देखि राम अति रुचिर तलावा । मज्जन कीन्ह परम सुख पावा ॥
देखी सुन्दर तरुबर छाया । बैठे अनुज सहित रघुराया ॥
dekhi rāma ati rucira talāvā | majjana kīnha parama sukha pāvā ||
dekhī sundara tarubara chāyā | baiṭhe anuja sahita raghurāyā ||
Aranya Kanda
Chapter 41: Narada comes to the grieving Rama
7 verses · 41 of 46
What happens in this chapter
Narada comes to the grieving Rama
Seeing the lovely lake, Rama bathes in it with great joy and sits with his brother in the shade of a fine tree. Devas and munis come to praise him. Seeing Bhagwan suffering separation, Narada is troubled: it was my curse that he accepted, and for it Rama bears all this sorrow. I must go and see such a Lord; such a chance will not come again. Vina in hand, Narada goes to where the Lord sits at ease, singing Rama's deeds in a soft voice and praising them with love. As he prostrates, Rama lifts him and holds him to his heart again and again and Lakshmana washes his feet with reverence. Knowing the Lord pleased, Narada joins his lotus hands to speak.
तहँ पुनि सकल देव मुनि आये । अस्तुति करि निज धाम सिधाये ॥
बैठे परम प्रसन्न कृपाला । कहत अनुज सन कथा रसाला ॥
taham̐ puni sakala deva muni āye | astuti kari nija dhāma sidhāye ||
baiṭhe parama prasanna kṛpālā | kahata anuja sana kathā rasālā ||
बिरहवन्त भगवंतहि देखी । नारद मन भा सोच बिसेखी ॥
भार साप करि अङ्गीकारा । सहत राम नाना दुख भारा ॥
birahavanta bhagavaṃtahi dekhī | nārada mana bhā soca bisekhī ||
bhāra sāpa kari aṅgīkārā | sahata rāma nānā dukha bhārā ||
ऐसे प्रभुहि बिलोकउँ जाई । पुनि न बनिहि अस अवसर आई ॥
यह बिचारि नारद कर बीना । गये जहाँ प्रभु सुख आसीना ॥
aise prabhuhi bilokaum̐ jāī | puni na banihi asa avasara āī ||
yaha bicāri nārada kara bīnā | gaye jahām̐ prabhu sukha āsīnā ||
गावत राम चरित मृदु बानी । प्रेम सहित बहु भाँति बखानी ॥
करत दंडवत लिये उठाई । राखे बहुत बार उर लाई ॥
gāvata rāma carita mṛdu bānī | prema sahita bahu bhām̐ti bakhānī ||
karata daṃḍavata liye uṭhāī | rākhe bahuta bāra ura lāī ||
स्वागत पूँछि निकट बैठारे । लछिमन सादर चरन पखारे ॥
svāgata pūm̐chi nikaṭa baiṭhāre | lachimana sādara carana pakhāre ||
नाना बिधि बिनती करि, प्रभु प्रसन्न जियँ जानि ।
नारद बोले बचन तब, जोरि सरोरुह-पानि ॥
nānā bidhi binatī kari, prabhu prasanna jiyam̐ jāni |
nārada bole bacana taba, jori saroruha-pāni ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0