Prakarana 4
सोपान का ‘समापन-संस्कार’: लीला-परिणति के बाद समाज, मन और साधना का ‘स्थिर-धर्म’ में प्रतिष्ठापन। यहाँ रामराज्य बाह्य-राज्य नहीं, अंतःकरण का राज्य बनता है—गुणगान, सत्संग, संत-लक्षण, असंत-स्वभाव और ‘प्रताप-रवि’ (ज्ञान/कृपा) के उदय से अविद्या-निशा का क्षय। यह चरण साधक को कथा-रस से ‘नित्याचार’ (स्मरण, संग, विवेक) में उतारता है, जिससे मुक्ति का मार्ग लोक-जीवन के भीतर ही चलने लगता है।
The Uttar Kāṇḍa, taking Śānta as its principal rasa, unfolds into bhakti-śṛṅgāra (the beauty of Rāma and Sītā), dāsya (the saving of the servant), and an instructive voice of nīti/dharma. This section begins with the citizens’ praise of Rāma’s virtues (loka-dharma), and then portrays Rāma’s pratāpa through the metaphor of “Dineśa” (the Sun): the destruction of the night of avidyā, the shrinking of kāma and krodha, and the blooming of the lotus of jñāna in the lake of dharma. Then the arrival of Sanakādi and their hymn-prayer strengthens the nirguṇa–saguṇa harmony—“Ananta Anāmaya” alongside “Indirāramana.” Finally, under the pretext of Bharata’s question, a lineage of marks of the saint and the non-saint is given, turning the narrative into an instrument of social instruction and the seeker’s self-examination. In this way the Uttar Kāṇḍa, while granting the “fruit” of līlā, also frames a lasting ordinance for sādhana.
Verses
Chaupai 30.1-5
जहँ तहँ नर रघुपति गुन गावहिं।बैठि परसपर इहइ सिखावहिं।।
भजहु प्रनत प्रतिपालक रामहि।सोभा सील रूप गुन धामहि।जलज बिलोचन स्यामल गातहि।पलक नयन इव सेवक त्रातहि।धृत सर रुचिर चाप तूनीरहि।संत कंज बन रबि रनधीरहि।काल कराल ब्याल खगराजहि।नमत राम अकाम ममता जहि।लोभ मोह मृगजूथ किरातहि।मनसिज करि हरि जन सुखदातहि।संसय सोक निबिड़ तम भानुहि।दनुज गहन घन दहन कृसानुहि।जनकसुता समेत रघुबीरहि।कस न भजहु भंजन भव भीरहि।बहु बासना मसक हिम रासिहि।सदा एकरस अज अबिनासिहि।मुनि रंजन भंजन महि भारहि।तुलसिदास के प्रभुहि उदारहि।।
jahã-tahã nara raghupati guna gāvahĩ |baiṭhi parasapara ihai sikhāvahĩ ||
bhajahu pranata-pratipālaka rāmahi |sobhā sīla rūpa guna dhāmahi ||
jalaja-bilocana syāmala gātahi |palaka nayana iva sevaka trātahi ||
dhṛta sara rucira cāpa tūnīrahi |santa kañja-bana ravi raṇa-dhīrahi ||
kāla karāla byāla khaga-rājahi |namata rāma akāma mamatā jahi ||
lobha moha mṛga-jūtha kirātahi |manasija kari hari jana sukha-dātahi ||
saṁsaya soka nibiṛa tama bhānūhi |danuja gahana ghana dahana kṛsānūhi ||
janaka-sutā sameta raghu-vīrahi |kasa na bhajahu bhañjana bhava-bhīrahi ||
bahu bāsanā masaka hima-rāsihi |sadā eka-rasa aja abināsihi ||
muni-rañjana bhañjana mahi-bhārahi |tulasīdāsa ke prabhūhi udārahi ||
Here and there the people sang the praises of the Lord of the Raghus, and sitting together they taught one another this: "Worship Rama, the protector of those who bow before him, the abode of beauty, good character, comeliness and virtue, the lotus-eyed, the dark-bodied, who protects his servants as the eyelid protects the eye, who bears arrows, a lovely bow and a quiver, who is steadfast in battle, and who is a sun to the lotus-grove of the saints, a Garuda, king of birds, against the dreadful serpent Death; Rama, who destroys the selfish attachment of those who bow to him without desire, a hunter against the herd of deer that are greed and delusion, a lion against the elephant of Love, and the giver of happiness to his people, a sun against the thick darkness of doubt and sorrow, and a fire to burn the dense forest of demons. Why do you not worship the Hero of the Raghus together with Sita, the daughter of Janaka, who destroys the fear of worldly existence, who is frost to the swarm of gnats that are manifold desires, ever the same in nature, unborn and imperishable, the delight of the sages, the remover of the earth's burden, the generous Lord of Tulsidas?"
Doha 30
एहि बिधि नगर नारि नर करहिं राम गुन गान।सानुकूल सब पर रहहिं संतत कृपानिधान।।30।।
ehi bidhi nagara nāri nara karahĩ rāma guna-gāna |sānukūla saba para rahahĩ santata kṛpā-nidhāna ||30||
In this way the men and women of the city sing the praises of Rama, and the Lord, the storehouse of compassion, remains ever kindly disposed toward them all.
Chaupai 31.1-4
जब ते राम प्रताप खगेसा।उदित भयउ अति प्रबल दिनेसा।।
पूरि प्रकास रहेउ तिहुँ लोका।बहुतेन्ह सुख बहुतन मन सोका।।
जिन्हहि सोक ते कहउँ बखानी।प्रथम अबिद्या निसा नसानी।।
अघ उलूक जहँ तहाँ लुकाने।काम क्रोध कैरव सकुचाने।।
बिबिध कर्म गुन काल सुभाऊ।ए चकोर सुख लहहिं न काऊ।।
मत्सर मान मोह मद चोरा।इन्ह कर हुनर न कवनिहुँ ओरा।।
धरम तड़ाग ग्यान बिग्याना।ए पंकज बिकसे बिधि नाना।।
सुख संतोष बिराग बिबेका।बिगत सोक ए कोक अनेका।।
jaba te rāma pratāpa khagesā |udita bhayau ati prabala dinesā ||
pūri prakāsa raheu tihũ lokā |bahuteṅha sukha bahutana mana sokā ||
jinhahi soka te kahaũ bakhānī |prathama abidyā nisā nasānī ||
agha ulūka jahã-tahã lukāne |kāma krodha kairava sakucāne ||
bibidha karma guna kāla subhāū |e cakora sukha lahahĩ na kāū ||
matsara māna moha mada corā |inha kara hunara na kavanihũ orā ||
dharama taṛāga gyāna bigyānā |e paṅkaja bikase bidhi nānā ||
sukha santoṣa birāga bibekā |bigata soka e koka anekā ||
O lord of birds, from the time that the glory of Rama arose like a mighty sun of exceeding power, its light filled all three worlds. Many were made happy by it, and many were sorrowful at heart. I will tell you in detail of those who were sorrowful. First, the night of ignorance came to an end. Sin, like the owl, hid itself here and there; lust and anger, like the night lotuses, closed up in shame. The many kinds of action, the qualities, time and temperament: these, like the chakora birds, never find happiness. Envy, pride, delusion and arrogance are like thieves; their skill finds no scope in any direction. Righteousness is the pond, and knowledge and realization are the lotuses, which have blossomed in many ways. Happiness, contentment, detachment and discrimination are like countless chakwa birds, freed from their sorrow.
Doha 31
यह प्रताप रबि जाकें उर जब करइ प्रकास।पछिले बाढ़हिं प्रथम जे कहे ते पावहिं नास।।31।।
yaha pratāpa rabi jākẽ ura jaba karai prakāsa |pachile bāṛhahĩ prathama je kahe te pāvahĩ nāsa ||31||
When this sun of Rama's glory sheds its light in anyone's heart, those mentioned last grow and flourish, while those named first meet their destruction.
Chaupai 32.1-4
भ्रातन्ह सहित रामु एक बारा।संग परम प्रिय पवनकुमारा।।
सुंदर उपबन देखन गए।सब तरु कुसुमित पल्लव नए।।
जानि समय सनकादिक आए।तेज पुंज गुन सील सुहाए।।
ब्रह्मानंद सदा लयलीना।देखत बालक बहुकालीना।।
रूप धरें जनु चारिउ बेदा।समदरसी मुनि बिगत बिभेदा।।
आसा बसन ब्यसन यह तिन्हहीं।रघुपति चरित होइ तहँ सुनहीं।।
तहाँ रहे सनकादि भवानी।जहँ घटसंभव मुनिबर ग्यानी।।
राम कथा मुनिबर बहु बरनी।ग्यान जोनि पावक जिमि अरनी।।
bhrātanha sahita rāmu eka bārā |saṅga parama priya pavan-kumārā ||
sundara upabana dekhana gae |saba taru kusumita pallava nae ||
jāni samaya sanakādika āe |teja-puñja guna sīla suhāe ||
brahmānanda sadā laya-līnā |dekhata bālaka bahu-kālīnā ||
rūpa dharẽ janu cāriu bedā |sama-darasī muni bigata bibhedā ||
āsā basana byasana yaha tinhahī̃ |raghupati carita hoi tahã sunahī̃ ||
tahā̃ rahe sanakādi bhavānī |jahã ghaṭ-saṁbhava muni-bara gyānī ||
rāma kathā muni-bara bahu baranī |gyāna-jonī pāvaka jimi aranī ||
One day Rama, together with his brothers, and with Hanuman, the son of the Wind, who was supremely dear to him, in his company, went to see a beautiful garden, where every tree was in bloom and thick with new leaves. Knowing it to be the right time, Sanaka and his brothers came there, masses of radiance, graced with virtue and good character. They were ever absorbed in the bliss of Brahman, and though they had lived for ages, they looked like boys. They seemed the four Vedas themselves in bodily form, sages who looked on all alike and were free from every distinction. Their only hope, their dress, and their one passion was this: wherever the deeds of the Lord of the Raghus were recounted, they would go and listen. O Bhavani, Sanaka and his brothers had stayed in the place where the wise and eminent sage, born of a pitcher, Agastya, dwelt. That best of sages told at length the story of Rama, which is the source of wisdom, as the arani wood is the source of fire.
Doha 32
देखि राम मुनि आवत हरषि दंडवत कीन्ह।स्वागत पूँछि पीत पट प्रभु बैठन कहँ दीन्ह।।32।।
dekhi rāma muni āvata haraṣi daṇḍavata kīnha |svāgata pū̃chi pīta paṭa prabhu baiṭhana kahã dīnha ||32||
Seeing the sages approach, Rama rejoiced and prostrated himself before them. He asked after their welfare, and the Lord then spread his yellow cloth for them to sit upon.
Chaupai 33.1-4
कीन्ह दंडवत तीनिउँ भाई।सहित पवनसुत सुख अधिकाई।।
मुनि रघुपति छबि अतुल बिलोकी।भए मगन मन सके न रोकी।।
स्यामल गात सरोरुह लोचन।सुंदरता मंदिर भव मोचन।।
एकटक रहे निमेष न लावहिं।प्रभु कर जोरें सीस नवावहिं।।
तिन्ह कै दसा देखि रघुबीरा।स्रवत नयन जल पुलक सरीरा।।
कर गहि प्रभु मुनिबर बैठारे।परम मनोहर बचन उचारे।।
आजु धन्य मैं सुनहु मुनीसा।तुम्हरें दरस जाहिं अघ खीसा।।
बड़े भाग पाइब सतसंगा।बिनहिं प्रयास होहिं भव भंगा।।
kīnha daṇḍavata tīniũ bhāī |sahita pavanasuta sukha adhikāī ||
muni raghupati chabi atula bilokī |bhae magana mana sake na rokī ||
śyāmala gāta saroruha locana |suṁdarətā maṁdira bhava mocana ||
ekṭaka rahe nimeṣa na lāvahiṁ |prabhu kara joreṁ sīsa navāvahiṁ ||
tinha kai dasā dekhi raghubīrā |sravata nayana jala pulaka sarīrā ||
kara gahi prabhu munibara baiṭhāre |parama manohara bacana ucāre ||
āju dhanya maiṁ sunahu munīsā |tumhareṁ darasa jāhiṁ agh khīsā ||
baṛe bhāga pāiba satasaṅgā |binahiṁ prayāsa hohiṁ bhava bhaṅgā ||
The three brothers also prostrated themselves, together with the son of the Wind, and their joy was great. The sages beheld the incomparable beauty of the Lord of the Raghus and became absorbed in it; they could not restrain their minds. His body was dark, his eyes were like lotuses; he was a temple of beauty and the liberator from worldly existence. They stood gazing with unwavering eyes and did not blink; they folded their hands and bowed their heads to the Lord. Seeing their state, Raghubira's eyes streamed with tears and the hair on his body stood on end. The Lord took the foremost of the sages by the hand and seated them, and spoke words of the utmost charm. "Listen, lords of the sages: today I am blessed. At the sight of you, sins are destroyed and wasted away." "By great good fortune one obtains the company of the saints; through it, and without any effort, the bonds of worldly existence are broken."
Doha 33
संत संग अपबर्ग कर कामी भव कर पंथ।कहहि संत कबि कोबिद श्रुति पुरान सदग्रंथ।।33।।
saṁta saṅga apabarga kara kāmī bhava kara paṁtha |kahahiṁ saṁta kabi kobida śruti purāna sadagraṁtha ||33||
Fellowship with the saints leads to liberation, while fellowship with the lustful is the road of worldly rebirth. So say the saints, the poets and the learned, the Vedas, the Puranas, and all the sacred books.
Chaupai 34.1-4
सुनि प्रभु बचन हरषि मुनि चारी।पुलकित तन अस्तुति अनुसारी।।
जय भगवंत अनंत अनामय।अनघ अनेक एक करुनामय।।
जय निर्गुन जय जय गुन सागर।सुख मंदिर सुंदर अति नागर।।
जय इंदिरा रमन जय भूधर।अनुपम अज अनादि सोभाकर।।
ग्यान निधान अमान मानप्रद।पावन सुजस पुरान बेद बद।।
तग्य कृतग्य अग्यता भंजन।नाम अनेक अनाम निरंजन।।
सर्ब सर्बगत सर्ब उरालय।बससि सदा हम कहुँ परिपालय।।
द्वंद बिपति भव फंद बिभंजय।हृदि बसि राम काम मद गंजय।।
suni prabhu bacana haraṣi muni cārī |pulakita tana astuti anusārī ||
jaya bhagavaṁta anaṁta anāmaya |anagha aneka eka karuṇāmaya ||
jaya nirguṇa jaya jaya guṇa sāgara |sukha maṁdira suṁdara ati nāgara ||
jaya iṁdirā ramana jaya bhūdhara |anupama aja anādi sobhākara ||
gyāna nidhāna amāna mānaprada |pāvana sujasa purāna beda bada ||
tagya kṛtagya agyatā bhaṁjana |nāma aneka anāma niraṁjana ||
sarba sarbagata sarba urālaya |basasi sadā hama kahũ paripālaya ||
dvaṁda bipati bhava phaṁda bibhaṁjaya |hr̥di basi rāma kāma mada gaṁjaya ||
Hearing the Lord's words, the four sages rejoiced, and with their bodies thrilled with joy they began to offer praise. Glory to the Blessed Lord, the Infinite, the free from all ills, the sinless, who is many and yet one, full of compassion. Glory to you who are without attributes, and glory, glory to you, the ocean of all virtues; the abode of bliss, beautiful and supremely skilled. Glory to the Lord of Indira, glory to the supporter of the earth; peerless, unborn, without beginning, the mine of splendor. Treasury of knowledge, free from pride, who bestow honor on others, whose pure and glorious fame the Puranas and the Vedas proclaim. All-knowing, grateful for what is done for you, destroyer of ignorance; you bear many names, yet you are nameless and untainted. You are all, present in all, the dwelling place within every heart; you dwell always in us; protect us. Shatter the pairs of opposites, the calamities and the snares of worldly existence; dwelling in our hearts, O Rama, crush lust and pride.
Doha 34
परमानंद कृपायतन मन परिपूरन काम।प्रेम भगति अनपायनी देहु हमहि श्रीराम।।34।।
paramānaṁda kṛpāyatana mana paripūrana kāma |prema bhagati anapāyinī dehu hamahi śrīrāma ||34||
O Supreme Bliss, abode of compassion, you whose mind is wholly fulfilled in every desire, grant us, O Shri Rama, unfailing love and devotion.
Chaupai 35.1-5
देहु भगति रघुपति अति पावनि।त्रिबिध ताप भव दाप नसावनि।।
प्रनत काम सुरधेनु कलपतरु।होइ प्रसन्न दीजै प्रभु यह बरु।।
भव बारिधि कुंभज रघुनायक।सेवत सुलभ सकल सुख दायक।।
मन संभव दारुन दुख दारय।दीनबंधु समता बिस्तारय।।
आस त्रास इरिषादि निवारक।बिनय बिबेक बिरति बिस्तारक।।
भूप मौलि मन मंडन धरनी।देहि भगति संसृति सरि तरनी।।
मुनि मन मानस हंस निरंतर।चरन कमल बंदित अज संकर।।
रघुकुल केतु सेतु श्रुति रच्छक।काल करम सुभाउ गुन भच्छक।।
तारन तरन हरन सब दूषन।तुलसिदास प्रभु त्रिभुवन भूषन।।
dehu bhagati raghupati ati pāvani |tribidha tāpa bhava dāpa nasāvani ||
pranata kāma suradhenu kalpataru |hoi prasanna dījai prabhu yaha baru ||
bhava bāridhi kumbhaja raghunāyaka |sevata sulabha sakala sukha dāyaka ||
mana saṃbhava dāruṇa dukha dāraya |dīnabaṃdhu samatā bistāray ||
āsa trāsa iriṣādi nivāraka |binaya bibeka birati bistāraka ||
bhūpa mauli mana maṇḍana dharanī |dehi bhagati saṃsṛti sari taranī ||
muni mana mānasa haṃsa niraṃtara |carana kamala baṃdita aja śaṅkara ||
raghukula ketu setu śruti racchaka |kāla karama subhāu guna bhacchaka ||
tārana tarana harana saba dūṣana |tulasīdāsa prabhu tribhuvana bhūṣana ||
O Lord of the Raghus, grant us devotion that is most purifying, that destroys the threefold affliction and the pride of worldly existence. You are the wish-granting cow and the wish-fulfilling tree for those who bow before you. Be pleased, O Lord, and grant us this boon. O Leader of the Raghus, you are the Agastya who drank up the ocean of worldly existence; easily attained by those who serve you, you are the giver of every joy. You tear away the dreadful sufferings born of the mind's desire. Friend of the lowly, you spread equanimity everywhere. You ward off hope, fear, envy and the like, and you spread humility, discernment and detachment. You are the crest jewel of kings and the adornment of the earth. Grant us devotion, the boat for crossing the river of worldly life. You are the swan ever dwelling in the Manasa lake of the sages' hearts, and your lotus feet are worshipped by Brahma and Shankara. You are the banner of the house of Raghu, the bridge and guardian of the Vedas, and the devourer of time, action, nature and the qualities. You are the one who ferries across, the boat itself, and the remover of every fault. Lord of Tulsidas, you are the ornament of the three worlds.
Doha 35
बार बार अस्तुति करि प्रेम सहित सिरु नाइ।ब्रह्म भवन सनकादि गे अति अभीष्ट बर पाइ।।35।।
bāra bāra astuti kari prema sahita siru nāi |brahma bhavana sanakādi ge ati abhīṣṭa bara pāi ||35||
Having praised him again and again and bowed their heads with love, Sanaka and his brothers, having obtained the boon they most desired, departed to the abode of Brahma.
Chaupai 36.1-4
सनकादिक बिधि लोक सिधाए।भ्रातन्ह राम चरन सिरु नाए।।
पूछत प्रभुहि सकल सकुचाहीं।चितवहिं सब मारुतसुत पाहीं।।
सुनि चहहिं प्रभु मुख कै बानी।जो सुनि होइ सकल भ्रम हानी।।
अंतरजामी प्रभु सभ जाना।बूझत कहहु काह हनुमाना।।
जोरि पानि कह तब हनुमंता।सुनहु दीनदयाल भगवंता।।
नाथ भरत कछु पूँछन चहहीं।प्रस्न करत मन सकुचत अहहीं।।
तुम्ह जानहु कपि मोर सुभाऊ।भरतहि मोहि कछु अंतर काऊ।।
सुनि प्रभु बचन भरत गहे चरना।सुनहु नाथ प्रनतारति हरना।।
sanakādika bidhi loka sidhāe |bhrātanha rāma carana siru nāe ||
pūchata prabhuhi sakala sakucāhīṃ |citavahiṃ saba mārutasuta pāhīṃ ||
suni cahahiṃ prabhu mukha kai bānī |jo suni hoi sakala bhrama hānī ||
antarajāmī prabhu sabh jānā |būjhata kahahu kāha hanumānā ||
jori pāni kaha taba hanumaṃtā |sunahu dīnadayāla bhagavaṃtā ||
nātha bharata kachu pū̃chana cahahīṃ |prasna karata mana sakucata ahahīṃ ||
tumha jānahu kapi mora subhāū |bharatahi mohi kachu aṃtara kāū ||
suni prabhu bacana bharata gahe caranā |sunahu nātha pranatārati haranā ||
Sanaka and his brothers departed to Brahma's realm, and Rama's brothers bowed their heads at his feet. All of them hesitated to question the Lord, and all looked toward Hanuman. They wished to hear the words from the Lord's own mouth, by hearing which all their confusion would be destroyed. The Lord, who knows every heart, understood everything, and asked, "Tell me, Hanuman, what is it?" Then Hanuman folded his hands and said, "Listen, O Lord, merciful to the humble, O blessed Lord. Master, Bharata wishes to ask something, but his mind hesitates to put the question." "Hanuman, you know my nature. Is there ever any distance between Bharata and me?" Hearing the Lord's words, Bharata clasped his feet and said, "Listen, my Lord, remover of the suffering of those who bow to you.
Doha 36
नाथ न मोहि संदेह कछु सपनेहुँ सोक न मोह।केवल कृपा तुम्हारिहि कृपानंद संदोह।।36।।
nātha na mohi saṃdeha kachu sapanehuṃ soka na moha |kevala kṛpā tumhārihi kṛpānaṃda saṃdoha ||36||
Lord, I have no doubt at all, nor even in a dream any sorrow or delusion; it is only through your grace, O Lord, who are a very mass of mercy and bliss.
Chaupai 37.1-4
करउँ कृपानिधि एक ढिठाई।मैं सेवक तुम्ह जन सुखदाई।।
संतन्ह कै महिमा रघुराई।बहु बिधि बेद पुरानन्ह गाई।।
श्रीमुख तुम्ह पुनि कीन्हि बड़ाई।तिन्ह पर प्रभुहि प्रीति अधिकाई।।
सुना चहउँ प्रभु तिन्ह कर लच्छन।कृपासिंधु गुन ग्यान बिचच्छन।।
संत असंत भेद बिलगाई।प्रनतपाल मोहि कहहु बुझाई।।
संतन्ह के लच्छन सुनु भ्राता।अगनित श्रुति पुरान बिख्याता।।
संत असंतन्हि कै असि करनी।जिमि कुठार चंदन आचरनी।।
काटइ परसु मलय सुनु भाई।निज गुन देइ सुगंध बसाई।।
karauṃ kṛpānidhi eka ḍhiṭhāī |maiṃ sevaka tumha jana sukhadāī ||
santanha kai mahimā raghurāī |bahu bidhi beda purānanh gāī ||
śrīmukha tumha puni kīnhi baṛāī |tinha para prabhuhi prīti adhikāī ||
sunā cahauṃ prabhu tinh kara lacchana |kṛpāsiṃdhu guna gyāna bicacchana ||
santa asanta bheda bilagāī |pranatpāla mohi kahahu bujhāī ||
santanha ke lacchana sunu bhrātā |aganita śruti purāna bikhyātā ||
santa asantanha kai asi karanī |jimi kuṭhāra caṃdana ācaranī ||
kāṭai parasu malaya sunu bhāī |nija guna dei sugandha basāī ||
O Treasury of mercy, I make one bold request: I am your servant, and you give happiness to your devotees. O Lord of the Raghus, the Vedas and the Puranas have sung the greatness of the saints in many ways. You too have praised them with your own blessed mouth, and the Lord has a special love for them. Lord, I wish to hear their marks, O Ocean of mercy, skilled in discerning virtue and wisdom. Explain to me clearly, O Protector of the suppliant, the difference between the saint and the wicked. Listen, brother, to the marks of the saints, which are beyond counting and renowned in the Vedas and Puranas. Such is the conduct of saints and of the wicked: like the behavior of the axe and the sandalwood tree. Listen, brother: the axe cuts the sandalwood of Malaya, yet the tree gives it its own quality and fills it with fragrance.
Doha 37
ताते सुर सीसन्ह चढ़त जग बल्लभ श्रीखंड॥
अनल दाहि पीटत घनहिं परसु बदन यह दंड॥37॥
tāte sur sīsanha caṛhata jaga ballabha śrīkhaṇḍa |anal dāhi pīṭata ghanahi parasu badana yaha daṇḍa ||37||
For this reason sandalwood is dear to the world and is placed upon the heads of the gods; while the axe, as its punishment for cutting the sandal, is heated in the fire and then beaten with a hammer.
Chaupai 38.1-4
बिषय अलंपट सील गुनाकर।पर दुख दुख सुख सुख देखे पर।।
सम अभूतरिपु बिमद बिरागी।लोभामरष हरष भय त्यागी।।
कोमलचित दीनन्ह पर दाया।मन बच क्रम मम भगति अमाया।।
सबहि मानप्रद आपु अमानी।भरत प्रान सम मम ते प्रानी।।
बिगत काम मम नाम परायन।सांति बिरति बिनती मुदितायन।।
सीतलता सरलता मयत्री।द्विज पद प्रीति धर्म जनयत्री।।
ए सब लच्छन बसहिं जासु उर।जानेहु तात संत संतत फुर।।
सम दम नियम नीति नहिं डोलहिं।परुष बचन कबहूँ नहिं बोलहिं।।
biṣaya alaṁpaṭa sīla gunākara |para dukha dukha sukha sukha dekhe para ||
sama abhūta-ripu bi-mada bi-rāgī |lobhāmarṣa haraṣa bhaya tyāgī ||
komala-cita dīnanha para dāyā |mana baca krama mama bhagati a-māyā ||
sabahi māna-prada āpu a-mānī |bharata prāna sama mama te prānī ||
bigata kāma mama nāma parāyana |sānti birati binatī muditāyana ||
sītalatā saralatā mayatrī |dvija pada prīti dharma janayatrī ||
e saba lacchana basahiṁ jāsu ura |jānehu tāta santa santata phura ||
sama dama niyama nīti nahiṁ ḍolahiṁ |paruṣa bacana kabahūṁ nahiṁ bolahiṁ ||
They are not greedy for the objects of the senses, and are mines of good character and virtue. They grieve at the sorrow of others and rejoice at the happiness of others. They are even-minded, and no creature is their enemy; they are free from pride and from worldly passion, and they have renounced greed, anger, joy and fear. Their hearts are tender, they show compassion to the poor, and their devotion to me is guileless in thought, word and deed. They give honor to all, while they themselves seek no honor. Bharata, such people are as dear to me as my own life. They are free from desire and wholly devoted to my name; they are abodes of tranquillity, detachment, humility and joy. They possess coolness of temper, simplicity and friendliness, and love for the feet of the Brahmans, which is the mother of righteousness. Dear brother, know that one in whose heart all these marks dwell is truly and always a saint. They never waver from calmness, self-control, religious observances and right conduct, and they never speak a harsh word.
Doha 38
निंदा अस्तुति उभय सम ममता मम पद कंज॥
ते सज्जन मम प्रानप्रिय गुन मंदिर सुख पुंज॥38॥
niṁdā astuti ubhaya sama mamatā mama pada kaṁja |te sajjana mama prāṇa-priya guna maṁdira sukha puṁja ||38||
To whom blame and praise are both alike, and whose affection rests on my lotus feet: those good men are dear to me as my own life, abodes of virtue and heaps of happiness.
Chaupai 39.1-4
सनहु असंतन्ह केर सुभाऊ।भूलेहुँ संगति करिअ न काऊ।।
तिन्ह कर संग सदा दुखदाई।जिमि कलपहि घालइ हरहाई।।
खलन्ह हृदयँ अति ताप बिसेषी।जरहिं सदा पर संपति देखी।।
जहँ कहुँ निंदा सुनहिं पराई।हरषहिं मनहुँ परी निधि पाई।।
काम क्रोध मद लोभ परायन।निर्दय कपटी कुटिल मलायन।।
बयरु अकारन सब काहू सों।जो कर हित अनहित ताहू सों।।
झूठइ लेना झूठइ देना।झूठइ भोजन झूठ चबेना।।
बोलहिं मधुर बचन जिमि मोरा।खाइ महा अति हृदय कठोरा।।
sanahu asaṁtanha kera subhāū |bhūlehūṁ saṅgati kari'a na kāū ||
tinha kara saṅga sadā dukha-dāī |jimi kalapahi ghālai harahāī ||
khalaṅha hṛdayaṁ ati tāpa biseṣī |jarahiṁ sadā para saṁpati dekhī ||
jahaṁ kahuṁ niṁdā sunahiṁ parāī |haraṣahiṁ manahuṁ parī nidhi pāī ||
kāma krodha mada lobha parāyana |nirdaya kapaṭī kuṭila malāyana ||
bayaru akāraṇa saba kāhū soṁ |jo kara hita anhita tāhū soṁ ||
jhūṭhai lenā jhūṭhai denā |jhūṭhai bhojana jhūṭha cabenā ||
bolahiṁ madhura bacana jimi morā |khāi mahā ati hṛdaya kaṭhorā ||
Listen now to the nature of the wicked: never, even by mistake, should one keep their company. Their company always brings sorrow, as a vicious cow ruins a good cow by joining its herd. In the hearts of the wicked there is an exceedingly fierce burning; they always burn at the sight of another's prosperity. Wherever they hear another being slandered, they rejoice as though they had found a treasure lying on the road. They are given over to lust, anger, pride and greed; they are merciless, deceitful and crooked, a very house of impurity. They bear enmity without cause toward everyone, and even toward the one who does them good they act as an enemy. False is their taking and false is their giving; false is their meal, and false even their light snack. Like the peacock, they speak sweet words, yet they devour the deadliest of snakes; so too they are utterly hard of heart.
Doha 39
पर द्रोही पर दार रत पर धन पर अपबाद॥
ते नर पाँवर पापमय देह धरें मनुजाद॥39॥
para drohī para dāra rata para dhana para apabāda |te nara pāṁvara pāpa-maya deha dhareṁ manujāda ||39||
They are hostile to others, addicted to other men's wives, greedy for others' wealth, and given to slandering others. Such men are wretched, full of sin; they are demons who have taken on human bodies.
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परंपरा के अनुसार उत्तरकाण्ड के रामराज्य-प्रसंग और संत-लक्षण का पाठ ‘सत्संग-वृद्धि’, ‘विवेक-जागरण’ और ‘अविद्या-नाश’ में सहायक माना जाता है—विशेषतः दोहा 31 के ‘प्रताप-रवि’ भाव से अंतःकरण का तम घटता और दुष्प्रवृत्तियाँ (काम-क्रोध-मोह) संकुचित होती हैं।
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