Bharata Reaches Chitrakoot, Meets Rama, and Mourns Dasharatha
After bathing in the Mandakini, Bharata arrives at Chitrakoot and shares a deeply emotional reunion with Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, and the family. The grief for King Dasharatha is expressed, and the sacred rites for him are duly performed.
Ayodhya Kand · Episode 38 / 49
Episode Text
जौं परिहरहिं मलिन मनु जानी। जौं सनमानहिं सेवकु मानी॥ मोरें सरन रामहि की पनही। राम सुस्वामि दोसु सब जनही॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jaũ pariharahiṁ malina manu jānī। jaũ sanamānahiṁ sevaku mānī॥ morẽ saraṇa rāmahi kī panahī। rāma susvāmi dosu saba janahī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Whether they reject me, knowing my mind to be impure, or honor me as their servant, for me the sandals of Rama alone are refuge. Rama is a noble master; the fault lies with all of us servants.
जग जस भाजन चातक मीना। नेम पेम निज निपुन नबीना॥ अस मन गुनत चले मग जाता। सकुच सनेहँ सिथिल सब गाता॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jaga jasa bhājana cātaka mīnā। nema pema nija nipuna nabīnā॥ asa mana gunata cale maga jātā। sakuca sanehẽ sithila saba gātā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
In this world, the worthy recipients of fame are the chataka bird and the fish, who are adept at keeping their vows and love ever fresh. Thinking thus in his mind, Bharata continued on the path. All his limbs were becoming languid from shyness and affection.
फेरति मनहुँ मातु कृत खोरी। चलत भगति बल धीरज धोरी॥ जब समुझत रघुनाथ सुभाऊ। तब पथ परत उताइल पाऊ॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pherati manahuṁ mātu kṛta khorī। calata bhagati bala dhīraja dhorī॥ jaba samujhata raghunātha subhāū। taba patha parata utāila pāũ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
The harm done by his mother seems to turn him back, yet Bharata, who bears the burden of steadfast patience, keeps walking by the strength of devotion. Whenever he remembers Lord Raghunatha’s nature, his feet begin to move quickly along the path.
भरत दसा तेहि अवसर कैसी। जल प्रबाहँ जल अलि गति जैसी॥ देखि भरत कर सोचु सनेहू। भा निषाद तेहि समयँ बिदेहू॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bharata dasā tehi avasara kaisī। jala prabāhẽ jala ali gati jaisī॥ dekhi bharata kara socu sanehū। bhā niṣāda tehi samayaṁ videhū॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
What was Bharata’s condition at that moment? It was like the movement of a water-creature in the flow of water. Seeing Bharata’s sorrow and affection, Nishada became as one without body-consciousness.
लगे होन मंगल सगुन सुनि गुनि कहत निषादु। मिटिहि सोचु होइहि हरषु पुनि परिनाम बिषादु॥ २३४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
lage hona maṅgala saguna suni guni kahata niṣādu। miṭihi socu hoihi haraṣu puni pariṇāma biṣādu॥ 234 ॥
Meaning:
Auspicious signs began to appear. Hearing and reflecting on them, Nishada said, ‘The sorrow will pass, joy will arise, but in the end there will again be grief.’
सेवक बचन सत्य सब जाने। आश्रम निकट जाइ निअराने॥ भरत दीख बन सैल समाजू। मुदित छुधित जनु पाइ सुनाजू॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sevaka bacana satya saba jāne। āśrama nikaṭa jāi niarāne॥ bharata dīkha bana saila samājū। mudita chuḍhita janu pāi sunājū॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Bharata knew that the servant’s words were all true, and he came near the hermitage. Seeing the forest and mountain landscape there, Bharata was filled with delight, like a hungry man who has found excellent food.
ईति भीति जनु प्रजा दुखारी। त्रिबिध ताप पीड़ित ग्रह मारी॥ जाइ सुराज सुदेस सुखारी। होहिं भरत गति तेहि अनुहारी॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
īti bhīti janu prajā dukhārī। tribidha tāpa pīḍita graha mārī॥ jāi surāja sudesa sukhārī। hohiṁ bharata gati tehi anuhārī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Just as a suffering people, afflicted by fear, the three kinds of misery, adverse planets, and epidemics, becomes happy by going to a good land and a well-governed kingdom, so too is Bharata’s state now unfolding [‘īti’ refers to six kinds of crop-afflicting disasters such as excessive rain, drought, rats, locusts, parrots, and an enemy king’s invasion].
राम बास बन संपति भ्राजा। सुखी प्रजा जनु पाइ सुराजा॥ सचिव बिरागु बिबेकु नरेसू। बिपिन सुहावन पावन देसू॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāma bāsa bana sampati bhrājā। sukhī prajā janu pāi surājā॥ saciva birāgu bibeku naresū। bipina suhāvana pāvana deśū॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Because Rama dwells there, the wealth of the forest shines like a people made happy by the coming of a good reign. The lovely forest itself is a sacred land; wisdom is its king and dispassion its minister.
भट जम नियम सैल रजधानी। सांति सुमति सुचि सुंदर रानी॥ सकल अंग संपन्न सुराऊ। राम चरन आश्रित चित चाऊ॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bhaṭa jama niyama saila rajadhānī। sānti sumati suci sundara rānī॥ sakala aṅga sampanna surāū। rāma carana āśrita cita cāū॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Yama and Niyama stand like warriors. The mountain is the capital; peace and right understanding are two beautiful, pure queens. That noble kingdom is complete in all its parts, and because it is sheltered at Rama’s feet, its heart is filled with delight.
जीति मोह महिपालु दल सहित बिबेक भुआलु। करत अकंटक राजु पुरँ सुख संपदा सुकालु॥ २३५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jīti moha mahipālu dala sahita bibeka bhuālu। karata akaṇṭaka rāju puraṁ sukha sampadā sukālu॥ 235 ॥
Meaning:
The king of wisdom has defeated the king called delusion along with his army and now rules without obstacle. In his city there are happiness, prosperity, and an auspicious season.
बन प्रदेस मुनि बास घनेरे। जनु पुर नगर गाउँ गन खेरे॥ बिपुल बिचित्र बिहग मृग नाना। प्रजा समाजु न जाइ बखाना॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bana pradesa muni bāsa ghanere। janu pura nagara gāuṁ gana khere॥ bipula bicitra bihaga mṛga nānā। prajā samāju na jāi bakhānā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
In the forest regions there are many dwellings of sages, as though they were a collection of towns, cities, villages, and hamlets. The many wonderful birds and various animals seem like a populace beyond description.
खगहा करि हरि बाघ बराहा। देखि महिष बृष साजु सराहा॥ बयरु बिहाइ चरहिं एक संगा। जहँ तहँ मनहुँ सेन चतुरंगा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
khagahā kari hari bāgha barāhā। dekhi mahiṣa bṛṣa sāju sarāhā॥ bayaru bihāi carahiṁ eka saṅgā। jahaṁ tahaṁ manahuṁ sena caturaṅgā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
One cannot help praising the scene. Seeing the rhino, elephant, lion, tiger, boar, buffalo, and bull, one naturally praises the forest’s grandeur. Abandoning enmity, they roam together everywhere, as if they were a four-fold army.
झरना झरहिं मत्त गज गाजहिं। मनहुँ निसान बिबिधि बिधि बाजहिं॥ चक चकोर चातक सुक पिक गन। कूजत मंजु मराल मुदित मन॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jharanā jharahiṁ matta gaja gājahiṁ। manahuṁ nisāna bibidhi bidhi bājahiṁ॥ caka cakorā cātaka suka pika gana। kūjata mañju marāla mudita mana॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
The waterfalls keep flowing, and intoxicated elephants trumpet. It is as though various drums were being sounded there. The chakwa, chakor, chatak, parrots, cuckoos, and graceful swans are all cooing sweetly, their hearts full of joy.
अलिगन गावत नाचत मोरा। जनु सुराज मंगल चहु ओरा॥ बेलि बिटप तृन सफल सफूला। सब समाजु मुद मंगल मूला॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aligana gāvata nācata morā। janu surāja maṅgala cahu orā॥ beli biṭapa tṛna saphala safūlā। saba samāju muda maṅgala mūlā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
The bees are humming and the peacocks are dancing, as if auspiciousness were spreading everywhere in a well-governed kingdom. Vines, trees, and grasses are all bearing fruit and blossoms; the whole scene is the root of joy and blessing.
राम सैल सोभा निरखि भरत हृदयँ अति पेमु। तापस तप फलु पाइ जिमि सुखी सिरानें नेमु॥ २३६ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāma saila sobhā nirakhi bharata hṛdayaṁ ati pemu। tāpasa tapa phalu pāi jimi sukhī sirānẽ nemu॥ 236 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing the beauty of Rama’s mountain, Bharata’s heart overflowed with deep love. It was like an ascetic becoming happy upon receiving the fruit of his austerity when his vow is fulfilled.
तब केवट ऊँचें चढ़ि धाई।कहेउ भरत सन भुजा उठाई॥ नाथ देखिअहिं बिटप बिसाला। पाकरि जंबु रसाल तमाला॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
taba kevata ū̃cẽ chaṛhi dhāī। kaheu bharata sana bhujā uṭhāī॥ nātha dekhiahiṁ biṭapa bisālā। pākari jambu rasāla tamālā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Then the boatman climbed up high and, running forward with his arm raised, said to Bharata, ‘O lord, behold these vast trees—pakari, jamun, mango, and tamal.’
जिन्ह तरुबरन्ह मध्य बटु सोहा। मंजु बिसाल देखि मनु मोहा॥ नील सघन पल्लव फल लाला। अबिरल छाहँ सुखद सब काला॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jinha tarubaranha madhya baṭu sohā। mañju bisāla dekhi manu mohā॥ nīla saghana pallava phala lālā। abirala chāhaṁ sukhada saba kālā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Among those excellent trees stands a beautiful, विशाल banyan tree, and merely seeing it enchants the mind. Its leaves are dark and dense, and it bears red fruits. Its thick shade gives comfort at all times.
मानहुँ तिमिर अरुनमय रासी। बिरची बिधि सँकेलि सुषमा सी॥ ए तरु सरित समीप गोसाँई। रघुबर परनकुटी जहँ छाई॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mānahuṁ timira arunamaya rāsī। biracī bidhi saṁkeli suṣamā sī॥ e taru sarita samīpa gosāīṁ। raghubara parana-kuṭī jahaṁ chāī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
It is as though Brahma had gathered up all splendor and fashioned it into a mass of darkness and red brilliance. O Gosain, these trees stand near the river, where Rama’s leaf-hut is spread.
तुलसी तरुबर बिबिध सुहाए। कहुँ कहुँ सियँ कहुँ लखन लगाए॥ बट छायाँ बेदिका बनाई। सियँ निज पानि सरोज सुहाई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tulasī tarubara bibidha suhāe। kahuṁ kahuṁ siyaṁ kauhuṁ lakhana lagāe॥ baṭa chāyāṁ bedikā banāī। siyaṁ nija pāni saroja suhāī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
There are many beautiful tulsi plants there, some planted by Sita and some by Lakshmana. In the shade of that banyan, Sita has made a lovely altar with her own hands.
जहाँ बैठि मुनिगन सहित नित सिय रामु सुजान। सुनहिं कथा इतिहास सब आगम निगम पुरान॥ २३७ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jahāṁ baiṭhi munigana sahita nita siya rāmu sujāna। sunahiṁ kathā itihāsa saba āgama nigama purāna॥ 237 ॥
Meaning:
There, the wise Rama and Sita sit together with the sages and listen daily to all the stories and histories of the Agamas, Vedas, and Puranas.
सखा बचन सुनि बिटप निहारी। उमगे भरत बिलोचन बारी॥ करत प्रनाम चले दोउ भाई। कहत प्रीति सारद सकुचाई॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sakhā bacana suni biṭapa nihārī। umage bharata bilocana bārī॥ karata pranāma cale dou bhāī। kahata prīti sārada sakucāī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Hearing his friend’s words and looking at the trees, tears welled up in Bharat’s eyes. The two brothers went on, bowing as they walked. Even Saraswati hesitates to describe their love.
हरषहिं निरखि राम पद अंका। मानहुँ पारसु पायउ रंका॥ रज सिर धरि हियँ नयनन्हि लावहिं। रघुबर मिलन सरिस सुख पावहिं॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
haraṣahim nirakhi rāma pada aṅkā। mānahuṁ pārasu pāyau raṅkā॥ raja sira dhari hiyaṁ nayananhi lāvahiṁ। raghubara milana sarisa sukha pāvahiṁ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing Rama’s footprints, the two brothers rejoice as if a poor man had found the philosopher’s stone. They place that dust on their heads and on their hearts and eyes, and they experience bliss equal to meeting Lord Raghunatha.
देखि भरत गति अकथ अतीवा। प्रेम मगन मृग खग जड़ जीवा॥ सखहि सनेह बिबस मग भूला। कहि सुपंथ सुर बरषहिं फूला॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dekhi bharata gati akatha atīvā। prema magana mṛga khaga jaḍa jīvā॥ sakhahi saneha bibasa maga bhūlā। kahi supantha sura baraṣahim phūlā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing Bharat’s indescribable state, the beasts, birds, and even the inert beings of the forest became absorbed in love. Because of the special power of affection, his friend Nishadraj too lost the way. Then the gods showed the beautiful path and showered flowers.
निरखि सिद्ध साधक अनुरागे। सहज सनेहु सराहन लागे॥ होत न भूतल भाउ भरत को। अचर सचर चर अचर करत को॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nirakhi siddha sādhaka anurāge। sahaja sanehu sarāhana lāge॥ hota na bhūtala bhāu bharata ko। acara sacara cara acara karata ko॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing this state of Bharat’s love, even the siddhas and spiritual aspirants were filled with devotion and began praising his natural affection, saying that if Bharat’s birth [or love] were not on this earth, who would turn the inert into the conscious and the conscious into the inert?
पेम अमिअ मंदरु बिरहु भरतु पयोधि गँभीर। मथि प्रगटेउ सुर साधु हित कृपासिंधु रघुबीर॥ २३८ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pema amia mandaru birahu bharatu payodhi gaṃbhīra। mathi pragaṭeu sura sādhu hita kṛpāsiṃdhu raghubīra॥ 238 ॥
Meaning:
Love is nectar, separation is Mount Mandara, and Bharat is a deep ocean. Lord Rama, the ocean of grace, churned that deep ocean of Bharat with the churning rod of separation for the welfare of the gods and the saints, and thus revealed this nectar of love.
सखा समेत मनोहर जोटा। लखेउ न लखन सघन बन ओटा॥ भरत दीख प्रभु आश्रमु पावन। सकल सुमंगल सदनु सुहावन॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sakhā sameta manohara joṭā। lakheu na lakhana saghana bana oṭā॥ bharata dīkha prabhu āśramu pāvana। sakala sumaṅgala sadanu suhāvana॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Because of the dense cover of the forest, Lakshmana could not see this lovely pair with his friend Nishadraj. Bharat saw the Lord Rama’s auspicious, pure, and beautiful hermitage, the abode of all blessings.
करत प्रबेस मिटे दुख दावा। जनु जोगीं परमारथु पावा॥ देखे भरत लखन प्रभु आगे। पूँछे बचन कहत अनुरागे॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
karata prabesa miṭe dukha dāvā। janu jogīṃ paramārathu pāvā॥ dekhe bharata lakhana prabhu āge। pūṁche bacana kahata anurāge॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
As soon as he entered the hermitage, Bharat’s sorrow and burning pain vanished, as though a yogi had attained the highest truth. Bharat saw Lakshmana standing before the Lord, lovingly speaking words in reply to what had been asked.
सीस जटा कटि मुनि पट बाँधें। तून कसें कर सरु धनु काँधें॥ बेदी पर मुनि साधु समाजू। सीय सहित राजत रघुराजू॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sīsa jaṭā kaṭi muni paṭa bāṁdheṁ। tūna kaseṁ kara saru dhanu kāṁdheṁ॥ bedī para muni sādhu samājū। sīya sahita rājata raghurājū॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
His hair is matted, his waist is wrapped in a sage’s garment, and his quiver is fastened there. He holds arrows in his hand and a bow upon his shoulder. On the sacrificial altar sits an assembly of sages and saints, and there, along with Sita, shines King of the Raghus.
बलकल बसन जटिल तनु स्यामा। जनु मुनिबेष कीन्ह रति कामा॥ कर कमलनि धनु सायकु फेरत। जिय की जरनि हरत हँसि हेरत॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
balakala basana jaṭila tanu syāmā। janu munibeṣa kīnha rati kāmā॥ kara kamalani dhanu sāyaku pherata। jiya kī jarani harata haṁsi herata॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Rama wears bark garments, bears matted hair, and has a dark-hued body; it is as though Rati and Kama have taken on the guise of sages. With his lotus hands he handles the bow and arrows, and a mere smiling glance removes the burning pain of the heart.
लसत मंजु मुनि मंडली मध्य सीय रघुचंदु। ग्यान सभाँ जनु तनु धरें भगति सच्चिदानंदु॥ २३९ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
lasata mañju muni maṇḍalī madhya sīya raghucaṃdu। gyāna sabhāṁ janu tanu dhareṁ bhagati saccidānandu॥ 239 ॥
Meaning:
Amid the beautiful assembly of sages, Sita and Rama, the moon of Raghu’s line, shine forth as if in the court of knowledge itself, embodied as Bhakti and the blessed form of pure consciousness and bliss.
सानुज सखा समेत मगन मन। बिसरे हरष सोक सुख दुख गन॥ पाहि नाथ कहि पाहि गोसाईं। भूतल परे लकुट की नाईं॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sānuj sakhā sameta magana mana। bisare haraṣa soka sukha dukha gana॥ pāhi nātha kahi pāhi gosāīṁ। bhūtala pare lakuṭa kī nāīṁ॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
With his younger brother and friend, Bharat’s mind became absorbed [in love]. He forgot all the groups of joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain. Crying, “O Lord, protect me! O Gosain, protect me!” he fell upon the earth like a staff.
बचन सपेम लखन पहिचाने। करत प्रनामु भरत जियँ जाने॥ बंधु सनेह सरस एहि ओरा। उत साहिब सेवा बस जोरा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bacana sapema lakhana pahichāne। karata pranāmu bharata jiyaṁ jāne॥ baṃdhu saneha sarasa ehi orā। uta sāhiba sevā basa jorā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Lakshmana recognized Bharat through his loving words and understood in his heart that Bharat was bowing. [He was standing facing Rama, while Bharat was behind him, so he had not seen him.] On one side was the tender love of brother Bharat, and on the other the intense subservience of Lord Rama’s service.
मिलि न जाइ नहिं गुदरत बनई। सुकबि लखन मन की गति भनई॥ रहे राखि सेवा पर भारू। चढ़ी चंग जनु खैंच खेलारू॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mili na jāi nahiṃ gudarata banī। sukabi lakhana mana kī gati bhanī॥ rahe rākhi sevā para bhārū। caṛhī caṃga janu kheṃca khelārū॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
It was neither possible to stay apart from service even for a moment, nor possible to abandon it out of love. Only a great poet can describe Lakshmana’s state of mind. He remained weighed down by service, as though a player were pulling down a kite that had already risen high.
कहत सप्रेम नाइ महि माथा। भरत प्रनाम करत रघुनाथा॥ उठे रामु सुनि पेम अधीरा। कहुँ पट कहुँ निषंग धनु तीरा॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kahata saprema nāi mahi māthā। bharata pranāma karata raghunāthā॥ uṭhe rāmu suni pema adhīrā। kahuṁ paṭa kahuṁ niṣaṅga dhanu tīrā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Lakshmana bowed his head to the ground with affection and said, “O Raghunatha, Bharat is bowing to you.” Hearing this, Lord Rama sprang up in loving eagerness. Here fell a cloth, there a quiver, there a bow, and elsewhere arrows.
बरबस लिए उठाइ उर लाए कृपानिधान। भरत राम की मिलनि लखि बिसरे सबहि अपान॥ २४० ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
barabasa lie uṭhāi ura lāe kṛpānidhāna। bharata rāma kī milani lakhi bisare sabahi apāna॥ 240 ॥
Meaning:
The treasure of mercy, Lord Rama, lifted him up by force and embraced him to his heart. Seeing the meeting of Bharat and Rama, everyone forgot themselves.
मिलनि प्रीति किमि जाइ बखानी। कबिकुल अगम करम मन बानी॥ परम पेम पूरन दोउ भाई। मन बुधि चित अहमिति बिसराई॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
milani prīti kimi jāi bakhānī। kabikula agama karama mana bānī॥ parama pema pūrana dou bhāī। mana budhi cita ahamiti bisarāī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
How can the love of this meeting be described? It is beyond the reach of poets, beyond the reach of action, mind, and speech. Both brothers are filled with supreme love, having forgotten mind, intellect, consciousness, and ego.
कहहु सुपेम प्रगट को करई। केहि छाया कबि मति अनुसरई॥ कबिहि अरथ आखर बलु साँचा। अनुहरि ताल गतिहि नटु नाचा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kahahu supema pragaṭa ko karai। kehi chāyā kabi mati anusarī॥ kabihi aratha ākhara balu sāṁcā। anuhari tāla gatihi naṭu nācā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Tell me, who can reveal that lofty love? Whose shadow can the poet’s mind follow? For the poet, only letters and meaning are the true strength. The dancer moves only in step with the rhythm!
अगम सनेह भरत रघुबर को। जहँ न जाइ मनु बिधि हरि हर को॥ सो मैं कुमति कहौं केहि भाँती। बाज सुराग कि गाँडर ताँती॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
agama saneha bharata raghubara ko। jaham na jāi manu bidhi hari hara ko॥ so maiṁ kumati kahauṁ kehi bhāṁtī। bāja surāga ki gāṇḍara tāṁtī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
The love between Bharat and Lord Raghunath is beyond reach, to a place where even the minds of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva cannot go. How can I, with my dull understanding, describe such love? Can a beautiful melody ever be played on a string made of gander grass? [Gander is a kind of grass found in ponds and lakes.]
मिलनि बिलोकि भरत रघुबर की। सुरगन सभय धकधकी धरकी॥ समुझाए सुरगुरु जड़ जागे। बरषि प्रसून प्रसंसन लागे॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
milani biloki bharata raghubara kī। suragana sabhaya dhakadhakī dharakī॥ samujhāe suraguru jaḍa jāge। baraṣi prasūna prasaṃsana lāge॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing the manner of Bharat and Lord Rama’s meeting, the gods were struck with fear and their hearts began to pound. When the divine teacher Brihaspati explained it to them, they awakened from their foolishness and began showering flowers in praise.
मिलि सपेम रिपुसूदनहि केवटु भेंटेउ राम। भूरि भायँ भेंटे भरत लछिमन करत प्रनाम॥ २४१ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mili sapema ripusūdana hi kevatu bheṭeu rāma। bhūri bhāyaṁ bheṭe bharata lachimana karata pranāma॥ 241 ॥
Meaning:
With affection, Kevat met Lord Rama. With great love, Bharat met Lakshmana, bowing in greeting.
भेंटेउ लखन ललकि लघु भाई। बहुरि निषादु लीन्ह उर लाई॥ पुनि मुनिगन दुहुँ भाइन्ह बंदे। अभिमत आसिष पाइ अनंदे॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bheṭeu lakhana lalaki laghu bhāī। bahuri niṣādu līnha ura lāī॥ puni munigana duhuṁ bhāinha bande। abhimata āsiṣa pāi anande॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Then Lakshmana, eagerly and with great joy, met his younger brother Shatrughna. After that he embraced Nishadraj to his heart. Then both brothers, Bharat and Shatrughna, bowed to the sages present and became delighted upon receiving the blessings they desired.
सानुज भरत उमगि अनुरागा। धरि सिर सिय पद पदुम परागा॥ पुनि पुनि करत प्रनाम उठाए। सिर कर कमल परसि बैठाए॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sānuj bharata umagi anurāgā। dhari sira siya pada paduma parāgā॥ puni puni karata pranāma uṭhāe। sira kara kamala parasi baiṭhāe॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Bharat, together with his younger brother Shatrughna, overflowed with love and placed the dust of Sita’s lotus feet on his head, bowing again and again. Sita lifted them up, touched their heads with her lotus hands, and seated them.
सीयँ असीस दीन्हि मन माहीं। मगन सनेहँ देह सुधि नाहीं॥ सब बिधि सानुकूल लखि सीता। भे निसोच उर अपडर बीता॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sīyaṁ asīsa dīnhi mana māhīṁ। magana sanehaṁ deha sudhi nāhīṁ॥ saba bidhi sānukūla lakhi sītā। bhe nisoca ura apaḍara bītā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Sita gave her blessing in her heart; being absorbed in love, she was unaware of her body. Seeing Sita favorable to him in every way, Bharat became free of worry, and the imagined fear in his heart vanished.
कोउ किछु कहइ न कोउ किछु पूँछा। प्रेम भरा मन निज गति छूँछा॥ तेहि अवसर केवटु धीरजु धरि। जोरि पानि बिनवत प्रनामु करि॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kou kichu kahai na kou kichu pūṁchā। prema bharā mana nija gati chūṁchā॥ tehi avasara kevatu dhīraju dhari। jori pāni binavata pranāmu kari॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
At that moment no one says anything, and no one asks anything. The mind is filled with love and remains empty of its own restless movement [that is, free of thought-waves and wavering]. Then Kevat (Nishadraj), with patience, folded his hands and bowed as he began to make his plea.
नाथ साथ मुनिनाथ के मातु सकल पुर लोग। सेवक सेनप सचिव सब आए बिकल बियोग॥ २४२ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nātha sātha muninātha ke mātu sakala pura loga। sevaka senapa saciva saba āe bikala biyoga॥ 242 ॥
Meaning:
O Lord! Along with the sage-lord Vashishtha, all the mothers, the people of the city, servants, commanders, ministers—all have come, distressed by separation from you.
सीलसिंधु सुनि गुर आगवनू। सिय समीप राखे रिपुदवनू॥ चले सबेग रामु तेहि काला। धीर धरम धुर दीनदयाला॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sīlasindhu suni guru āgavanū। siya samīpa rākhe ripudavanū॥ cale sabega rāmu tehi kālā। dhīra dharama dhura dīnadayālā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
On hearing of the guru’s arrival, Rama, the ocean of virtue, had the enemy-destroyer placed near Sita and immediately set out with speed, O steadfast, righteous, compassionate Lord.
गुरहि देखि सानुज अनुरागे। दंड प्रनाम करन प्रभु लागे॥ मुनिबर धाइ लिए उर लाई। प्रेम उमगि भेंटे दोउ भाई॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
gurahi dekhi sānuja anurāge। daṃḍa pranāma karana prabhu lāge॥ munibara dhāi lie ura lāī। prema umagi bheṃte dou bhāī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing their guru, the Lord and Lakshmana were filled with affection and began to bow in prostration. The sage hurried to embrace them to his heart. Overflowing with love, the two brothers met.
प्रेम पुलकि केवट कहि नामू। कीन्ह दूरि तें दंड प्रनामू॥ रामसखा रिषि बरबस भेंटा। जनु महि लुठत सनेह समेटा॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
prema pulaki kevaṭa kahi nāmū। kīnh dūri teṃ daṃḍa pranāmū॥ rāmasakhā riṣi barabasa bheṃṭā। janu mahi luṭhata saneha sameṭā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Filled with love, Kevat mentioned his name and bowed from afar with full prostration. The sage, Rama’s friend, embraced him by force, as if gathering up love rolling on the ground.
रघुपति भगति सुमंगल मूला। नभ सराहि सुर बरिसहिं फूला॥ एहि सम निपट नीच कोउ नाहीं। बड़ बसिष्ठ सम को जग माहीं॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
raghupati bhagati sumaṃgala mūlā। nabha sarāhi sura barisahiṃ phūlā॥ ehi sama nipaṭa nīca kou nāhīṃ। baḍa vasiṣṭha sama ko jaga māhīṃ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
The devotion to Raghupati is the root of all good fortune. Saying this in praise, the gods showered flowers from the sky. They said, ‘In the world there is no one as utterly low as this one; and who is as great as Vashishtha?’
जेहि लखि लखनहु तें अधिक मिले मुदित मुनिराउ। सो सीतापति भजन को प्रगट प्रताप प्रभाउ॥ २४३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jehi lakhi lakhanahu teṃ adhika mile mudita munirāu। so sītāpati bhajana ko pragaṭa pratāpa prabhāu॥ 243 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing him, the sage-king was even more delighted than when he met Lakshmana. This is the manifest glory and power of devotion to the Lord of Sita.
आरत लोग राम सबु जाना। करुनाकर सुजान भगवाना॥ जो जेहि भायँ रहा अभिलाषी। तेहि तेहि कै तसि तसि रुख राखी॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ārata loga rāma sabu jānā। karuṇākara sujāna bhagavānā॥ jo jehi bhāyaṃ rahā abhilāṣī। tehi tehi kai tasi tasi rukha rākhī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
The compassionate, all-knowing Lord Rama understood that all the people were in distress. Whatever desire each one had, He responded to each in that very way.
सानुज मिलि पल महुँ सब काहू। कीन्ह दूरि दुखु दारुन दाहू॥ यह बड़ि बात राम कै नाहीं। जिमि घट कोटि एक रबि छाहीं॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sānuja mili pala mahuṃ saba kāhū। kīnh dūri dukhu dārunu dāhū॥ ye baḍi bāta rāma kai nāhīṃ। jimi ghaṭa koṭi eka rabi chāhīṃ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Meeting everyone in a moment along with Lakshmana, He removed their grief and fierce burning pain. This is nothing great for Rama, just as one sun’s reflection appears at once in countless pots.
मिलि केवटहि उमगि अनुरागा। पुरजन सकल सराहहिं भागा॥ देखीं राम दुखित महतारीं। जनु सुबेलि अवलीं हिम मारीं॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mili kevaṭahi umagi anurāgā। purajana sakala sarāhahiṃ bhāgā॥ dekhīṃ rāma dukhita mahatārīṃ। janu subeli avalīṃ hima mārīṃ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Meeting Kevat, all the townspeople overflowed with affection and praised his good fortune. Rama saw all the mothers in distress, as if a row of beautiful creepers had been struck by frost.
प्रथम राम भेंटी कैकेई। सरल सुभायँ भगति मति भेई॥ पग परि कीन्ह प्रबोधु बहोरी। काल करम बिधि सिर धरि खोरी॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
prathama rāma bheṃṭī kaikeī। sarala subhāyaṃ bhagati mati bheī॥ paga pari kīnhā prabodhu bahorī। kāla karama bidhi sira dhari khorī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
First Rama met Kaikeyi and, with His simple nature and devotion, softened her mind. Then, falling at her feet, He gave consolation, laying the blame on Time, Karma, and Fate.
भेटीं रघुबर मातु सब करि प्रबोधु परितोषु। अंब ईस आधीन जगु काहु न देइअ दोषु॥ २४४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bheṭīṃ raghubara mātu saba kari prabodhu paritoṣu। amba īsa ādhīna jagu kāhu na deia doṣu॥ 244 ॥
Meaning:
Then Raghuvara met all the mothers and, after consoling them, gave satisfaction, saying, ‘Mother, the world is under the Lord’s control; no one should be blamed.’
गुरतिय पद बंदे दुहु भाईं। सहित बिप्रतिय जे सँग आईं॥ गंग गौरि सम सब सनमानीं। देहिं असीस मुदित मृदु बानीं॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
guratiya pada bande duhu bhāīṃ। sahita bipratiya je saṃga āīṃ॥ gaṃga gauri sama saba sanamānīṃ। dehiṃ asīsa mudita mṛdu bānīṃ॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Then both brothers bowed at the feet of the guru’s wife, together with the wives of the brahmins who had come with Bharata. They honored them all as they would Ganga and Gauri, and the women, delighted, gave blessings in gentle words.
गहि पद लगे सुमित्रा अंका। जनु भेंटी संपति अति रंका॥ पुनि जननी चरननि दोउ भ्राता। परे पेम ब्याकुल सब गाता॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
gahi pada lage sumitrā aṃkā। janu bheṭī saṃpati ati raṃkā॥ puni jananī caranana doū bhrātā। pare prema byākula saba gātā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Then both brothers, grasping her feet, clung to Sumitra’s lap, as if a destitute person had suddenly found wealth. Next, both brothers fell at the feet of their mother. Overcome with love, all their limbs were agitated.
अति अनुराग अंब उर लाए। नयन सनेह सलिल अन्हवाए॥ तेहि अवसर कर हरष बिषादू। किमि कबि कहै मूक जिमि स्वादू॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ati anurāga aṃba ura lāe। nayana saneha salila anhavāe॥ tehi avasara kara haraṣa biṣādū। kimi kabi kahai mūka jimi svādū॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
With great affection, their mother drew them to her heart and bathed them in the waters of loving tears from her eyes. How can a poet describe that moment of joy and sorrow? Just as a mute cannot describe taste.
मिलि जननिहि सानुज रघुराऊ। गुर सन कहेउ कि धारिअ पाऊ॥ पुरजन पाइ मुनीस नियोगू। जल थल तकि तकि उतरेउ लोगू॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mili jananihi sānuja raghurāū। guru sana kaheu ki dhāria pāū॥ purajana pāi munīsa niyogū। jala thala taki taki utareu logū॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Raghunath met his mother together with Lakshmana and said to the guru, ‘Please come.’ Then, having obtained the sage’s permission, all the people of Ayodhya descended, choosing their way through water and land as convenient.
महिसुर मंत्री मातु गुर गने लोग लिए साथ। पावन आश्रम गवनु किय भरत लखन रघुनाथ॥ २४५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mahisura maṃtrī mātu guru gane loga lie sātha। pāvana āśrama gavanū kīya bharata lakhana raghunātha॥ 245 ॥
Meaning:
Taking a select group of brahmins, ministers, mothers, gurus, and others with them, Bharata, Lakshmana, and Raghunath went to the holy hermitage.
सीय आइ मुनिबर पग लागी। उचित असीस लही मन मागी॥ गुरपतिनिहि मुनितियन्ह समेता। मिली पेमु कहि जाइ न जेता॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sīya āi munibara paga lāgī। ucita asīsa lihī mana māgī॥ gurapatinihi munitiyanhaṃ sametā। milī premu kahi jāi na jetā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Sita came and bowed at the sage’s feet, receiving the fitting blessing she had wished for. Then she met the guru’s wife, together with the wives of the sages; the love between them cannot be described.
बंदि बंदि पग सिय सबही के। आसिरबचन लहे प्रिय जी के॥ सासु सकल जब सीयँ निहारीं। मूदे नयन सहमि सुकुमारीं॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bandi bandi paga siya sabahī ke। āsirabacana lahe priya jī ke॥ sāsu sakala jaba sīyaṃ nihārīṃ। mūde nayana sahami sukumārīṃ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Sita bowed again and again at everyone’s feet and received blessings dear to her heart. When the delicate Sita saw all her mothers-in-law, she closed her eyes in fear.
परीं बधिक बस मनहुँ मरालीं। काह कीन्ह करतार कुचालीं॥ तिन्ह सिय निरखि निपट दुखु पावा। सो सबु सहिअ जो दैउ सहावा॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
parīṃ badhika basa manahuṃ marālīṃ। kāha kīnha kartāra kuchālīṃ॥ tinha siya nirakhi nipaṭa dukhu pāvā। so sabu sahia jo daiu sahāvā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
They seemed like swans fallen under the hunter’s control. ‘What wickedness has the Creator done?’ On seeing Sita, they felt deep sorrow. Whatever destiny makes one bear, that alone must be borne.
जनकसुता तब उर धरि धीरा। नील नलिन लोयन भरि नीरा॥ मिली सकल सासुन्ह सिय जाई। तेहि अवसर करुना महि छाई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
janakasutā taba ura dhari dhīrā। nīla nalina loyana bhari nīrā॥ milī sakala sāsunhaṃ siya jāī। tehi avasara karuṇā mahi chhāī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Then Janaka’s daughter, gathering her courage, filled her eyes with tears like blue lotuses. Sita went and met all her mothers-in-law. At that moment compassion spread over the earth.
लागि लागि पग सबनि सिय भेंटति अति अनुराग। हृदयँ असीसहिं पेम बस रहिअहु भरी सोहाग॥ २४६ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
lāgi lāgi paga sabani siya bheṃṭati ati anurāga। hṛdayaṃ asīsahiṃ prema basa rahiahu bharī sohāga॥ 246 ॥
Meaning:
Sita, again and again touching everyone’s feet, met them with great affection, and all the mothers-in-law blessed her from their hearts: ‘May you ever remain blessed with marital fortune.’
बिकल सनेहँ सीय सब रानीं। बैठन सबहि कहेउ गुर ग्यानीं॥ कहि जग गति मायिक मुनिनाथा। कहे कछुक परमारथ गाथा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bikala sanehaṃ sīya saba rānīṃ। baiṭhana sabahi kaheu guru gyānīṃ॥ kahi jaga gati māyika munināthā। kahe kachuka paramāratha gāthā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Sita and all the queens were overwhelmed with affection. Then the wise guru told everyone to sit down. The sage spoke of the world’s course as illusory and then told some words on the highest truth.
नृप कर सुरपुर गवनु सुनावा। सुनि रघुनाथ दुसह दुखु पावा॥ मरन हेतु निज नेहु बिचारी। भे अति बिकल धीर धुर धारी॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nṛpa kara surapura gavanū sunāvā। suni raghunātha dusaha dukhu pāvā॥ marana hetu nija nehu bicārī। bhe ati bikala dhīra dhura dhārī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
He announced the king’s departure for the city of the gods. Hearing it, Raghunath suffered unbearable grief. Considering His own affection as the cause of the death, He, the bearer of steadfastness, became extremely distraught.
कुलिस कठोर सुनत कटु बानी। बिलपत लखन सीय सब रानी॥ सोक बिकल अति सकल समाजू। मानहुँ राजु अकाजेउ आजू॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kulisa kaṭhora sunata kaṭu bānī। bilapata lakhana siya saba rānī॥ soka bikala ati sakala samājū। mānahuṃ rāju akājeu ājū॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Hearing the harsh words, hard as thunderbolt, Lakshmana, Sita, and all the queens began to lament. The whole assembly was overwhelmed with sorrow, as if the king had died this very day.
मुनिबर बहुरि राम समुझाए। सहित समाज सुसरित नहाए॥ ब्रतु निरंबु तेहि दिन प्रभु कीन्हा। मुनिहु कहें जलु काहुँ न लीन्हा॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
munibara bahuri rāma samujhāe। sahita samāja susarita nahāe॥ bratu niraṃbu tehi dina prabhu kīnhā। munihu kaheṃ jalu kāhuṃ na līnhā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Again the sage explained to Rama. Then, with the whole assembly, they bathed in the sacred river. On that day the Lord observed a waterless fast; even at the sage’s bidding, no one took water.
भोरु भएँ रघुनंदनहि जो मुनि आयसु दीन्ह। श्रद्धा भगति समेत प्रभु सो सबु सादरु कीन्ह॥ २४७ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bhoru bhaeṃ raghunaṃdanahi jo muni āyasu dīnha। śraddhā bhagati sameta prabhu so sabu sādaru kīnha॥ 247 ॥
Meaning:
At dawn, whatever command the sage gave to Raghunandana, the Lord carried it out all with reverence, faith, and devotion.
करि पितु क्रिया बेद जसि बरनी। भे पुनीत पातक तम तरनी॥ जासु नाम पावक अघ तूला। सुमिरत सकल सुमंगल मूला॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kari pitu kriyā beda jasi baranī। bhe punīta pātaka tama taranī॥ jāsu nāma pāvaka agha tūlā। sumirata sakala sumaṅgala mūlā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Having performed his father's rites as prescribed in the Vedas, Sri Rama became purified, like the sun that dispels the darkness of sin. His name is fire to the cotton of sin; merely remembering Him is the root of every auspicious blessing.
सुद्ध सो भयउ साधु संमत अस। तीरथ आवाहन सुरसरि जस॥ सुद्ध भएँ दुइ बासर बीते। बोले गुर सन राम पिरीते॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
suddha so bhayau sādhu sammata asa। tīratha āvāhana surasari jasa॥ suddha bhaeṃ dui bāsara bīte। bole gura sana rāma pirīte॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
His purification is thus accepted by the saints: it is like the Ganga being purified by the invocation of holy waters. After two days had passed since that purification, Sri Rama spoke to his guru with affection.
नाथ लोग सब निपट दुखारी। कंद मूल फल अंबु अहारी॥ सानुज भरतु सचिव सब माता। देखि मोहि पल जिमि जुग जाता॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nātha loga saba nipaṭa dukhārī। kaṃda mūla phala aṃbu ahārī॥ sānuja bharatu saciva saba mātā। dekhi mohi pala jimi juga jātā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
O Lord, all the people here are terribly distressed. They live only on roots, bulbs, fruits, and water. Seeing Bharata with his younger brother, the ministers, and all the mothers, every moment seems to me like an age.
सब समेत पुर धारिअ पाऊ। आपु इहाँ अमरावति राऊ॥ बहुत कहेउँ सब कियउँ ढिठाई। उचित होइ तस करिअ गोसाँई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saba sameta pura dhāriya pāū। āpu ihāṃ amarāvati rāū॥ bahuta kaheuṃ saba kiyauṃ ḍhiṭhāī। ucita hoi tasa kariya gosāṃī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Therefore, please return to the city together with everyone. You are here, while the king is in Amaravati (heaven); Ayodhya is desolate. I have said too much; I have been very bold. O Lord, do what is proper.
धर्म सेतु करुनायतन कस न कहहु अस राम। लोग दुखित दिन दुइ दरस देखि लहहुँ बिश्राम॥ २४८ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dharma setu karuṇāyatana kasa na kahahu asa rāma। loga dukhita dina dui darasa dekhi lahahu biśrāma॥ 248 ॥
Meaning:
[Vasishtha said:] O Rama, you are the bridge of dharma and the abode of compassion; why should you not say such a thing? The people are grief-stricken. Let them behold you for two days and find rest.
राम बचन सुनि सभय समाजू। जनु जलनिधि महुँ बिकल जहाजू॥ सुनि गुर गिरा सुमंगल मूला। भयउ मनहुँ मारुत अनुकूला॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāma bacana suni sabhaya samājū। janu jalanidhi mahuṃ bikala jahājū॥ suni gura girā sumaṅgala mūlā। bhayau manahuṃ māruta anukūlā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
When Rama's words were heard, the whole assembly became anxious, like a ship tossed in the middle of the sea. But when they heard the guru's gracious, auspicious words, it was as if the wind became favorable to that ship.
पावन पयँ तिहुँ काल नहाहीं। जो बिलोकि अघ ओघ नसाहीं॥ मंगलमूरति लोचन भरि भरि। निरखहिं हरषि दंडवत करि करि॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pāvana payaṃ tihuṃ kāla nahāhīṃ। jo biloki agha ogha nasāhīṃ॥ maṅgalamūrati locana bhari bhari। nirakhahiṃ harṣi daṇḍavata kari kari॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
At the sacred Payasvini, they bathe three times a day; by merely beholding it, the mass of sins is destroyed. With eyes filled to the brim, they gaze at the auspicious form and repeatedly prostrate before Sri Rama.
राम सैल बन देखन जाहीं। जहँ सुख सकल सकल दुख नाहीं॥ झरना झरहिं सुधासम बारी। त्रिबिध तापहर त्रिबिध बयारी॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāma saila bana dekhana jāhīṃ। jahāṃ sukha sakala sakala dukha nāhīṃ॥ jharanā jharahiṃ sudhāsama bārī। tribidha tāpahara tribidha bayārī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
They go to see Rama's mountain and forest, where all is joy and no sorrow at all. There the waterfalls pour out water like nectar, and the three kinds of breeze remove the threefold afflictions.
बिटप बेलि तृन अगनित जाती। फल प्रसून पल्लव बहु भाँती॥ सुंदर सिला सुखद तरु छाहीं। जाइ बरनि बन छबि केहि पाहीं॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
biṭapa beli tṛna anaganiṭa jātī। phala prasūna pallava bahu bhāṃtī॥ sundara silā sukhada taru chāhīṃ। jāi barani bana chabi kehi pāhīṃ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
There are countless trees, vines, and grasses of many kinds, with many sorts of fruits, flowers, and leaves. There are lovely rocks and cool, सुखद tree-shades. Who can describe the beauty of the forest?
सरनि सरोरुह जल बिहग कूजत गुंजत भृंग। बैर बिगत बिहरत बिपिन मृग बिहंग बहुरंग॥ २४९ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sarana saroruh jala biha ga kūjata guṃjata bhṛṃga। baira bigata biharata bipina mṛga bihaṃga bahuraṃga॥ 249 ॥
Meaning:
In the ponds, lotuses bloom; waterbirds call and bees hum. Deer and birds of many colors roam the forest free of enmity.