Vibhishana Seeks Refuge in Rama
Vibhishana leaves Lanka and comes to seek refuge at Rama's feet. The Lord accepts him with grace, revealing the supreme compassion shown to one who surrenders.
Sundar Kand · Episode 16 / 20
Episode Text
अस कहि चला बिभीषनु जबहीं। आयूहीन भए सब तबहीं॥ साधु अवग्या तुरत भवानी। कर कल्यान अखिल कै हानी॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
asa kahi calā bibhīṣanu jabahīṃ। āyūhīna bhae saba tabahīṃ॥ sādhu avagyā turata bhavānī। kara kalyāna akhila kai hānī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
The moment Vibhishana departed, all of them were deprived of life. O Bhavani, contempt for the righteous instantly destroys all welfare.
रावन जबहिं बिभीषन त्यागा। भयउ बिभव बिनु तबहिं अभागा॥ चलेउ हरषि रघुनायक पाहीं। करत मनोरथ बहु मन माहीं॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāvana jabahiṃ bibhīṣana tyāgā। bhayau bibhava binu tabahiṃ abhāgā॥ caleu haraṣi raghunāyaka pāhīṃ। karata manoratha bahu mana māhīṃ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
The moment Ravana abandoned Vibhishana, he, the unfortunate one, became bereft of prosperity. Vibhishana then set out joyfully toward Raghunatha, cherishing many hopes in his heart.
देखिहउँ जाइ चरन जलजाता। अरुन मृदुल सेवक सुखदाता॥ जे पद परसि तरी रिषिनारी। दंडक कानन पावनकारी॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dekhihauṃ jāi carana jalajātā। aruna mṛdula sevaka sukhadātā॥ je pada parasi tarī riṣinārī। daṇḍaka kānana pāvanakārī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
[He thought:] I shall go and behold the Lord’s lotus feet, tender and red in hue, which give joy to the devotees; by whose touch the sage’s wife was delivered, and which sanctify the Dandaka forest.
जे पद जनकसुताँ उर लाए। कपट कुरंग संग धर धाए॥ हर उर सर सरोज पद जेई। अहोभाग्य मैं देखिहउँ तेई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
je pada janakasutāṃ ura lāe। kapaṭa kuraṅga saṃga dhara dhāe॥ hara ura sara saroja pada jeī। ahobhāgya maiṃ dekhihauṃ teī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
The feet that Janakasuta has held in her heart, that ran upon the earth after the deceitful deer, and that dwell as lotus-feet in the lake of Shiva’s heart—fortunate am I that I shall see those very feet today.
जिन्ह पायन्ह के पादुकन्हि भरतु रहे मन लाइ। ते पद आजु बिलोकिहउँ इन्ह नयनन्हि अब जाइ॥ ४२ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jinha pāyanha ke pādukani bharatu rahe mana lāi। te pada āju bilokihauṃ inha nayananha aba jāi॥ 42 ॥
Meaning:
The feet whose sandals Bharata kept fixed in his heart—ah! today I shall go and behold those very feet with these eyes.
एहि बिधि करत सप्रेम बिचारा। आयउ सपदि सिंधु एहिं पारा॥ कपिन्ह बिभीषनु आवत देखा। जाना कोउ रिपु दूत बिसेषा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ehi bidhi karata saprema bichārā। āyau sapadi sindhu ehiṃ pārā॥ kapinha bibhīṣanu āvata dekhā। jānā kou ripu dūta biseṣā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Pondering thus with love, they quickly came to this side of the ocean. The monkeys saw Vibhishana coming and understood him to be some special envoy of the enemy.
ताहि राखि कपीस पहिं आए। समाचार सब ताहि सुनाए॥ कह सुग्रीव सुनहु रघुराई। आवा मिलन दसानन भाई॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tāhi rākhi kapīsa pahiṃ āe। samācār saba tāhi sunāe॥ kaha sugrīva sunahu raghurāī। āvā milana dasānan bhāī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Keeping him under guard, they went to Sugriva and told him all the news. Sugriva said, "Listen, Raghunatha: Ravana's brother has come to meet you."
कह प्रभु सखा बूझिऐ काहा। कहइ कपीस सुनहु नरनाहा॥ जानि न जाइ निसाचर माया। कामरूप केहि कारन आया॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kaha prabhu sakhā būjhiai kāhā। kahai kapīsa sunahu naranāhā॥ jāni na jāi nisācara māyā। kāmarūpa kehi kārana āyā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
The Lord said, "Friend, what do you think?" Sugriva replied, "Listen, O Lord of men: the illusory power of a demon cannot be known. This one, who can assume any form at will, has come for some reason."
भेद हमार लेन सठ आवा। राखिअ बाँधि मोहि अस भावा॥ सखा नीति तुम्ह नीकि बिचारी। मम पन सरनागत भयहारी॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bheda hamāra lena saṭha āvā। rākhia bāṃdhi mohi asa bhāvā॥ sakhā nīti tumha nīki bicārī। mama pana saranāgata bhayahārī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
"It seems this fool has come to spy out our secrets. So it seems best to me that he be bound and kept." The Lord said, "Friend, you have thought wisely about policy; but my vow is to protect and remove the fear of one who has sought refuge."
सुनि प्रभु बचन हरष हनुमाना। सरनागत बच्छल भगवाना॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
suni prabhu bacana haraṣa hanumānā। saranāgata bacchala bhagavānā॥ 5 ॥
Meaning:
Hearing the Lord's words, Hanuman was filled with joy [and thought to himself], "How compassionate the Lord is toward those who seek refuge!"
सरनागत कहुँ जे तजहिं निज अनहित अनुमानि। ते नर पावँर पापमय तिन्हहि बिलोकत हानि॥ ४३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saranāgata kahuṃ je tajahiṃ nija anahita anumāni। te nara pāvaṃra pāpamaya tinhahi bilokata hāni॥ 43 ॥
Meaning:
"Those men are vile and sinful who, suspecting ill in one who has come for refuge, abandon him. Even to look upon such people is a loss."
कोटि बिप्र बध लागहिं जाहू। आएँ सरन तजउँ नहिं ताहू॥ सनमुख होइ जीव मोहि जबहीं। जन्म कोटि अघ नासहिं तबहीं॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
koṭi bipra badha lāgahiṃ jāhū। āẽ sarana tajauṃ nahiṃ tāhū॥ sanamukha hoi jīva mohi jaba hīṃ। janma koṭi agha nāsahiṃ tabahīṃ॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Even if the sin of killing millions of Brahmins clings to someone, I do not abandon him when he comes for refuge. The moment a living being faces Me, the sins of millions of births are destroyed.
पापवंत कर सहज सुभाऊ। भजनु मोर तेहि भाव न काऊ॥ जौं पै दुष्ट हृदय सोइ होई। मोरें सनमुख आव कि सोई॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pāpavanta kara sahaja subhāū। bhajanu mora tehi bhāva na kāū॥ jaũ pai duṣṭa hṛdaya soi hoī। moreṃ sanamukha āva ki soī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
It is the natural nature of the sinful that devotion to Me never pleases him. If he truly had a wicked heart, could he have come before Me?
निर्मल मन जन सो मोहि पावा। मोहि कपट छल छिद्र न भावा॥ भेद लेन पठवा दससीसा। तबहुँ न कछु भय हानि कपीसा॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nirmala mana jana so mohi pāvā। mohi kapaṭa chala chidra na bhāvā॥ bheda lena paṭhavā dasasīsā। tabahuṃ na kachu bhaya hāni kapīsā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Only the one with a pure mind attains Me. I do not like deceit, trickery, or flaws. Even if Ravana sent him to learn our secrets, there is still no fear or harm for you, O Lord of monkeys.
जग महुँ सखा निसाचर जेते। लछिमनु हनइ निमिष महुँ तेते॥ जौं सभीत आवा सरनाईं। रखिहउँ ताहि प्रान की नाईं॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jaga mahuṃ sakhā nisācara jete। lachimanu hanai nimiṣa mahuṃ tete॥ jaũ sabhīta āvā saranāīṃ। rakhihauṃ tāhi prāna kī nāīṃ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
"For, friend, as many demons as there are in the world, Lakshmana can slay them all in a moment. And if he has come to Me in fear, I shall keep him as dear as life itself."
उभय भाँति तेहि आनहु हँसि कह कृपानिकेत। जय कृपाल कहि कपि चले अंगद हनू समेत॥ ४४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ubhaya bhāṃti tehi ānahu haṃsi kaha kṛpāniketa। jaya kṛpāla kahi kapi cale aṃgada hanū sameta॥ 44 ॥
Meaning:
The abode of compassion, Lord Rama, smiled and said, "Bring him here in either case." Then Angada and Hanuman, along with Sugriva, went chanting, "Victory to the compassionate Rama!"
सादर तेहि आगें करि बानर। चले जहाँ रघुपति करुनाकर॥ दूरिहि ते देखे द्वौ भ्राता। नयनानंद दान के दाता॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sādara tehi āgeṃ kari bānara। cale jahāṃ raghupati karunākara॥ dūrihi te dekhe dvau bhrātā। nayanānanda dāna ke dātā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Placing Vibhishana respectfully in front, the monkeys went to where compassionate Lord Raghupati was. From afar Vibhishana saw the two brothers, who bestow the gift of delight to the eyes.
बहुरि राम छबिधाम बिलोकी। रहेउ ठटुकि एकटक पल रोकी॥ भुज प्रलंब कंजारुन लोचन। स्यामल गात प्रनत भय मोचन॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bahuri rāma chabidhāma bilokī। raheu ṭhaṭuki ekaṭaka pala rokī॥ bhuja pralamba kaṃjāruna locana। syāmala gāta pranata bhaya mocana॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Then, seeing Rama, the abode of beauty, he became still and remained gazing unblinkingly, as if his eyelids had stopped. The Lord has long arms, lotus-red eyes, and a dark-hued body that removes the fear of those who take refuge.
सिंघ कंध आयत उर सोहा। आनन अमित मदन मन मोहा॥ नयन नीर पुलकित अति गाता। मन धरि धीर कही मृदु बाता॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
siṃgha kandha āyata ura sohā। ānana amita madana mana mohā॥ nayana nīra pulakita ati gātā। mana dhari dhīra kahī mṛdu bātā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
He has lion-like shoulders and a broad chest of great splendor. His face enchants the mind of countless Cupids. Seeing the Lord's form, Vibhishana's eyes filled with tears of love and his body was अत्यंत thrilled with devotion. Then, gathering his composure, he spoke gentle words.
नाथ दसानन कर मैं भ्राता। निसिचर बंस जनम सुरत्राता॥ सहज पापप्रिय तामस देहा। जथा उलूकहि तम पर नेहा॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
nātha dasānana kara maiṃ bhrātā। nisicara baṃsa janama suratrātā॥ sahaja pāpapriya tāmasa dehā। jathā ulūkahi tama para nehā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
"O Lord, I am the brother of the ten-headed Ravana. O protector of the gods, I was born in the race of demons. My body is tamasic, and by nature I am drawn to sin, just as an owl naturally delights in darkness."
श्रवन सुजसु सुनि आयउँ प्रभु भंजन भव भीर। त्राहि त्राहि आरति हरन सरन सुखद रघुबीर॥ ४५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śravana sujasu suni āyauṃ prabhu bhaṃjana bhava bhīra। trāhi trāhi ārati harana sarana sukhad raghubīra॥ 45 ॥
Meaning:
I have come after hearing your glorious fame, O Lord, as the destroyer of the fear of worldly existence. O Raghubira, remover of suffering and giver of peace to those who seek refuge, protect me, protect me!
अस कहि करत दंडवत देखा। तुरत उठे प्रभु हरष बिसेषा॥ दीन बचन सुनि प्रभु मन भावा। भुज बिसाल गहि हृदयँ लगावा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
asa kahi karata daṃḍavata dekhā। turata uṭhe prabhu haraṣa biseṣā॥ dīna bacana suni prabhu mana bhāvā। bhuja bisāla gahi hṛdayaṃ lagāvā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
When the Lord saw him bowing down like this, He was greatly delighted and at once rose up. Hearing Vibhishana's humble words, the Lord was much pleased. Taking him in His long arms, He clasped him to His heart.
अनुज सहित मिलि ढिग बैठारी। बोले बचन भगत भयहारी॥ कहु लंकेस सहित परिवारा। कुसल कुठाहर बास तुम्हारा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
anuja sahita mili ḍhiga baiṭhārī। bole bacana bhagata bhayahārī॥ kahu laṃkesa sahita parivārā। kusala kuṭhāhara bāsa tumhārā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Embracing him together with his younger brother Lakshmana and seating him nearby, Lord Rama spoke words that remove the fear of devotees: "O Lord of Lanka, tell Me of your welfare, along with your family. Your dwelling place is in a bad land."
खल मंडली बसहु दिनु राती। सखा धरम निबहइ केहि भाँती॥ मैं जानउँ तुम्हारि सब रीती। अति नय निपुन न भाव अनीती॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
khala maṃḍalī basahu dinu rātī। sakhā dharama nibahai kehi bhāṃtī॥ maiṃ jānaūṃ tumhāri saba rītī। ati naya nipuna na bhāva anītī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
"You live day and night among the wicked. In such a state, friend, how can your righteousness endure? I know all your ways. You are highly skilled in policy; injustice does not please you."
बरु भल बास नरक कर ताता। दुष्ट संग जनि देइ बिधाता॥ अब पद देखि कुसल रघुराया। जौं तुम्ह कीन्हि जानि जन दाया॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
baru bhala bāsa naraka kara tātā। duṣṭa saṃga jani dei bidhātā॥ aba pada dekhi kusala raghurāyā। jaũ tumha kīnhi jāni jana dāyā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
"O father, it is better to dwell in hell than to be given the company of the wicked by fate." [Vibhishana said:] "O Lord Raghunatha, now that I have seen your feet, I am well; you have shown mercy to me, knowing me as your servant."
तब लगि कुसल न जीव कहुँ सपनेहुँ मन बिश्राम। जब लगि भजत न राम कहुँ सोक धाम तजि काम॥ ४६ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
taba lagi kusala na jīva kahuṃ sapanehuṃ mana biśrāma। jaba lagi bhajata na rāma kahuṃ soka dhāma taji kāma॥ 46 ॥
Meaning:
Until a person forsakes desire, the home of sorrow, and does not worship Rama, he has no true welfare, nor even peace of mind in dreams.
तब लगि हृदयँ बसत खल नाना। लोभ मोह मच्छर मद माना॥ जब लगि उर न बसत रघुनाथा। धरें चाप सायक कटि भाथा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
taba lagi hṛdayaṃ basata khala nānā। lobha moha macchara mada mānā॥ jaba lagi ura na basata raghunāthā। dhareṃ cāpa sāyaka kaṭi bhāthā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Greed, delusion, envy, intoxication, and pride, along with many other evils, dwell in the heart until Lord Raghunath, bearing bow and arrows and a quiver at his waist, takes residence there.
ममता तरुन तमी अँधिआरी। राग द्वेष उलूक सुखकारी॥ तब लगि बसति जीव मन माहीं। जब लगि प्रभु प्रताप रबि नाहीं॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
mamatā taruna tamī andhiārī। rāga dveṣa ulūka sukhakārī॥ taba lagi basati jīva mana māhīṃ। jaba lagi prabhu pratāpa rabi nāhīṃ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Attachment is a completely dark night, pleasant to the owls of attachment and hatred. That night of possessiveness dwells in the soul’s mind until the sun of the Lord’s glory rises.
अब मैं कुसल मिटे भय भारे। देखि राम पद कमल तुम्हारे॥ तुम्ह कृपाल जा पर अनुकूला। ताहि न ब्याप त्रिबिध भव सूला॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aba maiṃ kusala miṭe bhaya bhāre। dekhi rāma pada kamala tumhāre॥ tumha kṛpāla jā para anukūlā। tāhi na byāpa tribidha bhava sūlā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
O Rama, seeing your lotus feet, I am now well; my great fears have vanished. O merciful one, whoever is favored by you is not afflicted by the three kinds of worldly suffering.
मैं निसिचर अति अधम सुभाऊ। सुभ आचरनु कीन्ह नहिं काऊ॥ जासु रूप मुनि ध्यान न आवा। तेहिं प्रभु हरषि हृदयँ मोहि लावा॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
maiṃ nisicara ati adham subhāū। subha ācaranu kīnha nahīṃ kāū॥ jāsu rūpa muni dhyāna na āvā। tehiṃ prabhu haraṣi hṛdayaṃ mohi lāvā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
I am a very vile demon by nature. I have never performed any good conduct. The Lord, whose form does not even come to the meditation of sages, joyfully embraced me to his heart.
अहोभाग्य मम अमित अति राम कृपा सुख पुंज। देखेउँ नयन बिरंचि सिव सेब्य जुगल पद कंज॥ ४७ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ahobhāgya mama amita ati rāma kṛpā sukha puṃja। dekheuṃ nayana birañci siva sebya jugala pada kanja॥ 47 ॥
Meaning:
O Rama, embodiment of mercy and bliss, my fortune is immense and boundless, for with my own eyes I have seen the twin lotus feet served by Brahma and Shiva.
सुनहु सखा निज कहउँ सुभाऊ। जान भुसुंडि संभु गिरिजाऊ॥ जौं नर होइ चराचर द्रोही। आवै सभय सरन तकि मोही॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sunahu sakhā nija kahauṃ subhāū। jāna bhusuṇḍi sambhu girijāū॥ jauṃ nara hoi carācara drohī। āvai sabhaya sarana taki mohī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
[Lord Rama said:] O friend, listen. I shall tell you my nature, which is known to Kakabhushundi, Shiva, and Girija as well. If a man is hostile to the entire world of moving and unmoving beings, and yet comes to me in fear, taking refuge in me,
तजि मद मोह कपट छल नाना। करउँ सद्य तेहि साधु समाना॥ जननी जनक बंधु सुत दारा। तनु धनु भवन सुहृद परिवारा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
taji mada moha kapaṭa chala nānā। karauṃ sadya tehi sādhū samānā॥ jananī janaka bandhu suta dārā। tanu dhanu bhavana suhṛda parivārā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
And if he renounces pride, delusion, and all kinds of deceit and fraud, I quickly make him like a saint. Mother, father, brother, son, wife, body, wealth, home, friends, and family—
सब कै ममता ताग बटोरी। मम पद मनहि बाँध बरि डोरी॥ समदरसी इच्छा कछु नाहीं। हरष सोक भय नहिं मन माहीं॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saba kai mamatā tāga baṭorī। mama pada manahi bāṃdha bari dorī॥ samadarasī icchā kachu nāhīṃ। haraṣa soka bhaya nahiṃ mana māhīṃ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Gathering up all these threads of possessiveness and making them into one cord, he binds his mind to my feet, making me the center of all worldly ties. Such a one is even-minded, has no desire, and has no joy, sorrow, or fear in the mind.
अस सज्जन मम उर बस कैसें। लोभी हृदयँ बसइ धनु जैसें॥ तुम्ह सारिखे संत प्रिय मोरें। धरउँ देह नहिं आन निहोरें॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
asa sajjana mama ura basa kaisēṃ। lobhī hṛdayaṃ basai dhanu jaisēṃ॥ tumha sārikhe santa priya moreṃ। dharauṃ deha nahiṃ āna nihoreṃ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
How can such a noble person dwell in my heart? It is like wealth dwelling in the heart of a greedy man. Saints like you are dear to me. I do not assume a body at anyone else’s request.
सगुन उपासक परहित निरत नीति दृढ़ नेम। ते नर प्रान समान मम जिन्ह कें द्विज पद प्रेम॥ ४८ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saguna upāsaka parahita nirata nīti dṛḍha nema। te nara prāna samāna mama jinha keṃ dvija pada prema॥ 48 ॥
Meaning:
Those who worship God with form, remain devoted to the welfare of others, are firm in righteousness and discipline, and have love for the feet of the brahmins—such people are as dear to me as my own life.
सुनु लंकेस सकल गुन तोरें। तातें तुम्ह अतिसय प्रिय मोरें॥ राम बचन सुनि बानर जूथा। सकल कहहिं जय कृपा बरूथा॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sunu laṃkesa sakala guna toreṃ। tāteṃ tumha atisaya priya moreṃ॥ rāma bacana suni bānara jūthā। sakala kahahiṃ jaya kṛpā barūthā॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
O lord of Lanka, listen: all virtues are in you, and therefore you are exceedingly dear to me. Hearing Rama’s words, the whole troop of monkeys cried out, “Victory to the host of grace!”
सुनत बिभीषनु प्रभु कै बानी। नहिं अघात श्रवनामृत जानी॥ पद अंबुज गहि बारहिं बारा। हृदयँ समात न प्रेमु अपारा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sunata bibhīṣanu prabhu kai bānī। nahiṃ aghāta śravanāmṛta jānī॥ pada aṃbuja gahi bārahiṃ bārā। hṛdayaṃ samāta na premu apārā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Hearing the Lord’s words, Vibhishana, taking them as nectar for the ears, cannot be satisfied. He grasps Rama’s lotus feet again and again. His love is boundless; it cannot be contained in his heart.
सुनहु देव सचराचर स्वामी। प्रनतपाल उर अंतरजामी॥ उर कछु प्रथम बासना रही। प्रभु पद प्रीति सरित सो बही॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sunahu deva sacarācara svāmī। pranatapāla ura antarajāmī॥ ura kachu prathama bāsanā rahī। prabhu pada prīti sarita so bahī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
[Vibhishana said:] O Lord, O ruler of the moving and unmoving universe, O protector of those who seek refuge, O inner knower of all hearts—listen. Some desire had remained in my heart before, but it has been carried away by the river of devotion to the Lord’s feet.
अब कृपाल निज भगति पावनी। देहु सदा सिव मन भावनी॥ एवमस्तु कहि प्रभु रनधीरा। मागा तुरत सिंधु कर नीरा॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aba kṛpāla nija bhagati pāvanī। dehu sadā siva mana bhāvanī॥ evamastu kahi prabhu ranadhīrā। māgā turata siṃdhu kara nīrā॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Now, O merciful one, grant me your pure devotion, the one ever dear to Shiva’s mind. Saying, “So be it,” the heroic Lord Rama immediately asked for the water of the ocean.
जदपि सखा तव इच्छा नाहीं। मोर दरसु अमोघ जग माहीं॥ अस कहि राम तिलक तेहि सारा। सुमन बृष्टि नभ भई अपारा॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jadapi sakhā tava icchā nāhīṃ। mora darasu amogha jaga māhīṃ॥ asa kahi rāma tilaka tehi sārā। sumana bṛṣṭi nabha bhaī apārā॥ 5 ॥
Meaning:
Although, O friend, you do not wish it, my sight in this world never fails to bear fruit. Saying this, Rama placed the tilak on him. From the sky there fell an endless shower of flowers.
रावन क्रोध अनल निज स्वास समीर प्रचंड। जरत बिभीषनु राखेउ दीन्हेउ राजु अखंड॥ ४९ (क) ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāvana krodha anala nija śvāsa samīra pracaṇḍa। jarata bibhīṣanu rākheu dīnheu rāju akhaṇḍa॥ 49 (a) ॥
Meaning:
Rama saved Vibhishana, who was burning in the fire of Ravana’s wrath, a fire made fierce by Vibhishana’s own breath-like wind, and granted him an undivided kingdom.
जो संपति सिव रावनहि दीन्हि दिएँ दस माथ। सोइ संपदा बिभीषनहि सकुचि दीन्हि रघुनाथ॥ ४९ (ख) ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jo sampati siva rāvanahi dīnhī dieṃ dasa mātha। soi sampadā bibhīṣanahi sakuci dīnhī raghunātha॥ 49 (b) ॥
Meaning:
The wealth that Shiva had granted Ravana in return for offering his ten heads, that very wealth Raghunath gave to Vibhishana with great modesty.