Rama and Dasharatha; Ayodhya's Grief and Appeals to Kaikeyi
Rama tries to console the grief-stricken Dasharatha, while Ayodhya sinks into sorrow. Citizens and family members appeal to Kaikeyi, but her resolve does not change.
Ayodhya Kand · Episode 7 / 49
Episode Text
अवनिप अकनि रामु पगु धारे। धरि धीरजु तब नयन उघारे॥ सचिवँ सँभारि राउ बैठारे। चरन परत नृप रामु निहारे॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
avanipa akani rāmu pagu dhāre। dhari dhīraju taba nayana ughāre॥ sacivaṃ sambhāri rāu baiṭhāre। carana parata nṛpa rāmu nihāre॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
When the king heard that Rama had come, he gathered his courage and opened his eyes. The minister supported and seated the king. The king saw Rama falling at his feet.
लिए सनेह बिकल उर लाई। गै मनि मनहुँ फनिक फिरि पाई॥ रामहि चितइ रहेउ नरनाहू। चला बिलोचन बारि प्रबाहू॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
lie saneha bikala ura lāī। gai mani manahuṃ phanika phiri pāī॥ rāmahi citai raheu naranāhū। calā bilochana bāri pravāhū॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Overcome with love, the king embraced Rama to his heart, as if a snake had found its lost gem again. King Dasharatha kept gazing at Rama; tears streamed from his eyes.
सोक बिबस कछु कहै न पारा। हृदयँ लगावत बारहि बारा॥ बिधिहि मनाव राउ मन माहीं। जेहिं रघुनाथ न कानन जाहीं॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
soka bibasa kachu kahai na pārā। hṛdayaṃ lagāvat bārahiṃ bārā॥ bidhihi manāva rāu mana māhīṃ। jehiṃ raghunātha na kānana jāhīṃ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Overcome by grief, the king could not say anything. Again and again he clasped Rama to his heart, and in his mind he prayed to Brahma that Raghunath should not go to the forest.
सुमिरि महेसहि कहइ निहोरी। बिनती सुनहु सदासिव मोरी॥ आसुतोष तुम्ह अवढर दानी। आरति हरहु दीन जनु जानी॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sumiri mahesahi kahai nihorī। binatī sunahu sadāsiva morī॥ āsutoṣa tumha avaḍhara dānī। ārati harahu dīna janu jānī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Then, remembering Mahadev, he supplicates him: 'Hear my prayer, O Sadashiva. You are quick to be pleased and a giver of desired gifts. Knowing me as your humble servant, remove my suffering.'
तुम्ह प्रेरक सब के हृदयँ सो मति रामहि देहु। बचनु मोर तजि रहहिं घर परिहरि सीलु सनेहु॥ ४४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tumha preraka saba ke hṛdayaṃ so mati rāmahi dehu। bacanu mora taji rahahiṃ ghara parihari sīlu sanehu॥ 44 ॥
Meaning:
You, who prompt all hearts, are in everyone's heart. Grant Rama such understanding that, abandoning my words and renouncing his sense of duty and affection, he may remain at home.
अजसु होउ जग सुजसु नसाऊ। नरक परौं बरु सुरपुरु जाऊ॥ सब दुख दुसह सहावहु मोही। लोचन ओट रामु जनि होंही॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ajasu hou jaga sujasu nasāū। naraka parauṃ baru surapura jāū॥ saba dukha dusaha sahāvahu mohī। locana oṭa rāmu jani hoṃhī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Let me suffer disgrace in the world and let my good name be lost. Let me fall into hell, or even go to heaven. Let me bear every unbearable sorrow, but let Rama not be hidden from my eyes.
अस मन गुनइ राउ नहिं बोला। पीपर पात सरिस मनु डोला॥ रघुपति पितहि प्रेमबस जानी। पुनि कछु कहिहि मातु अनुमानी॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
asa mana gunai rāu nahīṃ bolā। pīpara pāta sarisa manu ḍolā॥ raghupati pitahi premabasa jānī। puni kachu kahihi mātu anumānī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
The king pondered thus in his heart and said nothing; his mind trembled like a peepal leaf. Raghupati, knowing his father was under the sway of love and surmising that Mother might speak further...
देस काल अवसर अनुसारी। बोले बचन बिनीत बिचारी॥ तात कहउँ कछु करउँ ढिठाई। अनुचितु छमब जानि लरिकाई॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
desa kāla avasara anusārī। bole bacana binīta bicārī॥ tāta kahauṃ kachu karauṃ ḍhiṭhāī। anucitu chamaba jāni larikāī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Considering the place, time, and occasion, he spoke humble words: 'Father, I am saying something—I am being bold. Please forgive this impropriety, knowing that I am but a child.'
अति लघु बात लागि दुखु पावा। काहुँ न मोहि कहि प्रथम जनावा॥ देखि गोसाइँहि पूँछिउँ माता। सुनि प्रसंगु भए सीतल गाता॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ati laghu bāta lāgi dukhu pāvā। kāhuṃ na mohi kahi prathama janāvā॥ dekhi gosāṃihi pūṃchiuṃ mātā। suni prasaṃgu bhae sītala gātā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
For so small a matter you have suffered such sorrow. No one told me this beforehand. Seeing you in this condition, I asked Mother. Hearing the whole matter from her, all my limbs grew cool (I was greatly relieved).
मंगल समय सनेह बस सोच परिहरिअ तात। आयसु देइअ हरषि हियँ कहि पुलके प्रभु गात॥ ४५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
maṃgala samaya saneha basa soca pariharia tāta। āyasu deia haraṣi hiyã kahi pulake prabhu gāta॥ 45 ॥
Meaning:
Father, at this auspicious time, set aside this worry out of love, and grant me your command with a joyful heart. As he said this, Lord Rama's whole body thrilled with goosebumps.
धन्य जनमु जगतीतल तासू। पितहि प्रमोदु चरित सुनि जासू॥ चारि पदारथ करतल ताकें। प्रिय पितु मातु प्रान सम जाकें॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dhanya janamu jagatītala tāsū। pitahi pramodu carita suni jāsū॥ cāri padāratha karatala tākeṃ। priya pitu mātu prāna sama jākeṃ॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Blessed on this earth is the birth of one whose deeds bring great joy to his father when heard. For one to whom mother and father are dear as life itself, the four aims of life—dharma, artha, kama, and moksha—rest in the palm of the hand.
आयसु पालि जनम फलु पाई। ऐहउँ बेगिहिं होउ रजाई॥ बिदा मातु सन आवउँ मागी। चलिहउँ बनहि बहुरि पग लागी॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
āyasu pāli janama phalu pāī। aihauṃ beigihiṃ hou rajāī॥ bidā mātu sana āvauṃ māgī। calihauṃ banahi bahuri paga lāgī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
By obeying your command and gaining the fruit of life, I shall return soon, so please grant me leave. I will go ask Mother for permission, then, after bowing at your feet again, I will go to the forest.
अस कहि राम गवनु तब कीन्हा। भूप सोक बस उतरु न दीन्हा॥ नगर ब्यापि गइ बात सुतीछी। छुअत चढ़ी जनु सब तन बीछी॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
asa kahi rāma gavanu taba kīnhā। bhūpa soka basa utaru na dīnhā॥ nagara byāpi gai bāta sutīchī। chuat chaṛhī janu saba tana bīchī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Saying this, Rama then departed. The king, overcome with grief, gave no reply. The harsh news spread through the city so quickly, as if a scorpion's sting had spread its poison through the whole body.
सुनि भए बिकल सकल नर नारी। बेलि बिटप जिमि देखि दवारी॥ जो जहँ सुनइ धुनइ सिरु सोई। बड़ बिषादु नहिं धीरजु होई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
suni bhae bikala sakala nara nārī। beli biṭapa jimi dekhi davārī॥ jo jahaṃ sunai dhunai siru soī। baṛa biṣādu nahiṃ dhīraju hoī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Hearing this, all the men and women became distraught, like creepers and trees withering at the sight of a forest fire. Whoever heard it, wherever he was, began to beat his head; such was the grief, and no one could keep composure.
मुख सुखाहिं लोचन स्रवहिं सोकु न हृदयँ समाइ। मनहुँ करुन रस कटकई उतरी अवध बजाइ॥ ४६ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mukha sukhāhiṃ locana sravahiṃ soku na hṛdayaṃ samāi। manahuṃ karuna rasa kaṭakaī utarī avadha bajāi॥ 46 ॥
Meaning:
Their faces dried up, tears flowed from their eyes, and sorrow could not fit in their hearts. It was as though the army of compassion had descended upon Ayodhya, beating its drum.
मिलेहि माझ बिधि बात बेगारी। जहँ तहँ देहिं कैकइहि गारी॥ एहि पापिनिहि बूझि का परेऊ। छाइ भवन पर पावकु धरेऊ॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
milehi mājha bidhi bāta begārī। jahaṃ tahaṃ dehiṃ kaikaihi gārī॥ ehi pāpinihi būjhi kā pareū। chāi bhavana para pāvaku dhareū॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Everything had come together, and then Fate spoiled the matter! Everywhere people are hurling abuse at Kaikeyi. What could have possessed this sinner to set fire to the covered house?
निज कर नयन काढ़ि चह दीखा। डारि सुधा बिषु चाहत चीखा॥ कुटिल कठोर कुबुद्धि अभागी। भइ रघुबंस बेनु बन आगी॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nija kara nayana kāṛhi caha dīkhā। ḍāri sudhā biṣu cāhata cīkhā॥ kuṭila kaṭhora kubuddhi abhāgī। bhai raghubaṃsa venu bana āgī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
She wants to pluck out her own eyes with her own hands and see without them, and to cast away nectar and taste poison! This crooked, harsh, foolish, and unfortunate Kaikeyi has become a fire for the bamboo grove of the Raghu line.
पालव बैठि पेड़ एहिं काटा। सुख महुँ सोक ठाटु धरि ठाटा॥ सदा रामु एहि प्रान समाना। कारन कवन कुटिलपनु ठाना॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pālava baiṭhi peṛa ehiṃ kāṭā। sukha mahuṃ soka ṭhāṭu dhari ṭhāṭā॥ sadā rāmu ehi prāna samānā। kārana kavana kuṭilapanu ṭhānā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Seated on a leaf, she cut down the tree. She set up a grand display of sorrow in the midst of happiness. Rama was always dear to her as life itself, yet who knows why she adopted this crookedness.
सत्य कहहिं कबि नारि सुभाऊ। सब बिधि अगहु अगाध दुराऊ॥ निज प्रतिबिंबु बरुकु गहि जाई। जानि न जाइ नारि गति भाई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
satya kahahiṃ kabi nāri subhāū। saba bidhi agahu agādha durāū॥ nija pratibiṃbu baruku gahi jāī। jāni na jāi nāri gati bhāī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Poets truly say that a woman's nature is, in every way, unfathomable, boundless, and secretive. One may catch even her reflection, but brother, a woman's ways cannot be known.
काह न पावकु जारि सक का न समुद्र समाइ। का न करै अबला प्रबल केहि जग कालु न खाइ॥ ४७ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kāha na pāvaku jāri saka kā na samudra samāi। kā na karai abalā prabala kehi jaga kālu na khāi॥ 47 ॥
Meaning:
What cannot fire burn? What cannot the ocean contain? What cannot a powerful woman, though called helpless, do? And whom in this world does Death not devour?
का सुनाइ बिधि काह सुनावा। का देखाइ चह काह देखावा॥ एक कहहिं भल भूप न कीन्हा। बरु बिचारि नहिं कुमतिहि दीन्हा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kā sunāi bidhi kāh sunāvā। kā dekhāi caha kāh dekhāvā॥ eka kahahiṃ bhal bhūpa na kīnhā। baru bicāri nahīṃ kumatihi dīnhā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
What has Providence made us hear, and what has it made us hear after showing? What does it now want to show? Some say that the king did not do right; he should not have granted a boon after considering the foolish Kaikeyi.
जो हठि भयउ सकल दुख भाजनु। अबला बिबस ग्यानु गुनु गा जनु॥ एक धरम परमिति पहिचाने। नृपहि दोसु नहिं देहिं सयाने॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jo haṭhi bhayau sakala dukha bhājanu। abalā bibasa gyānu gunu gā janu॥ eka dharama paramiti pahicāne। nṛpahi dosu nahīṃ dehiṃ sayāne॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
He who, through stubbornness, became the bearer of all sorrows. Because he was under a woman’s power, it seemed as if his wisdom and virtue had departed. Others, who understand the limits of dharma and are wise, do not blame the king.
सिबि दधीचि हरिचंद कहानी। एक एक सन कहहिं बखानी॥ एक भरत कर संमत कहहीं। एक उदास भायँ सुनि रहहीं॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sibi dadhīci haricaṃda kahānī। eka eka sana kahahiṃ bakhānī॥ eka bharata kara saṃmata kahahīṃ। eka udāsa bhāyaṃ suni rahahīṃ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
They recount the stories of Shibi, Dadhichi, and Harichandra, one after another. Some speak of Bharata’s approval. Others remain silent, listening in a mood of sorrow.
कान मूदि कर रद गहि जीहा। एक कहहिं यह बात अलीहा॥ सुकृत जाहिं अस कहत तुम्हारे। रामु भरत कहुँ प्रानपिआरे॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kāna mūdi kara rada gahi jīhā। eka kahahiṃ yaha bāta alīhā॥ sukṛta jāhiṃ asa kahata tumhāre। rāmu bharata kahuṃ prānapiāre॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Some stop their ears, clench their teeth, and hold their tongue, saying, “This is a lie.” By saying such a thing, your merit will be destroyed. Bharata is as dear to Rama as life itself.
चंदु चवै बरु अनल कन सुधा होइ बिषतूल। सपनेहुँ कबहुँ न करहिं किछु भरतु राम प्रतिकूल॥ ४८ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
candu cavai baru anala kana sudhā hoi biṣatūla। sapanehūṃ kabahuṃ na karahiṃ kichu bharatu rāma pratikūla॥ 48 ॥
Meaning:
Even if the moon were to rain sparks of fire instead of cool rays, and nectar were to become poison, Bharata would never act against Rama, even in a dream.
एक बिधातहि दूषनु देहीं। सुधा देखाइ दीन्ह बिषु जेहीं॥ खरभरु नगर सोचु सब काहू। दुसह दाहु उर मिटा उछाहू॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
eka bidhātahi dūṣanu dehīṃ। sudhā dekhāi dīna biṣu jehīṃ॥ kharabharu nagara socu saba kāhū। dusaha dāhu ura miṭā uchāhū॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Some blame Providence, saying that it showed nectar and then gave poison. There was uproar throughout the city; everyone was stricken with grief. A terrible burning arose in the heart, and joy and enthusiasm vanished.
बिप्रबधू कुलमान्य जठेरी। जे प्रिय परम कैकई केरी॥ लगीं देन सिख सीलु सराही। बचन बानसम लागहिं ताही॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
biprabadhū kulamānya jaṭherī। je priya parama kaikai kerī॥ lagīṃ dena sikha sīlu sarāhī। bacana bānasma lāgahiṃ tāhī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
The wives of the Brahmins, the respected elder women of the family, and those who were especially dear to Kaikeyi began to advise her, praising her restraint and virtue. But their words struck her like arrows.
भरतु न मोहि प्रिय राम समाना। सदा कहहु यहु सबु जगु जाना॥ करहु राम पर सहज सनेहू। केहिं अपराध आजु बनु देहू॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bharatu na mohi priya rāma samānā। sadā kahahu yahu sabu jagu jānā॥ karahu rāma para sahaja sanehū। kehīṃ aparādha āju baru dehū॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
[They say—] You always used to say that even Bharata was not dearer to you than Rama; the whole world knows this. You have always had natural affection for Rama. Then for what offense are you sending him to the forest today?
कबहुँ न कियहु सवति आरेसू। प्रीति प्रतीति जान सबु देसू॥ कौसल्याँ अब काह बिगारा। तुम्ह जेहि लागि बज्र पुर पारा॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kabahuṃ na kiyahu savati āresū। prīti pratīti jāna saba deśū॥ kausalyāṃ aba kāha bigārā। tumha jehi lāgi bajra pura pārā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
You have never felt jealous of a co-wife. The whole land knows your affection and your faithfulness. What harm has Kaushalya done to you now, that you have brought down a thunderbolt upon the whole city?
सीय कि पिय सँगु परिहरिहि लखनु कि रहिहहिं धाम। राजु कि भूँजब भरत पुर नृपु कि जिइहि बिनु राम॥ ४९ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sīya ki piya saṃgu pariharihi lakhanu ki rahihahiṃ dhāma। rāju ki bhūṃjaba bharata pura nṛpu ki jīihi binu rāma॥ 49 ॥
Meaning:
Will Sita abandon her beloved and stay behind? Will Lakshmana remain at home? Will Bharata enjoy the kingdom of Ayodhya? And will the king live without Rama? In other words, Sita will not stay here, Lakshmana will not remain, Bharata will not rule, and the king himself will not survive; all will become desolate.
अस बिचारि उर छाड़हु कोहू। सोक कलंक कोठि जनि होहू॥ भरतहि अवसि देहु जुबराजू। कानन काह राम कर काजू॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
asa bicāri ura chāḍhahu kohū। soca kalaṃka koṭhi jani hohū॥ bharatahi avasi dehu jubarājū। kānana kāha rāma kara kājū॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Considering this in your heart, give up anger; do not become a den of sorrow and disgrace. By all means give Bharata the prince’s throne, but what business does Rama have in the forest?
नाहिन रामु राज के भूखे। धरम धुरीन बिषय रस रूखे॥ गुर गृह बसहुँ रामु तजि गेहू। नृप सन अस बरु दूसर लेहू॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nāhin rāmu rāja ke bhūkhe। dharama dhurīna biṣaya rasa rūkhe॥ gura gṛha basahuṃ rāmu taji gehū। nṛpa sana asa baru dūsara lehū॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Rama is not hungry for a kingdom. He bears the burden of righteousness and is indifferent to the taste of worldly pleasures—he has no attachment to them at all. [So do not fear that if Rama does not go to the forest he will obstruct Bharata’s rule; and if your mind still refuses,] take another boon from the king: let Rama leave home and live in the guru’s house.
जौं नहिं लगिहहु कहें हमारे। नहिं लागिहि कछु हाथ तुम्हारे॥ जौं परिहास कीन्हि कछु होई। तौ कहि प्रगट जनावहु सोई॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jauṃ nahiṃ lagihahu kaheṃ hamāre। nahiṃ lāgihi kachu hātha tumhāre॥ jauṃ parihāsa kīnhi kachu hoī। tau kahi pragaṭa janāvahu soī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
If you do not follow what we say, nothing will come to your hand. If you meant it only in jest, then say so openly and make that clear.
राम सरिस सुत कानन जोगू। काह कहिहि सुनि तुम्ह कहुँ लोगू॥ उठहु बेगि सोइ करहु उपाई। जेहि बिधि सोकु कलंकु नसाई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāma sarisa suta kānana jogū। kāha kahihi suni tumha kahuṃ logū॥ uṭhahu begi soi karahu upāī। jehi bidhi socu kalaṃku nasāī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Is a son like Rama fit for the forest? What will people say when they hear this? Rise quickly and do the very thing by which this sorrow and disgrace may be destroyed.
जेहि भाँति सोकु कलंकु जाइ उपाय करि कुल पालही। हठि फेरु रामहि जात बन जनि बात दूसरि चालही॥ जिमिभानुबिनुदिनुप्रानबिनु तनुचंदबिनुजिमि जामिनी। तिमि अवध तुलसीदास प्रभु बिनु समुझि धौं जियँ भामिनी॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jehi bhāṃti socu kalaṃku jāi upāya kari kula pālahī। haṭhi pheru rāmahi jāta bana jani bāta dūsari cālahi॥ jimibhānubinudinuprānabinu tanucandabinujimi jāmīnī। timi avadha tulasīdāsa prabhu binu samujhi dhauṃ jiyaṃ bhāminī॥
Meaning:
By whatever means your sorrow and disgrace may be removed, act that way and protect the family. By stubborn effort, turn Rama back from going to the forest; do not raise any other issue. Tulsidas says: just as day without the sun, a body without life, and night without the moon become lifeless and without beauty, so too Ayodhya will be without Rama. O noble lady, understand this well in your heart and reflect on it.
सखिन्ह सिखावनु दीन्ह सुनत मधुर परिनाम हित। तेइँ कछु कान न कीन्ह कुटिल प्रबोधी कूबरी॥ ५० ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sakhinha sikhāvanu dīnha sunata madhura parināma hita। teiṃ kachu kāna na kīnha kuṭila prabodhī kūbarī॥ 50 ॥
Meaning:
In this way the sisters and companions gave advice that was sweet to hear and beneficial in its outcome. But Kaikeyi, prompted and instructed by the crooked Kubari, paid no attention at all.
उतरु न देइ दुसह रिस रूखी। मृगिन्ह चितव जनु बाघिनि भूखी॥ ब्याधि असाधि जानि तिन्ह त्यागी। चलीं कहत मतिमंद अभागी॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
utaru na dei dusaha risa rūkhī। mṛginha citava janu bāghini bhūkhī॥ byādhi asādhi jāni tinha tyāgī। calīṃ kahata matimanda abhāgī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Kaikeyi gives no reply; in her unbearable anger she has become harsh and unyielding. She looks as though a hungry tigress were staring at deer. Seeing the sickness as incurable, the ladies left her. All of them went away, calling her foolish and unfortunate.
राजु करत यह दैअँ बिगोई। कीन्हेसि अस जस करइ न कोई॥ एहि बिधि बिलपहिं पुर नर नारीं। देहिं कुचालिहि कोटिक गारीं॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāju karata yaha daiaṃ bigoī। kīnhesi asa jasa karaī na koī॥ ehi bidhi bilapahiṃ pura nara nārīṃ। dehiṃ ku cālihi koṭika gārīṃ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
While she was ruling, fate ruined this Kaikeyi. No one else would ever do what she has done! In this manner the men and women of the city are lamenting, and showering millions of curses upon that scheming Kaikeyi.
जरहिं बिषम जर लेहिं उसासा। कवनि राम बिनु जीवन आसा॥ बिपुल बियोग प्रजा अकुलानी। जनु जलचर गन सूखत पानी॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jarahiṃ biṣama jara lehīṃ usāsā। kavani rāma binu jīvana āsā॥ bipula biyoga prajā akulānī। janu jalacara gana sūkhata pānī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
The people are burning with a terrible fever of grief. Drawing long sighs, they say: what hope is there of living without Rama? The prospect of great separation has so unsettled the people that they are like water-creatures troubled as the water dries up.
अति बिषाद बस लोग लोगाईं। गए मातु पहिं रामु गोसाईं॥ मुख प्रसन्न चित चौगुन चाऊ। मिटा सोचु जनि राखै राऊ॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ati biṣāda basa loga logāīṃ। gae mātu pahiṃ rāmu gosāīṃ॥ mukha prasanna cita cauguna cāū। miṭā socu jani rākhai rāū॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
All the men and women are overwhelmed with deep sorrow. Lord Rama went to Mother Kaushalya. His face is cheerful and his heart is full of joy. The worry that the king might hold him back has vanished.
नव गयंदु रघुबीर मनु राजु अलान समान। छूट जानि बन गवनु सुनि उर अनंदु अधिकान॥ ५१ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nava gayandu raghubīra manu rāju alāna samāna। chūṭa jāni bana gavanu suni ura anandu adhikāna॥ 51 ॥
Meaning:
Rama’s mind is like a newly captured elephant, and the coronation is like the iron chain with which that elephant is bound. Hearing that he is to go to the forest, and feeling himself released from bondage, great joy arose in his heart.