Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana Take Leave of Dasharatha
Rama, Lakshmana, and Sita come before Dasharatha to take leave. Out of affection, the king tries to dissuade Sita, but she remains firmly resolved to go to the forest.
Ayodhya Kand · Episode 13 / 49
Episode Text
गए लखनु जहँ जानकिनाथू। भे मन मुदित पाइ प्रिय साथू॥ बंदि राम सिय चरन सुहाए। चले संग नृपमंदिर आए॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
gae lakhanu jahaṃ jānakināthū। bhe mana mudita pāi priya sātū॥ bandi rāma siya carana suhāe। cale saṃga nṛpamandira āe॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Lakshmana went to where the Lord of Janaki was, and, having found the company of his beloved, his heart became very joyful. Bowing to the lovely feet of Rama and Sita, he went along with them and came to the royal palace.
कहहिं परसपर पुर नर नारी। भलि बनाइ बिधि बात बिगारी॥ तन कृस मन दुखु बदन मलीने। बिकल मनहुँ माखी मधु छीने॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kahahiṃ paraspara pura nara nārī। bhali banāi bidhi bāta bigārī॥ tana kṛsa mana dukhu badana malīne। bikala manahuṃ mākhī madhu chīne॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
The men and women of the city speak among themselves: 'How well the Creator has fashioned things, and yet how badly He has spoiled them!' Their bodies are lean, their minds sorrowful, and their faces pale. They are restless like bees whose honey has been taken away.
कर मीजहिं सिरु धुनि पछिताहीं। जनु बिनु पंख बिहग अकुलाहीं॥ भइ बड़ि भीर भूप दरबारा। बरनि न जाइ बिषादु अपारा॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kara mījahīṃ siru dhuni pachitāhīṃ। janu binu pankha bihaga akulāhīṃ॥ bhai baṛi bhīra bhūpa darabārā। barani na jāi biṣādu apārā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
All are wringing their hands and shaking their heads in remorse. It is as if birds without wings were in distress. There is a great crowd at the king’s court, and the boundless sorrow cannot be described.
सचिवँ उठाइ राउ बैठारे। कहि प्रिय बचन रामु पगु धारे॥ सिय समेत दोउ तनय निहारी। ब्याकुल भयउ भूमिपति भारी॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sacivaṃ uṭhāi rāu baiṭhāre। kahi priya bacana rāmu pagu dhāre॥ siya sameta dou tanaya nihārī। byākula bhayau bhūmipati bhārī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Saying, 'Rama has arrived,' the minister helped the king rise and sit down. Seeing the two sons together with Sita, the king became deeply agitated.
सीय सहित सुत सुभग दोउ देखि देखि अकुलाइ। बारहिं बार सनेह बस राउ लेइ उर लाइ॥ ७६ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sīya sahita suta subhaga dou dekhi dekhi akulāi। bārahiṃ bāra saneha basa rāu lei ura lāi॥ 76 ॥
Meaning:
Seeing again and again the two beautiful sons together with Sita, the king is overcome with distress, and in affection he repeatedly takes them in his embrace.
सकइ न बोलि बिकल नरनाहू। सोक जनित उर दारुन दाहू॥ नाइ सीसु पद अति अनुरागा। उठि रघुबीर बिदा तब मागा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sakai na boli bikala naranāhū। soka janita ura dāruna dāhū॥ nāi sīsū pada ati anurāgā। uṭhi raghubīra bidā taba māgā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
The king was so overwhelmed that he could not speak. In his heart there was a terrible burning born of sorrow. Then, bowing his head to the Lord's feet with deep love, Rama rose and asked for permission to depart.
पितु असीस आयसु मोहि दीजै। हरष समय बिसमउ कत कीजै॥ तात किएँ प्रिय प्रेम प्रमादू। जसु जग जाइ होइ अपबादू॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pitu asīsa āyasu mohi dījai। haraṣa samaya bisamau kata kījai॥ tāta kieṃ priya prema pramādū। jasu jaga jāi hoi apabādū॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Father, grant me your blessing and your command. Why create sorrow at a time of joy? Dear father, if one becomes careless out of love for a beloved, one's fame in the world is lost and disgrace follows.
सुनि सनेह बस उठि नरनाहाँ। बैठारे रघुपति गहि बाहाँ॥ सुनहु तात तुम्ह कहुँ मुनि कहहीं। रामु चराचर नायक अहहीं॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
suni saneha basa uṭhi naranāhāṃ। baiṭhāre raghupati gahi bāhāṃ॥ sunahu tāta tumha kahuṃ muni kahahīṃ। rāmu carācara nāyaka ahahīṃ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Hearing this, the king rose in affection, took Rama by the arm, and seated Him. Then he said, 'Listen, father; the sages say for your sake that Rama is the Lord of all moving and unmoving beings.'
सुभ अरु असुभ करम अनुहारी। ईसु देइ फलु हृदयँ बिचारी॥ करइ जो करम पाव फल सोई। निगम नीति असि कह सबु कोई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
subha aru asubha karama anuhārī। īsu dei phalu hṛdayã bicārī॥ karai jo karama pāva phalu soī। nigama nīti asi kaha sabu koī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
According to one's good and bad deeds, God considers in the heart and gives the result. Whoever performs an action receives its fruit. Such is the rule of the Vedas, and everyone says so.
औरु करै अपराधु कोउ और पाव फल भोगु। अति बिचित्र भगवंत गति को जग जानै जोगु॥ ७७ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
auru karai aparādhu kou aura pāva phalu bhogu। ati bicitra bhagavanta gati ko jaga jānai jogu॥ 77 ॥
Meaning:
How strange it is that one should commit the offense and another should suffer its consequences. The movement of the Lord is most wondrous; who in the world is fit to understand it?
रायँ राम राखन हित लागी। बहुत उपाय किए छलु त्यागी॥ लखी राम रुख रहत न जाने। धरम धुरंधर धीर सयाने॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāyaṃ rāma rākhana hita lāgī। bahuta upāya kie chalu tyāgī॥ lakhī rāma rukha rahata na jāne। dharama dhuraṃdhara dhīra sayāne॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
The king made many efforts, abandoning deceit, to keep Rama there. The righteous, steady, and wise ones, seeing Rama's intention, understood that He was not going to remain.
तब नृप सीय लाइ उर लीन्ही। अति हित बहुत भाँति सिख दीन्ही॥ कहि बन के दुख दुसह सुनाए। सासु ससुर पितु सुख समुझाए॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
taba nṛpa sīya lāi ura līnhī। ati hita bahuta bhāṃti sikha dīnhī॥ kahi bana ke dukha dusaha sunāe। sāsu sasura pitu sukha samujhāe॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Then the king drew Sita into his heart and lovingly gave her many kinds of advice. He described the intolerable hardships of the forest, and then explained the comforts of living with her mother-in-law, father-in-law, and father.
सिय मनु राम चरन अनुरागा। घरु न सुगमु बनु बिषमु न लागा॥ औरउ सबहिं सीय समुझाई। कहि कहि बिपिन बिपति अधिकाई॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
siya manu rāma carana anurāgā। gharu na sugamu banu biṣamu na lāgā॥ aorau sabahiṃ sīya samujhāī। kahi kahi bipina bipati adhikāī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
But Sita's mind was devoted to Rama's feet. So the house did not seem pleasant to her, nor did the forest seem terrifying. Then everyone else also tried to persuade Sita by repeatedly describing the many hardships of the forest.
सचिव नारि गुर नारि सयानी। सहित सनेह कहहिं मृदु बानी॥ तुम्ह कहुँ तौ न दीन्ह बनबासू। करहु जो कहहिं ससुर गुर सासू॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saciva nāri gura nāri sayānī। sahita saneha kahahiṃ mṛdu bānī॥ tumha kahuṃ tau na dīhna banabāsū। karahu jo kahahiṃ sasura gura sāsū॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
The wives of the ministers and the wise wife of the family guru, speaking with affection, said in soft words, 'You have not been given exile. So do whatever your father-in-law, your teacher, and your mother-in-law say.'
सिख सीतलि हित मधुर मृदु सुनि सीतहि न सोहानि। सरद चंद चंदिनि लगत जनु चकई अकुलानि॥ ७८ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sikha sītali hita madhura mṛdu suni sītahi na sohāni। sarada canda candini lagata janu cakī akulāni॥ 78 ॥
Meaning:
Hearing this cool, beneficial, sweet, and gentle counsel, Sita was not pleased. She became distressed, as though the chakwa bird were agitated the moment the autumn moonlight touched it.