Prakarana 21
सोपान-प्रवेश: ‘भक्ति का जन्म’ और ‘नाम-रूप’ में ब्रह्म की सहज सुलभता। बाललीला के माध्यम से जीव का चित्त कठोर तर्क-चतुराई छोड़कर प्रेम-सरलता (बालभाव) में उतरता है; यही मुक्तिसोपान का प्रथम स्थिर पायदान है—जहाँ निर्गुण-अगोचर प्रभु सगुण-शिशु बनकर साधक की दृष्टि को रस, विस्मय और शरणागति में शिक्षित करते हैं।
The rasa-centre of the Bālakāṇḍa is vātsalya (parental tenderness), yet within it the streams of adbhuta (holy wonder) and śānta (steadfastness in tattva) flow unceasingly. In this passage, Mother Kauśalyā’s maternal love rises to its summit, and within that very love the marvellous revelation of the vision of the cosmos takes place—this is Tulasī’s distinctive doctrine of līlā: in the Saguna Infant, the Nirguṇa Infinite is directly beheld. Thereafter, the city’s ease and prosperity, Rāma’s gathering of the people (loka-saṅgraha), and Viśvāmitra’s arrival make clear the avatāra’s purpose for dharma’s work. Thus the Bālakāṇḍa teaches the seeker that the door of liberation first opens through “simplicity of heart,” and then, by entering into dharma-duty, bhakti ripens. This Kāṇḍa stands as the foundational pillar of the Manas’s union of dharma and devotion.
Verses
Chaupai 200.1-4
एहि बिधि राम जगत पितु माता।कोसलपुर बासिन्ह सुखदाता।।
जिन्ह रघुनाथ चरन रति मानी।तिन्ह की यह गति प्रगट भवानी।।
रघुपति बिमुख जतन कर कोरी।कवन सकइ भव बंधन छोरी।।
जीव चराचर बस कै राखे।सो माया प्रभु सों भय भाखे।।
भृकुटि बिलास नचावइ ताही।अस प्रभु छाड़ि भजिअ कहु काही।।
मन क्रम बचन छाड़ि चतुराई।भजत कृपा करिहहिं रघुराई।।
एहि बिधि सिसुबिनोद प्रभु कीन्हा।सकल नगरबासिन्ह सुख दीन्हा।।
लै उछंग कबहुँक हलरावै।कबहुँ पालनें घालि झुलावै।।
ehi bidhi rāma jagata pitu mātā |kosalapura bāsinha sukhadātā ||
jinha raghunātha carana rati mānī |tinha kī yaha gati pragaṭa bhavānī ||
raghupati bimukha jatana kara korī |kavan sakai bhava bandhana chorī ||
jīva carācara basa kai rākhē |so māyā prabhu sõ bhaya bhākhē ||
bhṛkuṭi bilāsa nacāvai tāhī |asa prabhu chāṛi bhaji'a kahu kāhī ||
mana krama bacana chāṛi caturā'ī |bhajata kṛpā karihahiṁ raghurā'ī ||
ehi bidhi sisubinoda prabhu kīnhā |sakala nagarabāsinha sukha dīnhā ||
lai uchaṅga kabahuṁka halarāvai |kabahuṁ pālanē ghāli jhulāvai ||
Thus Rama, the father and mother of the world, became a giver of joy to the dwellers of Kosalapura. Those who have held love for the feet of the Lord of the Raghus, O Bhavani, this is plainly the state they attain. Though one who turns away from the Lord of the Raghus makes ten million efforts, who can loose the bonds of worldly existence? That Maya which has brought all beings, moving and unmoving, under its sway and holds them, itself speaks of fear before the Lord. With the play of his eyebrows he makes her dance. Tell me, leaving such a Lord, whom else should one worship? Giving up cleverness in thought, deed and word, worship him, and the Lord of the Raghus will show you favor. In this way the Lord enacted the sports of a child, and gave joy to all the people of the city. Sometimes taking him on her lap she would dandle him, and sometimes laying him in the cradle she would rock him.
Doha 200
प्रेम मगन कौसल्या निसि दिन जात न जान।सुत सनेह बस माता बालचरित कर गान।।200।।
prema magana kausalayā nisi dina jāta na jāna |suta saneha basa mātā bālacarita kara gāna ||200||
Kausalya was so absorbed in love that she did not notice night and day go by; bound by her affection for her son, the mother went on singing of the childhood deeds of her child.
Chaupai 201.1-4
एक बार जननीं अन्हवाए।करि सिंगार पलनाँ पौढ़ाए।।
निज कुल इष्टदेव भगवाना।पूजा हेतु कीन्ह अस्नाना।।
करि पूजा नैबेद्य चढ़ावा।आपु गई जहँ पाक बनावा।।
बहुरि मातु तहवाँ चलि आई।भोजन करत देख सुत जाई।।
गै जननी सिसु पहिं भयभीता।देखा बाल तहाँ पुनि सूता।।
बहुरि आइ देखा सुत सोई।हृदयँ कंप मन धीर न होई।।
इहाँ उहाँ दुइ बालक देखा।मतिभ्रम मोर कि आन बिसेषा।।
देखि राम जननी अकुलानी।प्रभु हँसि दीन्ह मधुर मुसुकानी।।
eka bāra jananīṁ anhavāe |kari siṅgāra palanāṁ pauṛhāe ||
nija kula iṣṭa-deva bhagavānā |pūjā hetu kīnha asnānā ||
kari pūjā naibedya caṛhāvā |āpu gaī jahaṁ pāka banāvā ||
bahuri mātu tahavāṁ cali āī |bhojana karata dekha suta jāī ||
gai jananī sisu pahiṁ bhayabhītā |dekhā bāla tahāṁ puni sūtā ||
bahuri āi dekhā suta soī |hṛdayaṁ kaṁpa mana dhīra na hoī ||
ihāṁ uhāṁ dui bālaka dekhā |mati-bhrama mora ki āna biseṣā ||
dekhi rāma jananī akulānī |prabhu haṁsi dīnha madhura musukānī ||
Once the mother bathed the child, adorned him, and laid him to sleep in his cradle. Then she bathed herself, to worship the Lord God who was the guardian deity of her own family. Having worshipped, she offered the food, and herself went to the place where the meal was being cooked. Then the mother came back to that place, and there she saw her son eating the food. Terrified, the mother went to the child, and saw the boy lying asleep there again. Coming back again, she saw her son there too. Her heart trembled and her mind could not be steadied. "Here and there I see two children. Is this a delusion of my mind, or something else extraordinary?" Seeing his mother so bewildered, the Lord Rama smiled and gave her a sweet smile.
Doha 201
देखरावा मातहि निज अदभुत रुप अखंड।रोम रोम प्रति लागे कोटि कोटि ब्रह्मंड।।201।।
dekharāvā māta-hi nija adbhuta rūpa akhaṇḍa |roma roma prati lāge koṭi koṭi brahmāṇḍa ||201||
He showed his mother his own wondrous, undivided form, in which every single pore of his body held millions upon millions of universes.
Chaupai 202.1-4
अगनित रबि ससि सिव चतुरानन।बहु गिरि सरित सिंधु महि कानन।।
काल कर्म गुन ग्यान सुभाऊ।सोउ देखा जो सुना न काऊ।।
देखी माया सब बिधि गाढ़ी।अति सभीत जोरें कर ठाढ़ी।।
देखा जीव नचावइ जाही।देखी भगति जो छोरइ ताही।।
तन पुलकित मुख बचन न आवा।नयन मूदि चरननि सिरु नावा।।
बिसमयवंत देखि महतारी।भए बहुरि सिसुरूप खरारी।।
अस्तुति करि न जाइ भय माना।जगत पिता मैं सुत करि जाना।।
हरि जननि बहुबिधि समुझाई।यह जनि कतहुँ कहसि सुनु माई।।
aganita ravi sasi siva caturānana |bahu giri sarita sindhu mahi kānana ||
kāla karma guna gyāna subhāū |sou dekhā jo sunā na kāū ||
dekhī māyā saba bidhi gāṛhī |ati sabhīta jorẽ kara ṭhāṛhī ||
dekhā jīva nacāvai jāhī |dekhī bhagati jo chōrai tāhī ||
tana pulakita mukha bacana na āvā |nayana mūdi caranani siru nāvā ||
bisamayavanta dekhi mahatārī |bhae bahuri sisu-rūpa kharārī ||
astuti kari na jāi bhaya mānā |jagata pitā mai suta kari jānā ||
hari janani bahu-bidhi samujhāī |yaha jani katahũ kahasi sunu māī ||
She saw countless suns, moons, Shivas and Brahmas, and many mountains, rivers, seas, lands and forests. She saw time, action, the qualities, knowledge and natural disposition, things such as she had never heard of before. She saw Maya, dense and powerful in every way, and she stood terrified, with her hands joined. She saw the soul that Maya makes dance to her tune, and she saw devotion, which sets that soul free. Her body thrilled, and no words came to her lips; she closed her eyes and bowed her head at his feet. Seeing his mother filled with wonder, the Lord, the foe of Khara, became an infant again. She could not manage to praise him, for fear had seized her: "I had thought of the Father of the world as my son." Hari comforted his mother in many ways, saying, "Listen, mother, do not tell this to anyone anywhere."
Doha 202
बार बार कौसल्या बिनय करइ कर जोरि।अब जनि कबहूँ ब्यापै प्रभु मोहि माया तोरि।।202।।
bāra bāra kausalayā binaya karai kara jori |aba jani kabahū̃ byāpai prabhu mohi māyā tori ||202||
Again and again Kausalya made her plea with folded hands: "O Lord, let your Maya never again take hold of me."
Chaupai 203.1-5
बालचरित हरि बहुबिधि कीन्हा।अति अनंद दासन्ह कहँ दीन्हा।।
कछुक काल बीतें सब भाई।बड़े भए परिजन सुखदाई।।
चूड़ाकरन कीन्ह गुरु जाई।बिप्रन्ह पुनि दछिना बहु पाई।।
परम मनोहर चरित अपारा।करत फिरत चारिउ सुकुमारा।।
मन क्रम बचन अगोचर जोई।दसरथ अजिर बिचर प्रभु सोई।।
भोजन करत बोल जब राजा।नहिं आवत तजि बाल समाजा।।
कौसल्या जब बोलन जाई।ठुमकु ठुमकु प्रभु चलहिं पराई।।
निगम नेति सिव अंत न पावा।ताहि धरै जननी हठि धावा।।
धूरस धूरि भरें तनु आए।भूपति बिहसि गोद बैठाए।।
bālacarita hari bahubidhi kīnhā.ati anaṁda dāsanha kahaṁ dīnhā..
kacuka kāla bīteṁ saba bhāī.baṛe bhae parijana sukhadāī..
cūṛākarana kīnhā guru jāī.bipranha puni dachinā bahu pāī..
parama manohara carita apārā.karata phirata cāriu sukumārā..
mana krama bacana agocara joī.dasaratha ajīra bicara prabhu soī..
bhojana karata bola jaba rājā.nahiṁ āvata taji bāla samājā..
kausalyā jaba bolana jāī.ṭhumaku ṭhumaku prabhu calahiṁ parāī..
nigama neti siva aṁta na pāvā.tāhi dharai jananī haṭhi dhāvā..
dhūrasa dhūri bhareṁ tanu āe.bhūpati bihasi goda baiṭhāe..
Hari performed many kinds of childhood sports, and gave great delight to his servants. When a little time had passed, all the brothers grew bigger, giving joy to their kinsfolk. The guru came and performed the tonsure ceremony, and the Brahmans in turn received many gifts. The four tender boys went about performing endless, exceedingly charming deeds. He who is beyond the reach of mind, deed and word, that same Lord wandered in Dasharatha's courtyard. When the king called him while he was at his meal, he would not leave his band of boy companions and come. When Kausalya went to call him, the Lord would run away, toddling with little stamping steps. He whom the Vedas describe as "not this, not this," and whose end Shiva never found, his mother ran after and seized in her determination. He came with his body covered in dust, and the king laughed and seated him on his lap.
Doha 203
भोजन करत चपल चित इत उत अवसरु पाइ।भाजि चले किलकत मुख दधि ओदन लपटाइ।।203।।
bhojana karata capala cita ita uta avasaru pāi |bhāji cale kilakata mukha dadhi odana lapaṭāi ||203||
While eating, the restless-hearted child looked here and there, and the moment he found a chance he ran off, laughing and crowing with delight, his mouth smeared with curds and rice.
Chaupai 204.1-4
बालचरित अति सरल सुहाए।सारद सेष संभु श्रुति गाए।।
जिन कर मन इन्ह सन नहिं राता।ते जन बंचित किए बिधाता।।
भए कुमार जबहिं सब भ्राता।दीन्ह जनेऊ गुरु पितु माता।।
गुरगृहँ गए पढ़न रघुराई।अलप काल बिद्या सब आई।।
जाकी सहज स्वास श्रुति चारी।सो हरि पढ़ यह कौतुक भारी।।
बिद्या बिनय निपुन गुन सीला।खेलहिं खेल सकल नृपलीला।।
करतल बान धनुष अति सोहा।देखत रूप चराचर मोहा।।
जिन्ह बीथिन्ह बिहरहिं सब भाई।थकित होहिं सब लोग लुगाई।।
bālacarita ati sarala suhāe |sārad seṣa saṁbhu śruti gāe ||
jina kara mana inha sana nahiṁ rātā |te jana baṁcita kie bidhātā ||
bhae kumāra jabahiṁ saba bhrātā |dīnha janeū guru pitu mātā ||
gura-gṛhaṁ gae paṛhana raghurāī |alapa kāla bidyā saba āī ||
jākī sahaja svāsa śruti cārī |so hari paṛha yaha kautuka bhārī ||
bidyā binaya nipuna guna sīlā |khelahiṁ khela sakala nṛpa-līlā ||
kara-tala bāna dhanuṣa ati sohā |dekhata rūpa carācara mohā ||
jinha bīthinha biharahiṁ saba bhāī |thakita hohiṁ saba loga lugāī ||
The childhood deeds of the Lord, utterly simple and charming, have been sung by Sarasvati, Shesha, Shambhu and the Vedas. Those whose minds take no delight in these deeds have been cheated of their due by the Creator. When all the brothers had grown into boyhood, the guru, their father and their mother invested them with the sacred thread. The Lord of the Raghus went to his guru's house to study, and in a short time all learning came to him. He whose natural breath is the four Vedas, that same Hari studied: this was a great sport indeed. Accomplished in learning, humility, virtue and good conduct, they played all the games that belong to the pastimes of princes. With arrow and bow in hand they looked exceedingly beautiful, and at the sight of their form all creatures, moving and unmoving, were enchanted. In whatever streets the brothers wandered, all the men and women there stood still, entranced.
Doha 204
कोसलपुर बासी नर नारि बृद्ध अरु बाल।प्रानहु ते प्रिय लागत सब कहुँ राम कृपाल।।204।।
kosalapura bāsī nara nāri bṛddha aru bāla |prānahu te priya lāgata saba kahũ rāma kṛpāla ||204||
To all the people dwelling in the city of Kosala, men and women, old and young, the merciful Rama seemed dearer than life itself.
Chaupai 205.1-4
बंधु सखा संग लेहिं बोलाई।बन मृगया नित खेलहिं जाई।।
पावन मृग मारहिं जियँ जानी।दिन प्रति नृपहि देखावहिं आनी।।
जे मृग राम बान के मारे।ते तनु तजि सुरलोक सिधारे।।
अनुज सखा सँग भोजन करहीं।मातु पिता अग्या अनुसरहीं।।
जेहि बिधि सुखी होहिं पुर लोगा।करहिं कृपानिधि सोइ संजोगा।।
बेद पुरान सुनहिं मन लाई।आपु कहहिं अनुजन्ह समुझाई।।
प्रातकाल उठि कै रघुनाथा।मातु पिता गुरु नावहिं माथा।।
आयसु मागि करहिं पुर काजा।देखि चरित हरषइ मन राजा।।
bandhu sakhā saṅga lehiṁ bolāī |bana mṛgayā nita khelahiṁ jāī ||
pāvana mṛga mārahiṁ jiyaṁ jānī |dina prati nṛpahi dekhāvahiṁ ānī ||
je mṛga rāma bāna ke māre |te tanu taji suraloka sidhāre ||
anuja sakhā saṅga bhojana karahīṁ |mātu pitā agyā anusarahīṁ ||
jehi bidhi sukhī hohiṁ pura logā |karahiṁ kṛpānidhi soi saṁjogā ||
beda purāna sunahiṁ mana lāī |āpu kahahiṁ anujanha samujhāī ||
prātakāla uṭhi kai raghunāthā |mātu pitā guru nāvahiṁ māthā ||
āyasu māgi karahiṁ pura kājā |dekhi carita haraṣai mana rājā ||
He calls his brothers and friends to go with him, and goes out daily to play at hunting in the forest. Judging in his heart which deer are holy, he kills them, and every day brings them and shows them to the king. The deer that were slain by Rama's arrows gave up their bodies and departed to the world of the gods. He takes his meals together with his younger brothers and friends, and follows the commands of his mother and father. The Lord, the treasury of compassion, arranges whatever means will make the people of the city happy. He listens to the Vedas and Puranas with his mind attentive, and himself explains them to his younger brothers. Rising at dawn, Rama, the Lord of the Raghus, bows his head to his mother, his father and his guru. Having asked their leave, he attends to the affairs of the city; and the king rejoices in his heart at seeing his conduct.
Doha 205
ब्यापक अकल अनीह अज निर्गुन नाम न रूप॥
भगत हेतु नाना बिधि करत चरित्र अनूप॥205॥
byāpaka akala anīha aja nirguna nāma na rūpa |bhagata hetu nānā bidhi karata caritra anūpa ||205||
He is all-pervading, without parts, free from desire, unborn, without attributes, without name or form; yet for the sake of his devotees he performs, in many ways, incomparable deeds.
Chaupai 206.1-4
यह सब चरित कहा मैं गाई।आगिलि कथा सुनहु मन लाई।।
बिस्वामित्र महामुनि ग्यानी।बसहि बिपिन सुभ आश्रम जानी।।
जहँ जप जग्य मुनि करही।अति मारीच सुबाहुहि डरहीं।।
देखत जग्य निसाचर धावहि।करहि उपद्रव मुनि दुख पावहिं।।
गाधितनय मन चिंता ब्यापी।हरि बिनु मरहि न निसिचर पापी।।
तब मुनिवर मन कीन्ह बिचारा।प्रभु अवतरेउ हरन महि भारा।।
एहुँ मिस देखौं पद जाई।करि बिनती आनौ दोउ भाई।।
ग्यान बिराग सकल गुन अयना।सो प्रभु मै देखब भरि नयना।।
yaha saba carita kahā maiṁ gāī |āgili kathā sunahu mana lāī ||
bisvāmitra mahāmuni gyānī |basahi bipina subha āśrama jānī ||
jahaṁ japa jagya muni karahī |ati mārīca subāhuhi ḍarahīṁ ||
dekhata jagya nisācara dhāvahi |karahi upadrava muni dukha pāvahiṁ ||
gādhi-tanaya mana ciṁtā byāpī |hari binu marahi na nisīcara pāpī ||
taba munivara mana kīnha bicārā |prabhu avatareu harana mahi bhārā ||
ehuṁ misa dekhauṁ pada jāī |kari binatī ānau dou bhāī ||
gyāna birāga sakala guna ayanā |so prabhu mai dekhab bhari nayanā ||
All this story of the Lord's deeds I have sung. Now listen with your minds attentive to the story that follows. The great and wise sage Vishvamitra dwelt in the forest, having found a fair and auspicious hermitage. There the sages performed their prayers and sacrifices, but they were greatly afraid of Maricha and Subahu. The moment they saw a sacrifice, the demons rushed upon it and wrought havoc, and the sages suffered grief. Anxiety filled the mind of Gadhi's son: these sinful demons will not die except by Hari. Then the best of sages reflected in his mind: the Lord has taken birth to remove the burden of the earth. Under this pretext I shall go and see his feet, and by entreaty I shall bring both the brothers here. That Lord, the abode of knowledge, dispassion and every virtue, I shall behold to my heart's content with my eyes.
Doha 206
बहुबिधि करत मनोरथ जात लागि नहिं बार।करि मज्जन सरऊ जल गए भूप दरबार।।206।।
bahubidhi karata manoratha jāta lāgi nahiṃ bāra |kari majjana saraū jala gae bhūpa darabāra ||206||
Entertaining many kinds of longings as he went, he did not feel the time pass; and having bathed in the waters of the Sarayu, the sage came to the king's court.
Chaupai 207.1-5
मुनि आगमन सुना जब राजा।मिलन गयऊ लै बिप्र समाजा।।
करि दंडवत मुनिहि सनमानी।निज आसन बैठारेन्हि आनी।।
चरन पखारि कीन्हि अति पूजा।मो सम आजु धन्य नहिं दूजा।।
बिबिध भाँति भोजन करवावा।मुनिवर हृदयँ हरष अति पावा।।
पुनि चरननि मेले सुत चारी।राम देखि मुनि देह बिसारी।।
भए मगन देखत मुख सोभा।जनु चकोर पूरन ससि लोभा।।
तब मन हरषि बचन कह राऊ।मुनि अस कृपा न कीन्हिहु काऊ।।
केहि कारन आगमन तुम्हारा।कहहु सो करत न लावउँ बारा।।
असुर समूह सतावहिं मोही।मै जाचन आयउँ नृप तोही।।
अनुज समेत देहु रघुनाथा।निसिचर बध मैं होब सनाथा।।
muni āgamana sunā jaba rājā |milana gayau lai bipra samājā ||
kari daṇḍavata munihi sanamānī |nija āsana baiṭhārenhi ānī ||
carana pakhāri kīnhi ati pūjā |mo sama āju dhanya nahi dūjā ||
bibidha bhā̃ti bhojana karavāvā |munivara hṛdayã haraṣa ati pāvā ||
puni caranani mele suta cārī |rāma dekhi muni deha bisārī ||
bhae magana dekhata mukha sobhā |janu cakora pūrana sasi lobhā ||
taba mana haraṣi bacana kaha rāū |muni asa kṛpā na kīnhihu kāū ||
kehi kārana āgamana tumhārā |kahahu so karata na lāvaũ bārā ||
asura samūha satāvahĩ mohī |mai jācana āyũ nṛpa tohī ||
anuja sameta dehu raghunāthā |nisicara badha maĩ hoba sanāthā ||
When the king heard of the sage's arrival, he went to meet him, taking with him a company of Brahmans. He prostrated himself, honored the sage, and brought him in and seated him on his own seat. He washed the sage's feet and worshiped him with great devotion, saying, "No one else is as blessed as I am today." He had him fed with food of many kinds, and the great sage felt exceeding joy in his heart. Then the king laid his four sons at the sage's feet, and on seeing Rama the sage forgot his own body. He was absorbed in gazing at the beauty of Rama's face, like a chakora bird longing for the full moon. Then the king, glad at heart, spoke: "O sage, you have never shown me such kindness before. What is the reason for your coming? Tell me, and I will not delay in doing it." The sage said: "Hordes of demons torment me, and I have come to you, O king, to ask a boon. Give me Rama, the Lord of the Raghus, together with his younger brother. When the demons are slain, I shall be well protected."
Doha 207
देहु भूप मन हरषित तजहु मोह अग्यान।धर्म सुजस प्रभु तुम्ह कौं इन्ह कहँ अति कल्यान।।207।।
dehu bhūpa mana haraṣita tajahu moha agyāna |dharma sujasa prabhu tumha kaũ inha kahã ati kalyāna ||207||
O king, give them with a glad heart, and cast off delusion and ignorance. For you, lord, there will be merit and good renown, and for these two boys the greatest welfare.
Chaupai 208.1-5
सुनि राजा अति अप्रिय बानी।हृदय कंप मुख दुति कुमुलानी।।
चौथेंपन पायउँ सुत चारी।बिप्र बचन नहिं कहेहु बिचारी।।
मागहु भूमि धेनु धन कोसा।सर्बस देउँ आजु सहरोसा।।
देह प्रान तें प्रिय कछु नाही।सोउ मुनि देउँ निमिष एक माही।।
सब सुत प्रिय मोहि प्रान कि नाईं।राम देत नहिं बनइ गोसाई।।
कहँ निसिचर अति घोर कठोरा।कहँ सुंदर सुत परम किसोरा।।
सुनि नृप गिरा प्रेम रस सानी।हृदयँ हरष माना मुनि ग्यानी।।
तब बसिष्ट बहु निधि समुझावा।नृप संदेह नास कहँ पावा।।
अति आदर दोउ तनय बोलाए।हृदयँ लाइ बहु भाँति सिखाए।।
मेरे प्रान नाथ सुत दोऊ।तुम्ह मुनि पिता आन नहिं कोऊ।।
suni rājā ati apriya bānī |hṛdaya kampa mukha duti kumulānī ||
cauthempana pāyaũ suta cārī |bipra bacana nahiṁ kahehu bicārī ||
māgahu bhūmi dhenu dhana kosā |sarbasa deũ āju saharosā ||
deha prāna teṁ priya kachu nāhī |sou muni deũ nimiṣa eka māhī ||
saba suta priya mohi prāna ki nāīṁ |rāma deta nahiṁ banai gosāī ||
kahã nisicara ati ghora kaṭhorā |kahã sundara suta parama kisorā ||
suni nṛpa girā prema rasa sānī |hṛdayã haraṣa mānā muni gyānī ||
taba basiṣṭa bahu nidhi samujhāvā |nṛpa sandeha nāsa kahã pāvā ||
ati ādara dou tanaya bolāe |hṛdayã lāi bahu bhā̃ti sikhāe ||
mere prāna nātha suta doū |tumha muni pitā āna nahiṁ koū ||
Hearing these most unwelcome words, the king trembled in his heart, and the radiance of his face faded. "In my old age I have obtained four sons. O Brahmin, you have spoken without thinking." "Ask for land, cows, wealth and treasure, and I will gladly give you everything I have this very day." "Nothing is dearer than the body and the breath of life, O sage, yet even that I would give in a single moment." "All my sons are as dear to me as my life, but to give up Rama, my lord, I cannot bear." "Where are the demons, so terrible and cruel, and where is my beautiful son, a mere tender boy?" Hearing the king's words steeped in the sweetness of love, the wise sage rejoiced in his heart. Then Vasishtha counselled the king at length in many ways, and the king's doubt was destroyed. With great honour he called his two sons, pressed them to his heart, and instructed them in many ways. "These two sons are my life, my lord; you, O sage, are their father, and no one else."
Doha 208(क), Soratha 208(ख)
सौंपे भूप रिषिहि सुत बहु बिधि देइ असीस।जननी भवन गए प्रभु चले नाइ पद सीस।।208(क)।।
पुरुषसिंह दोउ बीर हरषि चले मुनि भय हरन।कृपासिंधु मतिधीर अखिल बिस्व कारन करन।।208(ख)।।
sauṁpe bhūpa riṣi-hi suta bahu bidhi dei asīsa |jananī bhavana gae prabhu cale nāi pada sīsa ||208(ka)||
puruṣasiṁha dou bīra haraṣi cale muni bhaya harana |kṛpāsiṁdhu matidhīra akhila bisva kārana karana ||208(kha)||
The king entrusted his two sons to the sage, giving them his blessings in many ways. The Lord went to his mother's palace, and then set out, bowing his head at her feet. The two heroes, lions among men, set out gladly to take away the sage's fear. They were oceans of compassion and steadfast of mind, the very cause and maker of the whole universe.
Chaupai 209.1-4
अरुन नयन उर बाहु बिसाला।नील जलज तनु स्याम तमाला।।
कटि पट पीत कसें बर भाथा।रुचिर चाप सायक दुहुँ हाथा।।
स्याम गौर सुंदर दोउ भाई।बिस्बामित्र महानिधि पाई।।
प्रभु ब्रह्मन्यदेव मै जाना।मोहि निति पिता तजेहु भगवाना।।
चले जात मुनि दीन्हि दिखाई।सुनि ताड़का क्रोध करि धाई।।
एकहिं बान प्रान हरि लीन्हा।दीन जानि तेहि निज पद दीन्हा।।
तब रिषि निज नाथहि जियँ चीन्ही।बिद्यानिधि कहुँ बिद्या दीन्ही।।
जाते लाग न छुधा पिपासा।अतुलित बल तनु तेज प्रकासा।।
aruna nayana ura bāhu bisālā |nīla jalaja tanu syāma tamālā ||
kaṭi paṭa pīta kaseṁ bara bhāthā |rucira cāpa sāyaka duhũ hāthā ||
syāma gaura sundara dou bhāī |bisbāmitra mahānidhi pāī ||
prabhu brahmanyadeva mai jānā |mohi niti pitā tajehu bhagavānā ||
cale jāta muni dīnhi dikhāī |suni tāṛakā krodha kari dhāī ||
ekahiṁ bāna prāna hari līnhā |dīna jāni tehi nija pada dīnhā ||
taba riṣi nija nāthahi jiyã cīnhī |bidyānidhi kahũ bidyā dīnhī ||
jāte lāga na chudhā pipāsā |atulita bala tanu teja prakāsā ||
His eyes were reddish, his chest and arms broad; his body was dark blue like a lotus, dark as a tamala tree. A yellow cloth was bound about the waist, with a fine quiver fastened on, and in both hands a graceful bow and arrows. The two brothers, one dark and one fair, were beautiful; in them Vishvamitra had found a great treasure. The sage thought: "I know that the Lord is the divine protector of Brahmins. Blessed One, for my sake you have left your father." As they walked on, the sage pointed out Tadaka, and on hearing him she rushed forward in anger. With a single arrow Rama took her life; seeing her humble, he gave her a place at his own feet. Then the sage recognized his Lord in his heart, and yet gave knowledge to the treasury of all knowledge. By it neither hunger nor thirst touched them, and the brilliance of their bodies shone with incomparable strength.
Doha 209
आयुष सब समर्पि कै प्रभु निज आश्रम आनि।कंद मूल फल भोजन दीन्ह भगति हित जानि।।209।।
āyuṣa saba samarpi kai prabhu nija āśrama āni |kanda mūla phala bhojana dīnh(a) bhagati hita jāni ||209||
The sage handed over all his weapons to the Lord and brought him to his own hermitage. Knowing him to be devoted to those who love him, he gave him roots, bulbs and fruits to eat.
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