Grace to Shabari, the Teaching of Ninefold Devotion, and Departure for Pampasar
Shabari welcomes Rama with simple and guileless devotion. The Lord blesses her with the teaching of ninefold bhakti and then sets out toward Pampasar.
Aranya Kand · Episode 16 / 18
Episode Text
ताहि देइ गति राम उदारा। सबरी कें आश्रम पगु धारा॥ सबरी देखि राम गृहँ आए। मुनि के बचन समुझि जियँ भाए॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tāhi dei gati rāma udārā। sabarī keṃ āśrama pagu dhārā॥ sabarī dekhi rāma gṛhaṃ āe। muni ke bacana samujhi jiyaṃ bhāe॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Granting him deliverance, merciful Rama then came to Shabari's hermitage. When Shabari saw Rama arrive at her home, her heart was gladdened as she recalled the sage's words.
सरसिज लोचन बाहु बिसाला। जटा मुकुट सिर उर बनमाला॥ स्याम गौर सुंदर दोउ भाई। सबरी परी चरन लपटाई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sarasija locana bāhu bisālā। jaṭā mukuṭa sira ura banamālā॥ syāma gaura suṃdara dou bhāī। sabarī parī carana lapaṭāī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Lotus-eyed and broad-armed, with a crown of matted hair on their heads and forest garlands on their chests, the beautiful dark-hued and fair brothers stood there, and Shabari clung to their feet.
प्रेम मगन मुख बचन न आवा। पुनि पुनि पद सरोज सिर नावा॥ सादर जल लै चरन पखारे। पुनि सुंदर आसन बैठारे॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
prema magana mukha bacana na āvā। puni puni pada saroja sira nāvā॥ sādara jala lai carana pakhāre। puni suṃdara āsana baiṭhāre॥ 5 ॥
Meaning:
She became absorbed in love; no words came from her mouth. Again and again she bowed her head at the lotus feet. Then, with reverence, she took water and washed the feet of the two brothers, and seated them on beautiful seats.
कंद मूल फल सुरस अति दिए राम कहुँ आनि। प्रेम सहित प्रभु खाए बारंबार बखानि॥ ३४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kanda mūla phala surasa ati die rāma kahuṃ āni। prema sahita prabhu khāe bārambāra bakhāni॥ 34 ॥
Meaning:
She brought very sweet and delicious roots, tubers, and fruits and offered them to Rama. The Lord ate them with love, praising them again and again.
पानि जोरि आगें भइ ठाढ़ी। प्रभुहि बिलोकि प्रीति अति बाढ़ी॥ केहि बिधि अस्तुति करौं तुम्हारी। अधम जाति मैं जड़मति भारी॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pāni jori āgēṃ bhai ṭhāṛhī। prabhuhi biloki prīti ati bāṛhī॥ kehi bidhi astuti karauṃ tumhārī। adhama jāti maiṃ jaṛamati bhārī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Then she stood before Him with folded hands. Seeing the Lord, her love increased greatly. [She said:] How can I praise You? I am of a low caste and very dull-witted.
अधम ते अधम अधम अति नारी। तिन्ह महँ मैं मतिमंद अघारी॥ कह रघुपति सुनु भामिनि बाता। मानउँ एक भगति कर नाता॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
adhama te adhama adhama ati nārī। tinha mahaṃ maiṃ matimaṃda aghārī॥ kaha raghupati sunu bhāmini bātā। mānauṃ eka bhagati kara nātā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Among the low, women are extremely low; and among them too, O Destroyer of sins, I am dull-witted. Raghupati said: Listen, O gentle lady. I regard only one bond— that of devotion.
जाति पाँति कुल धर्म बड़ाई। धन बल परिजन गुन चतुराई॥ भगति हीन नर सोहइ कैसा। बिनु जल बारिद देखिअ जैसा॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jāti pāṃti kula dharma baṛāī। dhana bala parijana guna caturaī॥ bhagati hīna nara sohai kaisā। binu jala bārida dekhiʻa jaisā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
What does a person look like, even if he has caste, rank, family, religion, fame, wealth, strength, relatives, virtues, and cleverness, but lacks devotion? He is like a cloud seen without water.
नवधा भगति कहउँ तोहि पाहीं। सावधान सुनु धरु मन माहीं॥ प्रथम भगति संतन्ह कर संगा। दूसरि रति मम कथा प्रसंगा॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
navadhā bhagati kahauṃ tohi pāhīṃ। sāvadhāna sunu dharu mana māhīṃ॥ prathama bhagati santanha kara saṃgā। dūsari rati mama kathā prasaṃgā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Now I will tell you of the ninefold devotion. Listen carefully and hold it in your mind. The first devotion is the company of saints. The second is delight in the discussions of My deeds.
गुर पद पंकज सेवा तीसरि भगति अमान। चौथि भगति मम गुन गन करइ कपट तजि गान॥ ३५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
gura pada paṃkaja sevā tīsari bhagati amāna। cauthi bhagati mama guna gana karai kapaṭa taji gāna॥ 35 ॥
Meaning:
The third devotion is selfless service to the guru’s lotus feet. The fourth is to sing My virtues, abandoning deceit.
मंत्र जाप मम दृढ़ बिस्वासा। पंचम भजन सो बेद प्रकासा॥ छठ दम सील बिरति बहु करमा। निरत निरंतर सज्जन धरमा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
maṃtra jāp mama dṛḍha bisvāsā। pañcama bhajana so beda prakāsā॥ chaṭha dama sīla birati bahu karamā। nirata nirantara sajjana dharamā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
The fifth devotion, proclaimed in the Vedas, is chanting My mantra and having firm faith in Me. The sixth is restraint of the senses, virtue, detachment from many actions, and constant engagement in the conduct of the virtuous.
सातवँ सम मोहि मय जग देखा। मोतें संत अधिक करि लेखा॥ आठवँ जथालाभ संतोषा। सपनेहुँ नहिं देखइ परदोषा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sātvã sama mohi maya jaga dekhā। moteṃ santa adhika kari lekhā॥ āṭhavaṃ jathālābha santoṣā। sapanehuṃ nahiṃ dekha'i paradosā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
The seventh devotion is to see the whole world as equal and pervaded by Me, and to honor saints even more than Me. The eighth is to be content with whatever is obtained and never to see the faults of others, even in a dream.
नवम सरल सब सन छलहीना। मम भरोस हियँ हरष न दीना॥ नव महुँ एकउ जिन्ह कें होई। नारि पुरुष सचराचर कोई॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
navama sarala saba sana chalahīnā। mama bharosa hiyaṃ haraṣa na dīnā॥ nava mahuṃ eku jinha keṃ hoī। nāri puruṣa sacarācara koī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
The ninth devotion is simplicity and dealing without deceit with everyone, keeping faith in Me in the heart, and having neither exultation nor dejection in any condition. Whoever has even one of these nine qualities—whether woman or man, moving or unmoving...
सोइ अतिसय प्रिय भामिनि मोरें। सकल प्रकार भगति दृढ़ तोरें॥ जोगि बृंद दुरलभ गति जोई। तो कहुँ आजु सुलभ भइ सोई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
soi atisaya priya bhāmini moreṃ। sakala prakāra bhagati dṛḍha toreṃ॥ jogi bṛnda duralabha gati joī। to kahuṃ āju sulabha bhai soī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
O gentle lady, that alone is exceedingly dear to Me. And in you devotion is firm in every way. Therefore, the state that is difficult even for yogis has become easy for you today.
मम दरसन फल परम अनूपा। जीव पाव निज सहज सरूपा॥ जनकसुता कइ सुधि भामिनी। जानहि कहु करिबरगामिनी॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mama darasana phala parama anūpā। jīva pāva nija sahaja sarūpā॥ janakasutā kai sudhi bhāminī। jānahi kahu karibaragāminī॥ 5 ॥
Meaning:
The supreme and incomparable fruit of seeing Me is that the soul attains its own natural form. O gentle lady, if you know any news of Janaki, the elephant-gaited one, then tell Me.
पंपा सरहि जाहु रघुराई। तहँ होइहि सुग्रीव मिताई॥ सो सब कहिहि देव रघुबीरा। जानतहूँ पूछहु मतिधीरा॥ ६ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
paṃpā sarahi jāhu raghurāī। tahaṃ hoihi sugrīva mitāī॥ so saba kahihi deva raghubīrā। jānatahuṃ pūchahu matidhīrā॥ 6 ॥
Meaning:
Go to the lake called Pampā, O Raghurāi. There your friendship with Sugriva will happen. O Lord, O Raghubira, he will tell you everything. O wise one, though You know all, yet You ask me.
कहि कथा सकल बिलोकि हरि मुख हृदयँ पद पंकज धरे। तजि जोग पावक देह हरि पद लीन भइ जहँ नहिं फिरे॥ नर बिबिध कर्म अधर्म बहु मत सोकप्रद सब त्यागहू। बिस्वास करि कह दास तुलसी राम पद अनुरागहू॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kahi kathā sakala biloki hari mukha hṛdayaṃ pada paṃkaja dhare। taji joga pāvaka deha hari pada līna bhai jahaṃ nahiṃ phire॥ nara bibidhi karma adharma bahu mata sokaprada saba tyāgahū। bisvāsa kari kaha dāsa tulasī rāma pada anurāgahū॥
Meaning:
Having told the whole story and gazed upon Hari’s face, she held His lotus feet in her heart. Then, giving up the body through the fire of yoga, she became absorbed in Hari’s feet, from where there is no return. O human beings, Tulsidas says: abandon the many kinds of deeds, unrighteousness, and doctrines that bring sorrow, and with faith, love the feet of Rama.
जाति हीन अघ जन्म महि मुक्त कीन्हि असि नारि। महामंद मन सुख चहसि ऐसे प्रभुहि बिसारि॥ ३६ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jāti hīna agha janma mahi mukta kīnhi asi nāri। mahāmaṃda mana sukha cahasi aise prabhuhi bisāri॥ 36 ॥
Meaning:
That woman, low-born and born in the land of sins, was also delivered by Him. O utterly foolish mind, after forgetting such a Lord, do you still seek happiness?
चले राम त्यागा बन सोऊ। अतुलित बल नर केहरि दोऊ॥ बिरही इव प्रभु करत बिषादा। कहत कथा अनेक संबादा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
cale rāma tyāgā bana soū। atulita bala nara kehari doū॥ birahī iva prabhu karata biṣādā। kahata kathā aneka saṃbādā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Rama too left that forest and moved on. The two brothers are of incomparable strength and are like lions among men. The Lord, like one afflicted by separation, speaks many stories and exchanges.
लछिमन देखु बिपिन कइ सोभा। देखत केहि कर मन नहिं छोभा॥ नारि सहित सब खग मृग बृंदा। मानहुँ मोरि करत हहिं निंदा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
lachimana dekhu bipina kai sobhā। dekhata kehi kara mana nahiṃ chobhā॥ nāri sahita saba khaga mṛga bṛndā। mānahuṃ mori karata hahiṃ niṃdā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
O Lakshmana, just look at the beauty of the forest. Whose mind would not be stirred by seeing it? All the birds and herds of beasts are accompanied by females. It is as if they are reproaching Me.
हमहि देखि मृग निकर पराहीं। मृगीं कहहिं तुम्ह कहँ भय नाहीं॥ तुम्ह आनंद करहु मृग जाए। कंचन मृग खोजन ए आए॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
hamahiṃ dekhi mṛga nikara parāhīṃ। mṛgīṃ kahahiṃ tumha kahaṃ bhaya nāhīṃ॥ tumha ānanda karahu mṛga jāe। kaṃcana mṛga khojana e āe॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
When the deer herd sees Me, it runs away in fear. Then the does say to them, 'You have no fear. You were born of ordinary deer, so be happy. These have come in search of the golden deer.'
संग लाइ करिनीं करि लेहीं। मानहुँ मोहि सिखावनु देहीं॥ सास्त्र सुचिंतित पुनि पुनि देखिअ। भूप सुसेवित बस नहिं लेखिअ॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saṃga lāi karinīṃ kari lehīṃ। mānahuṃ mohi sikhāvanu dehīṃ॥ sāstra suciṃtita puni puni dekhi'a। bhūpa susevita basa nahiṃ lekhi'a॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Elephants keep the females with them, as if teaching me that a woman should never be left alone. Even carefully considered scriptures should be examined again and again. Even a king who has been served well should not be thought to be under control.
राखिअ नारि जदपि उर माहीं। जुबती सास्त्र नृपति बस नाहीं॥ देखहु तात बसंत सुहावा। प्रिया हीन मोहि भय उपजावा॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rākhi'a nāri jadapi ura māhīṃ। jubatī sāstra nṛpati basa nāhīṃ॥ dekhu tāta basanta suhāvā। priyā hīna mohi bhaya upajāvā॥ 5 ॥
Meaning:
A woman may be kept even within the heart, yet a young woman, a scripture, and a king are not under anyone’s control. O father, look at this beautiful spring. Without my beloved, it awakens fear in me.
बिरह बिकल बलहीन मोहि जानेसि निपट अकेल। सहित बिपिन मधुकर खग मदन कीन्ह बगमेल॥ ३७ (क) ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
biraha bikala balahīna mohi jānesi nipaṭa akela। sahita bipina madhukara khaga madana kīnha bagamela॥ 37 (a) ॥
Meaning:
Knowing me to be anguished by separation, strengthless, and utterly alone, Cupid brought the forest, bees, and birds together and attacked me.
देखि गयउ भ्राता सहित तासु दूत सुनि बात। डेरा कीन्हेउ मनहुँ तब कटकु हटकि मनजात॥ ३७ (ख) ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dekhi gayau bhrātā sahita tāsu dūta suni bāta। ḍerā kīnheu manahuṃ taba kaṭaku haṭaki manajāta॥ 37 (b) ॥
Meaning:
But when his messenger saw that I was with My brother and not alone, then, hearing that, Cupid, as it were, halted his army and pitched camp.
बिटप बिसाल लता अरुझानी। बिबिध बितान दिए जनु तानी॥ कदलि ताल बर धुजा पताका। देखि न मोह धीर मन जाका॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
biṭapa bisāla latā arujhānī। bibidha bitāna die janu tānī॥ kadali tāla bara dhujā patākā। dekhi na moha dhīra mana jākā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Tall trees and creepers intertwined, as if many kinds of tents had been pitched. Banana and palm trees stand like flags and banners. One whose mind is steadfast is not bewitched by this sight.
बिबिध भाँति फूले तरु नाना। जनु बानैत बने बहु बाना॥ कहुँ कहुँ सुंदर बिटप सुहाए। जनु भट बिलग बिलग होइ छाए॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bibidha bhāṃti phūle taru nānā। janu bānaita bane bahu bānā॥ kahuṃ kahuṃ sundara biṭapa suhāe। janu bhaṭa bilaga bilaga hoi chhāe॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
The many trees are in bloom in various ways, as if many archers had donned different uniforms. Here and there the lovely trees look beautiful, as if warriors were spread out in separate camps.
कूजत पिक मानहुँ गज माते। ढेक महोख ऊँट बिसराते॥ मोर चकोर कीर बर बाजी। पारावत मराल सब ताजी॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kūjata pika mānahuṃ gaja māte। ḍheka mahokha ūṃṭa bisarāte॥ mora cako ra kīra bara bājī। pārāvata marāla saba tājī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
The cuckoos are cooing, as if maddened elephants were trumpeting. The ḍhek and mahokh birds seem like camels and mules. Peacocks, chukars, parrots, pigeons, swans, and all the rest look like fine racing horses.
तीतिर लावक पदचर जूथा। बरनि न जाइ मनोज बरूथा॥ रथ गिरि सिला दुंदुभीं झरना। चातक बंदी गुन गन बरना॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tītira lāvaka padacara jūthā। barani na jāi manoja barūthā॥ ratha giri silā duṃdubhīṃ jharanā। cātaka bandī guna gana baranā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
The tītara and lāvaka birds are like foot soldiers. The army of Love cannot be described. The rocks of the mountains are like chariots, and the waterfalls are like kettledrums. The chataka birds are bards reciting a host of praises.
मधुकर मुखर भेरि सहनाई। त्रिबिध बयारि बसीठीं आई॥ चतुरंगिनी सेन सँग लीन्हें। बिचरत सबहि चुनौती दीन्हें॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
madhukara mukhara bheri sahanāī। tribidha bayāri basīṭhīṃ āī॥ caturaṅginī sena saṃga līnheṃ। bicarata sabahi cunautī dīnheṃ॥ 5 ॥
Meaning:
The humming of bees is like trumpets and shawms. The threefold breeze seems to have come as a messenger. With his fourfold army, Love wanders about, issuing challenges to all.
लछिमन देखत काम अनीका। रहहिं धीर तिन्ह कै जग लीका॥ एहि कें एक परम बल नारी। तेहि तें उबर सुभट सोइ भारी॥ ६ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
lachimana dekhat kāma anīkā। rahahiṃ dhīra tinha kai jaga līkā॥ ehi keṃ eka parama bala nārī। tehi teṃ ubara subhaṭa soi bhārī॥ 6 ॥
Meaning:
Lakshmana, seeing the army of Love, only the steadfast remain renowned in the world. In Love's army, woman is the one great power; whoever escapes that is truly a mighty warrior.
तात तीनि अति प्रबल खल काम क्रोध अरु लोभ। मुनि बिग्यान धाम मन करहिं निमिष महुँ छोभ॥ ३८ (क) ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tāta tīni ati prabala khala kāma krodha aru lobha। muni bigyāna dhāma mana karahiṃ nimiṣa mahuṃ chobha॥ 38 (a) ॥
Meaning:
O father, these three are exceedingly powerful villains: lust, anger, and greed. They can disturb even the minds of sages, the dwellers in the abode of wisdom, in a moment.
लोभ कें इच्छा दंभ बल काम कें केवल नारि। क्रोध कें परुष बचन बल मुनिबर कहहिं बिचारि॥ ३८ (ख) ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
lobha keṃ icchā daṃbha bala kāma keṃ kevala nāri। krodha keṃ paruṣa bacana bala munibara kahahiṃ bicāri॥ 38 (b) ॥
Meaning:
Greed has desire and arrogance as its strength; lust has only woman as its strength; anger has harsh speech as its strength. The best sages say this after reflection.
गुनातीत सचराचर स्वामी। राम उमा सब अंतरजामी॥ कामिन्ह कै दीनता देखाई। धीरन्ह कें मन बिरति दृढ़ाई॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
gunātīta sacarācara svāmī। rāma umā saba antarajāmī॥ kāminha kai dīnatā dekhāī। dhīranha keṃ mana birati dṛṛhāī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
[Shiva says:] O Parvati, Rama is beyond the three qualities, the Lord of all moving and unmoving beings, and the knower of all hearts. By saying this, he has shown the helplessness of lustful people and strengthened detachment in the minds of the steadfast.
क्रोध मनोज लोभ मद माया। छूटहिं सकल राम कीं दाया॥ सो नर इंद्रजाल नहिं भूला। जा पर होइ सो नट अनुकूला॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
krodha manoja lobha mada māyā। chūṭahiṃ sakala rāma kīṃ dāyā॥ so nara iṃdrajāla nahiṃ bhūlā। jā para hoi so naṭa anukūlā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Anger, desire, greed, pride, and illusion all fall away by Rama's mercy. The man upon whom that divine actor is gracious does not get lost in the spell of illusion.
उमा कहउँ मैं अनुभव अपना। सत हरि भजनु जगत सब सपना॥ पुनि प्रभु गए सरोबर तीरा। पंपा नाम सुभग गंभीरा॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
umā kahauṃ maiṃ anubhava apnā। sata hari bhajanu jagata saba sapnā॥ puni prabhu gae sarobara tīrā। paṃpā nāma subhaga gaṃbhīrā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
O Uma, I tell you my own experience: devotion to Hari alone is true; this whole world is but a dream. Then Lord Rama went to the shore of the lake named Pampa, which is beautiful and deep.
संत हृदय जस निर्मल बारी। बाँधे घाट मनोहर चारी॥ जहँ तहँ पिअहिं बिबिध मृग नीरा। जनु उदार गृह जाचक भीरा॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
santa hṛdaya jasa nirmala bārī। bāṃdhe ghāṭa manohara chārī॥ jahaṃ tahaṃ pi'ahiṃ bibidha mṛga nīrā। janu udāra gṛha jācaka bhīrā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Its water is as pure as the hearts of saints, and four lovely ghats have been built there. Varied animals drink water here and there, as if in the homes of generous givers a crowd of beggars had gathered.
पुरइनि सघन ओट जल बेगि न पाइअ मर्म। मायाछन्न न देखिऐ जैसें निर्गुन ब्रह्म॥ ३९ (क) ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
puraini saghana oṭa jala begi na pāia marma। māyāchanna na dekhiai jaisẽ nirguna brahma॥ 39 (a) ॥
Meaning:
Among the dense cover of lotus leaves, the water cannot be found quickly. In the same way, the attributeless Brahma is not seen when covered by Maya.
सुखी मीन सब एकरस अति अगाध जल माहिं। जथा धर्मसीलन्ह के दिन सुख संजुत जाहिं॥ ३९ (ख) ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sukhī mīna saba ekarasa ati agādha jala māhiṃ। jathā dharmasīlanha ke dina sukha saṃjuta jāhiṃ॥ 39 (b) ॥
Meaning:
In the deep, boundless water of that lake, all the fish remain constantly content and happy in the same way that the days of righteous people pass in joy.
बिकसे सरसिज नाना रंगा। मधुर मुखर गुंजत बहु भृंगा॥ बोलत जलकुक्कुट कलहंसा। प्रभु बिलोकि जनु करत प्रसंसा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bikase sarasija nānā raṃgā। madhura mukhara guṃjata bahu bhṛṃgā॥ bolata jalakukkaṭa kalahaṃsā। prabhu biloki janu karata prasaṃsā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Many kinds of lotuses bloom there in different colors, and many bees hum sweetly around them. Waterfowl and swans call out, as if praising the Lord when they behold Him.
चक्रबाक बक खग समुदाई। देखत बनइ बरनि नहिं जाई॥ सुंदर खग गन गिरा सुहाई। जात पथिक जनु लेत बोलाई॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
cakrabāka baka khaga samudāī। dekhat banai barani nahiṃ jāī॥ sundara khaga gana girā suhāī। jāta pathika janu leta bolāī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
The assembly of chakravāka birds, herons, and other birds is a sight to behold and beyond description. The lovely birds sing in sweet voices, as if inviting the traveler on the road.
ताल समीप मुनिन्ह गृह छाए। चहु दिसि कानन बिटप सुहाए॥ चंपक बकुल कदंब तमाला। पाटल पनस परास रसाला॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tāla samīpa muninha gṛha chāe। cahu disi kānana biṭapa suhāe॥ caṃpaka bakula kadaṃba tamālā। pāṭala panasa parāsa rasālā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Near the lake, the sages have set up their dwellings, and lovely trees spread out in every direction. Champak, bakul, kadamba, tamala, pāṭala, jackfruit, palāśa, and mango trees, and more.
नव पल्लव कुसुमित तरु नाना। चंचरीक पटली कर गाना॥ सीतल मंद सुगंध सुभाऊ। संतत बहइ मनोहर बाऊ॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nava pallava kusumita taru nānā। caṃcarīka paṭalī kara gānā॥ sītala manda sugaṃdha subhāū। saṃtata baha i manohara bāū॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Many kinds of trees are in bloom with fresh leaves and flowers, and flocks of bees are humming on them. By nature the breeze is cool, gentle, fragrant, and ever delightful as it blows.
फल भारन नमि बिटप सब रहे भूमि निअराइ। पर उपकारी पुरुष जिमि नवहिं सुसंपति पाइ॥ ४० ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
phala bhārana nami biṭapa saba rahe bhūmi niarāi। para upakārī puruṣa jimi navahiṃ susaṃpati pāi॥ 40 ॥
Meaning:
All the trees bow low under the weight of their fruit, leaning close to the earth, just as selfless people bow when they gain great prosperity.
देखि राम अति रुचिर तलावा। मज्जनु कीन्ह परम सुख पावा॥ देखी सुंदर तरुबर छाया। बैठे अनुज सहित रघुराया॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dekhi rāma ati rucira talāvā। majjanu kīnha parama sukha pāvā॥ dekhī sundara tarubara chāyā। baiṭhe anuja sahita raghurāyā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing an exceedingly beautiful lake, Shri Rama bathed and attained supreme bliss. Seeing the shade of a beautiful noble tree, Raghunath sat down there with His younger brother Lakshmana.
तहँ पुनि सकल देव मुनि आए। अस्तुति करि निज धाम सिधाए॥ बैठे परम प्रसन्न कृपाला। कहत अनुज सन कथा रसाला॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tahaṃ puni sakala deva muni āe। astuti kari nija dhāma sidhāe॥ baiṭhe parama prasanna kṛpālā। kahata anuja sana kathā rasālā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Then all the gods and sages came there, offered praise, and returned to their own abodes. The compassionate Lord sat in great delight, speaking sweet and delightful stories with His younger brother.