) is a yajña, and its keeping is tapas—even if life must be given. By this the narrative-step rises: Ayodhyā’s auspicious celebration becomes inwardly a journey into vairāgya. This section teaches the sādhaka that the hardest rung on the ladder to liberation is not “separation from the beloved,” but the abandonment of ego-delusion (ahaṃ-moha) and voluntary self-offering for the sake of truth.
Verses
Chaupai 30.1-4
एहि बिधि राउ मनहिं मन झाँखा।देखि कुभाँति कुमति मन माखा।।
भरतु कि राउर पूत न होहीं।आनेहु मोल बेसाहि कि मोही।।
जो सुनि सरु अस लाग तुम्हारें।काहे न बोलहु बचनु सँभारे।।
देहु उतरु अनु करहु कि नाहीं।सत्यसंध तुम्ह रघुकुल माहीं।।
देन कहेहु अब जनि बरु देहू।तजहुँ सत्य जग अपजसु लेहू।।
सत्य सराहि कहेहु बरु देना।जानेहु लेइहि मागि चबेना।।
सिबि दधीचि बलि जो कछु भाषा।तनु धनु तजेउ बचन पनु राखा।।
अति कटु बचन कहति कैकेई।मानहुँ लोन जरे पर देई।।
ehi bidhi rāu manahiṁ mana jhā̃khā |dekhi kubhā̃ti kumati mana mākhā ||
bharatu ki rāura pūta na hohīṁ |ānehu mola besāhi ki mohī ||
jo suni saru asa lāga tumhāreṁ |kāhe na bolahu bacanu sãbhāre ||
dehu utaru anu karahu ki nāhīṁ |satyasaṁdha tumha raghukula māhīṁ ||
dena kahehu aba jani baru dehū |tajahũ satya jaga apajasu lehū ||
satya sarāhi kahehu baru denā |jānehu leihi māgi cabenā ||
sibi dadhīci bali jo kachu bhāṣā |tanu dhanu tajeu bacana panu rākhā ||
ati kaṭu bacana kahati kaikeī |mānahũ lona jare para deī ||
In this way the king burned inwardly, in his own heart, and the wicked-minded Kaikeyi, seeing his wretched state, was filled with spite. Is Bharata not your son as well? Or did you bring me home as a slave, bought for a price? If my words have pierced you like an arrow when you heard them, why did you not speak with care and keep your word? Give me an answer: will you do it or not? You are known as one true to his word in the line of the Raghus. You promised to give the boon; now do not give it. Abandon truth and take on disgrace in the world. You praised truth and said you would grant the boon, thinking I would ask only for a handful of parched grain. Whatever Shibi, Dadhichi and Bali promised, they gave up their bodies and wealth and kept their word and vow. Kaikeyi spoke exceedingly bitter words, as if she were rubbing salt on a burn.
Doha 30
धरम धुरंधर धीर धरि नयन उघारे रायँ।सिरु धुनि लीन्हि उसास असि मारेसि मोहि कुठायँ।।30।।
dharama dhuraṁdhara dhīra dhari nayana ughāre rāyã |siru dhuni līnhi usāsa asi māresi mohi kuṭhāyã ||30||
The king, who bore the burden of righteousness, took courage and opened his eyes. Shaking his head, he drew a long breath and said, "She has struck me in a vital spot."
Chaupai 31.1-4
आगें दीखि जरत रिस भारी।मनहुँ रोष तरवारि उघारी।।
मूठि कुबुद्धि धार निठुराई।धरी कूबरीं सान बनाई।।
लखी महीप कराल कठोरा।सत्य कि जीवनु लेइहि मोरा।।
बोले राउ कठिन करि छाती।बानी सबिनय तासु सोहाती।।
प्रिया बचन कस कहसि कुभाँती।भीर प्रतीति प्रीति करि हाँती।।
मोरें भरतु रामु दुइ आँखी।सत्य कहउँ करि संकरू साखी।।
अवसि दूतु मैं पठइब प्राता।ऐहहिं बेगि सुनत दोउ भ्राता।।
सुदिन सोधि सबु साजु सजाई।देउँ भरत कहुँ राजु बजाई।।
āgeṁ dīkhi jarata risa bhārī |manahũ roṣa taravāri ughārī ||
mūṭhi kubuddhi dhāra niṭhurāī |dharī kūbarīṁ sāna banāī ||
lakhī mahīpa karāla kaṭhorā |satya ki jīvanu leihi morā ||
bole rāu kaṭhina kari chātī |bānī sabinaya tāsu sohātī ||
priyā bacana kasa kahasi kubhā̃tī |bhīra pratīti prīti kari hā̃tī ||
moreṁ bharatu rāmu dui ā̃khī |satya kahaũ kari saṁkarū sākhī ||
avasi dūtu maiṁ paṭhaiba prātā |aihahiṁ begi sunata dou bhrātā ||
sudina sodhi sabu sāju sajāī |deũ bharata kahũ rāju bajāī ||
He saw her before him, burning with great anger, as if wrath itself were a naked sword. Its hilt was her evil counsel and its edge was cruelty, and the Humpback had set it and whetted it on her grindstone. The king saw her, fierce and harsh, and thought: "Will she truly take my life?" Steeling his heart, the king spoke in humble words, such as would please her. "Beloved, why do you speak such words, and in so wicked a way? They destroy the trust of the people and the love between us." "To me Bharata and Rama are like my two eyes. I tell you the truth, taking Shankara as my witness." "At dawn I will surely send a messenger, and the two brothers will come quickly as soon as they hear." "Having chosen an auspicious day and made all the preparations, I will proclaim it with festive music and give Bharata the kingdom."
Doha 31
लोभु न रामहि राजु कर बहुत भरत पर प्रीति।मैं बड़ छोट बिचारि जियँ करत रहेउँ नृपनीति।।31।।
lobhu na rāmahi rāju kara bahuta bharata para prīti |maiṁ baṛa choṭa bicāri jiyã karata raheũ nṛpanīti ||31||
Rama has no greed for the kingdom, and he has great love for Bharata. I was only following the custom of kings, considering in my heart who was elder and who was younger.
Chaupai 32.1-4
राम सपथ सत कहुउँ सुभाऊ।राममातु कछु कहेउ न काऊ।।
मैं सबु कीन्ह तोहि बिनु पूँछें।तेहि तें परेउ मनोरथु छूछें।।
रिस परिहरू अब मंगल साजू।कछु दिन गएँ भरत जुबराजू।।
एकहि बात मोहि दुखु लागा।बर दूसर असमंजस मागा।।
अजहुँ हृदय जरत तेहि आँचा।रिस परिहास कि साँचेहुँ साँचा।।
कहु तजि रोषु राम अपराधू।सबु कोउ कहइ रामु सुठि साधू।।
तुहूँ सराहसि करसि सनेहू।अब सुनि मोहि भयउ संदेहू।।
जासु सुभाउ अरिहि अनुकूला।सो किमि करिहि मातु प्रतिकूला।।
rāma sapatha sata kahuũ subhāū |rāmamātu kachu kaheu na kāū ||
maiṁ sabu kīnha tohi binu pū̃cheṁ |tehi teṁ pareu manorathu chūcheṁ ||
risa pariharū aba maṁgala sājū |kachu dina gaẽ bharata jubarājū ||
ekahi bāta mohi dukhu lāgā |bara dūsara asamaṁjasa māgā ||
ajahũ hṛdaya jarata tehi ā̃cā |risa parihāsa ki sā̃cehũ sā̃cā ||
kahu taji roṣu rāma aparādhū |sabu kou kahai rāmu suṭhi sādhū ||
tuhū̃ sarāhasi karasi sanehū |aba suni mohi bhayau saṁdehū ||
jāsu subhāu arihi anukūlā |so kimi karihi mātu pratikūlā ||
I swear by Rama and tell you the truth as it is: Rama's mother never said anything to me at any time. I did all this without asking you, and for that reason my plan has come to nothing. Now put away your anger and make ready the auspicious festivities. When a few days have passed, Bharata will be the crown prince. Only one thing pained me: the second boon you asked for was unreasonable and unfitting. Even now your heart burns with the heat of that fire. Is it anger, or a jest, or is it really true? Give up your wrath and tell me Rama's offence. Everyone says that Rama is exceedingly gentle and good. You too used to praise him and show him affection. Now, having heard this from you, I am filled with doubt. He whose nature is kind even to an enemy, how could he act unkindly toward his mother?
Doha 32
प्रिया हास रिस परिहरहि मागु बिचारि बिबेकु।जेहिं देखाँ अब नयन भरि भरत राज अभिषेकु।।32।।
priyā hāsa risa pariharahi māgu bicāri bibeku |jehiṁ dekhā̃ aba nayana bhari bharata rāja abhiṣeku ||32||
Beloved, give up your jesting and your anger, and ask for something after weighing it with discernment, so that I may now see with full eyes the anointing of Bharata to the kingship.
Chaupai 33.1-4
जिऐ मीन बरू बारि बिहीना।मनि बिनु फनिकु जिऐ दुख दीना।।
कहउँ सुभाउ न छलु मन माहीं।जीवनु मोर राम बिनु नाहीं।।
समुझि देखु जियँ प्रिया प्रबीना।जीवनु राम दरस आधीना।।
सुनि म्रदु बचन कुमति अति जरई।मनहुँ अनल आहुति घृत परई।।
कहइ करहु किन कोटि उपाया।इहाँ न लागिहि राउरि माया।।
देहु कि लेहु अजसु करि नाहीं।मोहि न बहुत प्रपंच सोहाहीं।।
रामु साधु तुम्ह साधु सयाने।राममातु भलि सब पहिचाने।।
जस कौसिलाँ मोर भल ताका।तस फलु उन्हहि देउँ करि साका।।
jiai mīna barū bāri bihīnā |mani binu phaniku jiai dukha dīnā ||
kahaũ subhāu na chalu mana māhīṁ |jīvanu mora rāma binu nāhīṁ ||
samujhi dekhu jiyã priyā prabīnā |jīvanu rāma darasa ādhīnā ||
suni mradu bacana kumati ati jaraī |manahũ anala āhuti ghṛta paraī ||
kahai karahu kina koṭi upāyā |ihā̃ na lāgihi rāuri māyā ||
dehu ki lehu ajasu kari nāhīṁ |mohi na bahuta prapaṁca sohāhīṁ ||
rāmu sādhu tumha sādhu sayāne |rāmamātu bhali saba pahicāne ||
jasa kausilā̃ mora bhala tākā |tasa phalu unhahi deũ kari sākā ||
A fish may perhaps live without water, and a serpent, miserable and wretched, may live without its jewel. I tell you my true nature, with no deceit in my heart: my life is nothing without Rama. Consider it in your heart, my clever beloved: my life depends on the sight of Rama. Hearing these gentle words, the wicked-minded Kaikeyi burned fiercely, as though ghee had been poured as an offering on a fire. She said, "Why not try ten million devices? Your tricks will have no hold on me here. Either grant it, or refuse and bear the disgrace. I do not like long-drawn schemes. Rama is good, and you are good and wise, and Rama's mother too, as everyone has found, is good. As Kausalya has looked to my harm, so I will give her the fruit of it, making her pay in kind."
Doha 33
होत प्रात मुनिबेष धरि जौं न रामु बन जाहिं।मोर मरनु राउर अजस नृप समुझिअ मन माहिं।।33।।
hota prāta munibeṣa dhari jauṁ na rāmu bana jāhiṁ |mora maranu rāura ajasa nṛpa samujhia mana māhiṁ ||33||
If at daybreak Rama does not put on the garb of a sage and go to the forest, then my death, O king, and your disgrace will follow; understand this well in your mind.
Chaupai 34.1-4
अस कहि कुटिल भई उठि ठाढ़ी।मानहुँ रोष तरंगिनि बाढ़ी।।
पाप पहार प्रगट भइ सोई।भरी क्रोध जल जाइ न जोई।।
दोउ बर कूल कठिन हठ धारा।भवँर कूबरी बचन प्रचारा।।
ढाहत भूपरूप तरु मूला।चली बिपति बारिधि अनुकूला।।
लखी नरेस बात फुरि साँची।तिय मिस मीचु सीस पर नाची।।
गहि पद बिनय कीन्ह बैठारी।जनि दिनकर कुल होसि कुठारी।।
मागु माथ अबहीं देउँ तोही।राम बिरहँ जनि मारसि मोही।।
राखु राम कहुँ जेहि तेहि भाँती।नाहिं त जरिहि जनम भरि छाती।।
asa kahi kuṭila bhaī uṭhi ṭhāṛhī |mānahũ roṣa taraṁgini bāṛhī ||
pāpa pahāra pragaṭa bhai soī |bharī krodha jala jāi na joī ||
dou bara kūla kaṭhina haṭha dhārā |bhavãra kūbarī bacana pracārā ||
ḍhāhata bhūparūpa taru mūlā |calī bipati bāridhi anukūlā ||
lakhī naresa bāta phuri sā̃cī |tiya misa mīcu sīsa para nācī ||
gahi pada binaya kīnha baiṭhārī |jani dinakara kula hosi kuṭhārī ||
māgu mātha abahīṁ deũ tohī |rāma birahã jani mārasi mohī ||
rākhu rāma kahũ jehi tehi bhā̃tī |nāhiṁ ta jarihi janama bhari chātī ||
Having spoken thus, the crooked Kaikeyi rose and stood up, as if a river of wrath were in flood. That river had risen out of the mountain of sin, and it was full to the brim with the water of anger, so that no one could look upon it. The two boons were its banks, her harsh obstinacy was its current, and the words of the hunchback Manthara, spreading her counsel, were its whirlpools. Tearing down the king, who was like a tree, from its roots, it flowed on toward the ocean of calamity. The king saw that her words were true and in earnest, and that death, in the guise of a woman, was dancing over his head. Clasping her feet, he pleaded with her and made her sit down: "Do not become an axe to the race of the Sun." "Ask for my head, and I will give it to you this very moment; but do not kill me with separation from Rama." "Keep Rama here by whatever means you can; otherwise your heart will burn all your life long."
Doha 34
देखी ब्याधि असाध नृपु परेउ धरनि धुनि माथ।कहत परम आरत बचन राम राम रघुनाथ।।34।।
dekhī byādhi asādha nṛpu pareu dharani dhuni mātha |kahata parama ārata bacana rāma rāma raghunātha ||34||
Seeing that the affliction was beyond cure, the king fell to the ground, beating his head, and in words of utmost anguish cried out, "Rama, Rama, O Lord of the Raghus!"
Chaupai 35.1-4
ब्याकुल राउ सिथिल सब गाता।करिनि कलपतरु मनहुँ निपाता।।
कंठु सूख मुख आव न बानी।जनु पाठीनु दीन बिनु पानी।।
पुनि कह कटु कठोर कैकेई।मनहुँ घाय महुँ माहुर देई।।
जौं अंतहुँ अस करतबु रहेऊ।मागु मागु तुम्ह केहिं बल कहेऊ।।
दुइ कि होइ एक समय भुआला।हँसब ठठाइ फुलाउब गाला।।
दानि कहाउब अरु कृपनाई।होइ कि खेम कुसल रौताई।।
छाड़हु बचनु कि धीरजु धरहू।जनि अबला जिमि करुना करहू।।
तनु तिय तनय धामु धनु धरनी।सत्यसंध कहुँ तृन सम बरनी।।
byākula rāu sithila saba gātā |karini kalapataru manahũ nipātā ||
kaṁṭhu sūkha mukha āva na bānī |janu pāṭhīnu dīna binu pānī ||
puni kaha kaṭu kaṭhora kaikeī |manahũ ghāya mahũ māhura deī ||
jauṁ aṁtahũ asa karatabu raheū |māgu māgu tumha kehiṁ bala kaheū ||
dui ki hoi eka samaya bhuālā |hãsaba ṭhaṭhāi phulāuba gālā ||
dāni kahāuba aru kṛpanāī |hoi ki khema kusala rautāī ||
chāṛahu bacanu ki dhīraju dharahū |jani abalā jimi karunā karahū ||
tanu tiya tanaya dhāmu dhanu dharanī |satyasaṁdha kahũ tṛna sama baranī ||
The king was distraught and all his limbs had gone slack, as though an elephant had uprooted a wish-granting tree. His throat was dry and no word came from his mouth, like a poor fish without water. Then Kaikeyi spoke again, bitter and harsh, as though she were pouring poison into a wound. "If in the end you meant to act like this, on what strength did you say, 'Ask, ask'?" "Can two things happen at one time, O king? You cannot laugh heartily and at the same time puff out your cheeks in sulking." "Can you be called a generous giver and also be a miser? Can a man be a king and live in safety and comfort at once?" "Either abandon your word or keep your courage. Do not show pity like a weak woman." "Body, wife, son, house, wealth and land: for one who is true to his word, these have all been counted as no more than a blade of grass."
Doha 35
मरम बचन सुनि राउ कह कहु कछु दोषु न तोर।लागेउ तोहि पिसाच जिमि कालु कहावत मोर।।35।।
marama bacana suni rāu kaha kahu kachu doṣu na tora |lāgeu tohi pisāca jimi kālu kahāvata mora ||35||
Hearing these words that pierced to the heart, the king said: "None of the fault is yours. It is my own Death that has seized you like a demon and makes you speak through your mouth."
Chaupai 36.1-4
चहत न भरत भूपतहि भोरें।बिधि बस कुमति बसी जिय तोरें।।
सो सबु मोर पाप परिनामू।भयउ कुठाहर जेहिं बिधि बामू।।
सुबस बसिहि फिरि अवध सुहाई।सब गुन धाम राम प्रभुताई।।
करिहहिं भाइ सकल सेवकाई।होइहि तिहुँ पुर राम बड़ाई।।
तोर कलंकु मोर पछिताऊ।मुएहुँ न मिटहि न जाइहि काऊ।।
अब तोहि नीक लाग करु सोई।लोचन ओट बैठु मुहु गोई।।
जब लगि जिऔं कहउँ कर जोरी।तब लगि जनि कछु कहसि बहोरी।।
फिरि पछितैहसि अंत अभागी।मारसि गाइ नहारु लागी।।
cahata na bharata bhūpatahi bhoreṁ |bidhi basa kumati basī jiya toreṁ ||
so sabu mora pāpa parināmū |bhayau kuṭhāhara jehiṁ bidhi bāmū ||
subasa basihi phiri avadha suhāī |saba guna dhāma rāma prabhutāī ||
karihahiṁ bhāi sakala sevakāī |hoihi tihũ pura rāma baṛāī ||
tora kalaṁku mora pachitāū |muehũ na miṭahi na jāihi kāū ||
aba tohi nīka lāga karu soī |locana oṭa baiṭhu muhu goī ||
jaba lagi jiauṁ kahaũ kara jorī |taba lagi jani kachu kahasi bahorī ||
phiri pachitaihasi aṁta abhāgī |mārasi gāi nahāru lāgī ||
Bharata never even dreamed of desiring the kingship; it is only by the force of fate that evil counsel has settled in your heart. All this is the fruit of my own sins, because of which Providence has turned against me at so unfit a time and place. Fair Ayodhya will again dwell in prosperity and peace, under the sovereignty of Rama, the abode of every virtue. All his brothers will serve him, and Rama's glory will be proclaimed throughout the three worlds. But your disgrace and my remorse will not be wiped away even after we are dead; they will never go. Now do whatever seems good to you; sit out of my sight, with your face hidden. With folded hands I say it: as long as I live, do not speak a word to me again. You unfortunate woman, you will repent in the end, for you are killing a cow for the sake of its sinews.
Doha 36
परेउ राउ कहि कोटि बिधि काहे करसि निदानु।कपट सयानि न कहति कछु जागति मनहुँ मसानु।।36।।
pareu rāu kahi koṭi bidhi kāhe karasi nidānu |kapaṭa sayāni na kahati kachu jāgati manahũ masānu ||36||
The king fell to the ground, pleading with her in a million ways: "Why do you bring about my ruin?" But the cunning woman, full of deceit, said nothing at all, like a cremation ground kept awake by its burning pyres.
Chaupai 37.1-4
राम राम रट बिकल भुआलू।जनु बिनु पंख बिहंग बेहालू।।
हृदयँ मनाव भोरु जनि होई।रामहि जाइ कहै जनि कोई।।
उदउ करहु जनि रबि रघुकुल गुर।अवध बिलोकि सूल होइहि उर।।
भूप प्रीति कैकइ कठिनाई।उभय अवधि बिधि रची बनाई।।
बिलपत नृपहि भयउ भिनुसारा।बीना बेनु संख धुनि द्वारा।।
पढ़हिं भाट गुन गावहिं गायक।सुनत नृपहि जनु लागहिं सायक।।
मंगल सकल सोहाहिं न कैसें।सहगामिनिहि बिभूषन जैसें।।
तेहिं निसि नीद परी नहि काहू।राम दरस लालसा उछाहू।।
rāma rāma raṭa bikala bhuālū |janu binu paṁkha bihaṁga behālū ||
hṛdayã manāva bhoru jani hoī |rāmahi jāi kahai jani koī ||
udau karahu jani rabi raghukula gura |avadha biloki sūla hoihi ura ||
bhūpa prīti kaikai kaṭhināī |ubhaya avadhi bidhi racī banāī ||
bilapata nṛpahi bhayau bhinusārā |bīnā benu saṁkha dhuni dvārā ||
paṛhahiṁ bhāṭa guna gāvahiṁ gāyaka |sunata nṛpahi janu lāgahiṁ sāyaka ||
maṁgala sakala sohāhiṁ na kaiseṁ |sahagāminihi bibhūṣana jaiseṁ ||
tehiṁ nisi nīda parī nahi kāhū |rāma darasa lālasā uchāhū ||
The king, distraught, kept crying out "Rama, Rama," like a bird without wings, helpless and wretched. In his heart he prayed that morning might not come, and that no one might go and tell Rama. "O Sun, preceptor of the house of Raghu, do not rise; when you look on Ayodhya, a pang will pierce your heart." The king's love and Kaikeyi's cruelty: Brahma had fashioned each of them as the very utmost of its kind. While the king was still lamenting, day broke, and the sound of lutes, flutes and conches rose at his gate. The bards recited and the singers sang his praises, but to the king, as he heard them, they seemed to strike like arrows. None of the auspicious preparations gave him any pleasure, just as ornaments give none to a woman about to die with her husband on his pyre. That night no one had slept, for their longing and eager joy at the thought of seeing Rama.
Doha 37
द्वार भीर सेवक सचिव कहहिं उदित रबि देखि।जागेउ अजहुँ न अवधपति कारनु कवनु बिसेषि।।37।।
dvāra bhīra sevaka saciva kahahiṁ udita rabi dekhi |jāgeu ajahũ na avadhapati kāranu kavanu biseṣi ||37||
A crowd of servants and ministers gathered at the gate, and seeing the sun risen, they said: "The lord of Ayodhya has not awakened even now; what in particular can be the reason?"
Chaupai 38.1-4
पछिले पहर भूपु नित जागा।आजु हमहि बड़ अचरजु लागा।।
जाहु सुमंत्र जगावहु जाई।कीजिअ काजु रजायसु पाई।।
गए सुमंत्रु तब राउर माही।देखि भयावन जात डेराहीं।।
धाइ खाइ जनु जाइ न हेरा।मानहुँ बिपति बिषाद बसेरा।।
पूछें कोउ न ऊतरु देई।गए जेंहिं भवन भूप कैकैई।।
कहि जयजीव बैठ सिरु नाई।दैखि भूप गति गयउ सुखाई।।
सोच बिकल बिबरन महि परेऊ।मानहुँ कमल मूलु परिहरेऊ।।
सचिउ सभीत सकइ नहिं पूँछी।बोली असुभ भरी सुभ छूछी।।
pachile pahara bhūpu nita jāgā |āju hamahi baṛa acaraju lāgā ||
jāhu sumaṁtra jagāvahu jāī |kījia kāju rajāyasu pāī ||
gae sumaṁtru taba rāura māhī |dekhi bhayāvana jāta ḍerāhīṁ ||
dhāi khāi janu jāi na herā |mānahũ bipati biṣāda baserā ||
pūcheṁ kou na ūtaru deī |gae jeṁhiṁ bhavana bhūpa kaikaiī ||
kahi jayajīva baiṭha siru nāī |daikhi bhūpa gati gayau sukhāī ||
soca bikala bibarana mahi pareū |mānahũ kamala mūlu parihareū ||
saciu sabhīta sakai nahiṁ pū̃chī |bolī asubha bharī subha chūchī ||
The king has always woken in the last watch of the night; today it strikes us as very strange. Go, Sumantra, and wake him, so that we may do our work once we have the king's command. Then Sumantra went into the palace, but its dreadful look filled him with fear as he went along. It seemed as though it would rush upon him and devour him, and he could not bear to look at it; it seemed the very dwelling of calamity and sorrow. He asked, but no one gave him an answer, and he came to the chamber where the king and Kaikeyi were. Saying "Victory and long life!" he bowed his head and sat down; but when he saw the king's condition, he withered with dismay. Distraught with anxiety and drained of colour, the king lay fallen on the ground, like a lotus torn away from its root. The minister, afraid, could not ask a question; then she spoke, full of ill omen and empty of all good.
Doha 38
परी न राजहि नीद निसि हेतु जान जगदीसु।रामु रामु रटि भोरु किय कहइ न मरमु महीसु।।38।।
parī na rājahi nīda nisi hetu jāna jagadīsu |rāmu rāmu raṭi bhoru kiya kahai na maramu mahīsu ||38||
The king did not sleep all night; only the Lord of the world knows the reason. Repeating "Rama, Rama," he brought the dawn, and the king does not reveal his secret.
Chaupai 39.1-4
आनहु रामहि बेगि बोलाई।समाचार तब पूँछेहु आई।।
चलेउ सुमंत्र राय रूख जानी।लखी कुचालि कीन्हि कछु रानी।।
सोच बिकल मग परइ न पाऊ।रामहि बोलि कहिहि का राऊ।।
उर धरि धीरजु गयउ दुआरें।पूछँहिं सकल देखि मनु मारें।।
समाधानु करि सो सबही का।गयउ जहाँ दिनकर कुल टीका।।
रामु सुमंत्रहि आवत देखा।आदरु कीन्ह पिता सम लेखा।।
निरखि बदनु कहि भूप रजाई।रघुकुलदीपहि चलेउ लेवाई।।
रामु कुभाँति सचिव सँग जाहीं।देखि लोग जहँ तहँ बिलखाहीं।।
ānahu rāmahi begi bolāī |samācāra taba pū̃chehu āī ||
caleu sumaṁtra rāya rūkha jānī |lakhī kucāli kīnhi kachu rānī ||
soca bikala maga parai na pāū |rāmahi boli kahihi kā rāū ||
ura dhari dhīraju gayau duāreṁ |pūchãhiṁ sakala dekhi manu māreṁ ||
samādhānu kari so sabahī kā |gayau jahā̃ dinakara kula ṭīkā ||
rāmu sumaṁtrahi āvata dekhā |ādaru kīnha pitā sama lekhā ||
nirakhi badanu kahi bhūpa rajāī |raghukuladīpahi caleu levāī ||
rāmu kubhā̃ti saciva sãga jāhīṁ |dekhi loga jahã tahã bilakhāhīṁ ||
"Call Rama and bring him here quickly; then you may come and ask the king what has happened." Sumantra set out, having understood the king's wish; he saw that the queen had done some evil scheming. Distraught with anxiety, his feet could scarcely find the path: "When the king has called Rama, what will he say to him?" Holding firm his courage in his heart, he reached the gate. All who saw him downcast asked what was the matter. He satisfied them all with an answer and went to where the jewel of the Sun's line, Rama, was. Rama saw Sumantra coming and received him with respect, regarding him as equal to his father. Looking Rama in the face, Sumantra delivered the king's command and set out, leading the lamp of the Raghu line with him. Seeing Rama go with the minister in such an unseemly state, the people here and there began to lament.
Doha 39
जाइ दीख रघुबंसमनि नरपति निपट कुसाजु।सहमि परेउ लखि सिंघिनिहि मनहुँ बृद्ध गजराजु।।39।।
jāi dīkha raghubaṁsamani narapati nipaṭa kusāju |sahami pareu lakhi siṁghinihi manahũ bṛddha gajarāju ||39||
The jewel of the Raghu line went and saw the king in a most wretched state, utterly unfit for the occasion. At the sight of Kaikeyi, the lioness, the king shrank back and fell, like an aged king of elephants.
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