The Glory of Rama's Reign
Rama's reign is portrayed as a perfect harmony of righteousness, justice, compassion, and prosperity. The people are happy, nature is balanced, and peace pervades all life.
Uttar Kand · Episode 6 / 21
Episode Text
राम राज बैठें त्रैलोका। हरषित भए गए सब सोका॥ बयरु न कर काहू सन कोई। राम प्रताप बिषमता खोई॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāma rāja baiṭheṃ trailokā। haraṣita bhae gae saba sokā॥ bayaru na kara kāhū sana koī। rāma pratāpa biṣamatā khoī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
When Rama's reign was established in the three worlds, all became joyful and all sorrow vanished. No one bore enmity toward anyone; by Rama's glory, all discord and inequality disappeared.
बरनाश्रम निज निज धरम निरत बेद पथ लोग। चलहिं सदा पावहिं सुखहि नहिं भय सोक न रोग॥ २० ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
baranāśrama nija nija dharama nirata beda patha loga। calahiṃ sadā pāvahiṃ sukhahi nahiṃ bhaya soka na roga॥ 20 ॥
Meaning:
People, steadfast in their own duties according to their varna and āśrama, always follow the path of the Vedas. They attain happiness; there is no fear, no sorrow, and no disease afflicts them.
दैहिक दैविक भौतिक तापा। राम राज नहिं काहुहि ब्यापा॥ सब नर करहिं परस्पर प्रीती। चलहिं स्वधर्म निरत श्रुति नीती॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
daihika daivika bhautika tāpā। rāma rāja nahiṃ kāhuhi byāpā॥ saba nara karahiṃ paraspara prītī। calahiṃ svadharma nirata śruti nītī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
In Rama's reign, physical, divine, and worldly afflictions do not trouble anyone. All people love one another and, devoted to the discipline taught by the Vedas, live according to their own dharma.
चारिउ चरन धर्म जग माहीं। पूरि रहा सपनेहुँ अघ नाहीं॥ राम भगति रत नर अरु नारी। सकल परम गति के अधिकारी॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
cāriu carana dharma jaga māhīṃ। pūri rahā sapanehuṃ agha nāhīṃ॥ rāma bhagati rata nara aru nārī। sakala parama gati ke adhikārī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Dharma, with all its four limbs, fills the world; there is not even a trace of sin in dreams. Men and women alike are devoted to Rama's worship and are all eligible for the supreme state.
अल्पमृत्यु नहिं कवनिउ पीरा। सब सुंदर सब बिरुज सरीरा॥ नहिं दरिद्र कोउ दुखी न दीना। नहिं कोउ अबुध न लच्छन हीना॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
alpamṛtyu nahiṃ kavaniu pīrā। saba sundara saba biruja sarīrā॥ nahiṃ daridra kou dukhī na dīnā। nahiṃ kou abudha na lacchana hīnā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
There is no untimely death, nor any pain. Everyone's body is beautiful and free from disease. No one is poor, miserable, or helpless; no one is dull-witted or lacking in auspicious marks.
सब निर्दंभ धर्मरत पुनी। नर अरु नारि चतुर सब गुनी॥ सब गुनग्य पंडित सब ग्यानी। सब कृतग्य नहिं कपट सयानी॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saba nirdambha dharmarata punī। nara aru nāri catura saba gunī॥ saba gunagya paṇḍita saba gyānī। saba kṛtagya nahiṃ kapaṭa sayānī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
All are free from pride, devoted to dharma, and virtuous. Men and women alike are skilled and full of good qualities. All are wise and learned, all are grateful; no one is deceitful or cunning.
राम राज नभगेस सुनु सचराचर जग माहिं। काल कर्म सुभाव गुन कृत दुख काहुहि नाहिं॥ २१ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāma rāja nabhagesa sunu sacarācara jaga māhīṃ। kāla karma subhāva guna kṛta dukha kāhuhi nāhīṃ॥ 21 ॥
Meaning:
[Kākabhuśuṇḍi says:] O king of birds, Garuḍa, listen. In the reign of Rama, in the entire world of moving and unmoving beings, no one suffers the grief produced by time, karma, nature, or the guṇas; none is bound by them.
भूमि सप्त सागर मेखला। एक भूप रघुपति कोसला॥ भुअन अनेक रोम प्रति जासू। यह प्रभुता कछु बहुत न तासू॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bhūmi sapta sāgara mekhalā। eka bhūpa raghupati kosalā॥ bhuana aneka roma prati jāsū। yaha prabhutā kachu bahuta na tāsū॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Rama, the Lord of the Raghu line and the sole king of Kosala, has as His realm the earth girdled by the seven seas. Innumerable worlds dwell in every hair of His body; what is that sovereignty to Him?
सो महिमा समुझत प्रभु केरी। यह बरनत हीनता घनेरी॥ सोउ महिमा खगेस जिन्ह जानी। फिरि एहिं चरित तिन्हहुँ रति मानी॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
so mahimā samujhata prabhu kerī। yaha baranata hīnatā ghanerī॥ sou mahimā khagesa jinha jānī। phiri ehiṃ carita tinhahuṃ rati mānī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
When one understands the Lord's greatness, to describe Him in such terms becomes a great inadequacy. Yet, O king of birds, even those who know that majesty still come to delight greatly in this story.
सोउ जाने कर फल यह लीला। कहहिं महा मुनिबर दमसीला॥ राम राज कर सुख संपदा। बरनि न सकइ फनीस सारदा॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sou jāne kara phala yaha līlā। kahahiṃ mahā munibara damsīlā॥ rāma rāja kara sukha sampadā। barani na sakai fanīsa sāradā॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
For the fruit of knowing even that majesty is this very divine play, so say the great ascetics who have conquered the senses. The happiness and prosperity of Rama's reign cannot be described even by Shesha or Saraswati.
सब उदार सब पर उपकारी। बिप्र चरन सेवक नर नारी॥ एकनारि ब्रत रत सब झारी। ते मन बच क्रम पति हितकारी॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
saba udāra saba para upakārī। bipra carana sevaka nara nārī॥ ekanāri brata rata saba jhārī। te mana baca krama pati hitakārī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
All men and women are generous and helpful to others, and all serve at the feet of the Brahmins. All men observe the vow of one wife. Likewise, women, in mind, speech, and action, seek only their husband's well-being.
दंड जतिन्ह कर भेद जहँ नर्तक नृत्य समाज। जीतहु मनहि सुनिअ अस रामचंद्र कें राज॥ २२ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
daṇḍa jatinha kara bheda jahaṃ nartaka nṛtya samāja। jītahu manahi suni'a asa rāmacaṃdra keṃ rāja॥ 22 ॥
Meaning:
In Rama's reign, punishment belongs only to ascetics, 'division' belongs only to the circle of dancers, and the word 'conquest' is heard only in the sense of conquering the mind. In other words, the four political measures—conciliation, gifts, punishment, and division—are no longer needed, for there are no enemies, no crime, and no hostility.
फूलहिं फरहिं सदा तरु कानन। रहहिं एक सँग गज पंचानन॥ खग मृग सहज बयरु बिसराई। सबन्हि परस्पर प्रीति बढ़ाई॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
phūlahiṃ farahiṃ sadā taru kānana। rahahiṃ eka saṅga gaja pañcānana॥ khaga mṛga sahaja bayaru bisarāī। sabhani paraspara prīti baṛhāī॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
The trees in the forests always blossom and bear fruit. The elephant and the lion dwell together as friends. Birds and beasts have forgotten their natural enmity and have increased mutual affection.
कूजहिं खग मृग नाना बृंदा। अभय चरहिं बन करहिं अनंदा॥ सीतल सुरभि पवन बह मंदा। गुंजत अलि लै चलि मकरंदा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kūjahiṃ khaga mṛga nānā bṛndā। abhaya carahiṃ bana karahiṃ anandā॥ sītala surabhi pavana baha mandā। guṃjata ali lai cali makarantā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Birds and beasts of many kinds call out; fearlessly they roam the forest and delight there. A cool, gentle, fragrant breeze keeps blowing. The bees, taking nectar as they go, hum softly.
लता बिटप मागें मधु चवहीं। मनभावतो धेनु पय स्रवहीं॥ ससि संपन्न सदा रह धरनी। त्रेताँ भइ कृतजुग कै करनी॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
latā biṭapa māgeṃ madhu cavahīṃ। manabhāvato dhenu paya sravahīṃ॥ sasi sampanna sadā raha dharanī। tretāṃ bhai kṛtajuga kai karanī॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Vines and trees yield honey at the mere asking. Cows give milk as one wishes. The earth remains ever abundant. In Treta Yuga, the way of Satya Yuga had returned.
प्रगटीं गिरिन्ह बिबिधि मनि खानी। जगदातमा भूप जग जानी॥ सरिता सकल बहहिं बर बारी। सीतल अमल स्वाद सुखकारी॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pragaṭīṃ girinhaṃ bibidhi mani khānī। jagadātamā bhūpa jaga jānī॥ saritā sakala bahahiṃ bara bārī। sītala amala svāda sukhakārī॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
Knowing the Lord, the soul of the universe, as the king of the world, the mountains revealed many mines of jewels. All rivers began to flow with excellent water—cool, pure, sweet, and life-giving.
सागर निज मरजादाँ रहहीं। डारहिं रत्न तटन्हि नर लहहीं॥ सरसिज संकुल सकल तड़ागा। अति प्रसन्न दस दिसा बिभागा॥ ५ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sāgara nija marajādāṃ rahahīṃ। ḍārahiṃ ratna taṭanhi nara lahahīṃ॥ sarasija saṅkula sakala taṛāgā। ati prasanna dasa disā bibhāgā॥ 5 ॥
Meaning:
The oceans remain within their bounds. They cast up jewels on the shores, which people obtain. All ponds are filled with lotuses, and every direction is cheerful and bright.
बिधु महि पूर मयूखन्हि रबि तप जेतनेहि काज। मागें बारिद देहिं जल रामचंद्र कें राज॥ २३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bidhu mahi pūra mayūkhanni rabi tapa jetanehi kāja। māgeṃ bārida dehiṃ jala rāmacaṃdra keṃ rāja॥ 23 ॥
Meaning:
In Rama's reign, the moon fills the earth with its rays; the sun burns only as much as is needed; and the clouds give water when it is asked for.
कोटिन्ह बाजिमेध प्रभु कीन्हे। दान अनेक द्विजन्ह कहँ दीन्हे॥ श्रुति पथ पालक धर्म धुरंधर। गुनातीत अरु भोग पुरंदर॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
koṭinha bājimedha prabhu kīhne। dāna aneka dvijanha kahaṃ dīhne॥ śruti patha pālaka dharma dhuraṃdhara। gunātīta aru bhoga purandara॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
Lord Rama performed millions of horse sacrifices and gave many gifts to the twice-born. He upholds the path of the scriptures, bears the burden of dharma, is beyond the three guṇas, and is like Indra in splendor and enjoyment.
पति अनुकूल सदा रह सीता। सोभा खानि सुसील बिनीता॥ जानति कृपासिंधु प्रभुताई। सेवति चरन कमल मन लाई॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pati anukūla sadā raha sītā। sobhā khāni susīla binītā॥ jānati kṛpāsindhu prabhutāī। sevati carana kamala mana lāī॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Sita, a mine of beauty, noble in character and humble, always remains devoted to her husband. Knowing the majesty of the ocean of compassion, Rama, she serves His lotus feet with full attention.
जद्यपि गृहँ सेवक सेवकिनी। बिपुल सदा सेवा बिधि गुनी॥ निज कर गृह परिचरजा करई। रामचंद्र आयसु अनुसरई॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jadyapi gṛhaṃ sevaka sevakinī। bipula sadā sevā bidhi gunī॥ nija kara gṛha paricarajā karai। rāmacaṃdra āyasu anusarai॥ 3 ॥
Meaning:
Although there are many servants and maidservants in the house, all skilled in service, she herself performs the household duties with her own hands and follows Rama's command.
जेहि बिधि कृपासिंधु सुख मानइ। सोइ कर श्री सेवा बिधि जानइ॥ कौसल्यादि सासु गृह माहीं। सेवइ सबन्हि मान मद नाहीं॥ ४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jehi bidhi kṛpāsindhu sukha mānai। soi kara śrī sevā bidhi jānai॥ kausalyādi sāsu gṛha māhīṃ। sevai sabhani māna mada nāhīṃ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning:
In whatever way the ocean of compassion, Rama, finds joy, Śrī does the same; for she knows the proper way of service. In the house, Sita serves all the mothers-in-law, including Kaushalya, and has no pride or vanity.
जासु कृपा कटाच्छु सुर चाहत चितव न सोइ। राम पदारबिंद रति करति सुभावहि खोइ॥ २४ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jāsu kṛpā kaṭācchu sura cāhata citava na soi। rāma padārabinda rati karati subhāvahi khoi॥ 24 ॥
Meaning:
Those whose compassionate glance the gods long for are the very ones who, giving up their own natural disposition, delight in the lotus feet of Rama.
सेवहिं सानकूल सब भाई। राम चरन रति अति अधिकाई॥ प्रभु मुख कमल बिलोकत रहहीं। कबहुँ कृपाल हमहि कछु कहहीं॥ १ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sevahiṃ sānakūla saba bhāī। rāma carana rati ati adhikāī॥ prabhu mukha kamala bilokata rahahīṃ। kabahuṃ kṛpāla hamahi kachu kahahīṃ॥ 1 ॥
Meaning:
All the brothers serve them willingly. They have an exceedingly deep love for Rama's feet. They always keep gazing at the Lord's lotus face, hoping that the gracious Rama may someday ask them to do some service.
राम करहिं भ्रातन्ह पर प्रीती। नाना भाँति सिखावहिं नीती॥ हरषित रहहिं नगर के लोगा। करहिं सकल सुर दुर्लभ भोगा॥ २ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rāma karahiṃ bhrātanha para prītī। nānā bhāṃti sikhāvahiṃ nītī॥ haraṣita rahahiṃ nagara ke logā। karahiṃ sakala sura durlabha bhogā॥ 2 ॥
Meaning:
Rama also loves His brothers and instructs them in many kinds of good conduct. The people of the city remain joyful and enjoy pleasures that are hard even for the gods to obtain.