मुनि पद कमल नाइ करि सीसा । चले बनहिँ सुर नर मुनि ईसा ॥
आगे राम अनुज पुनि पाछें । मुनि बर बेष बने अति काछें ॥
muni pada kamala nāi kari sīsā | cale banahim̐ sura nara muni īsā ||
āge rāma anuja puni pācheṃ | muni bara beṣa bane ati kācheṃ ||
Aranya Kanda
Chapter 7: Viradha slain, Rama reaches Sharabhanga
5 verses · 7 of 46
What happens in this chapter
Viradha slain, Rama reaches Sharabhanga
Bowing at the muni's lotus feet, the Lord of devas, men and sages walks on into the forest. Rama goes ahead, Lakshmana behind, both in the dress of munis, and Sita moves between them like Maya between Brahman and the jiva. Rivers, woods, hills and rough fords know their master and make the path easy, and wherever Raghuraya goes the clouds spread shade in the sky. On the way the asura Viradha meets them and Raghubir strikes him down at once. He immediately gains a beautiful form; seeing him unhappy, Rama sends him to his own abode. Then Rama comes with his brother and Janaki to the ashram of the sage Sharabhanga, whose eyes, like bees, drink the beauty of the Lord's lotus face. Blessed is Sharabhanga's birth.
उभय बीच श्री सोहइ कैसी । ब्रह्म जीव बिच माया जैसी ॥
सरिता बन गिरि अवघट घाटा । पति पहिचानि देहिँ घर बाटा ॥
ubhaya bīca śrī sohai kaisī | brahma jīva bica māyā jaisī ||
saritā bana giri avaghaṭa ghāṭā | pati pahicāni dehim̐ ghara bāṭā ||
जहँ जहँ जाहि देव रघुराया । करहिं मेध तहँ तहँ नभ छाया ॥
मिला असुर विराध मग जाता । आवतहीं रघुबीर-निपाता ॥
jaham̐ jaham̐ jāhi deva raghurāyā | karahiṃ medha taham̐ taham̐ nabha chāyā ||
milā asura virādha maga jātā | āvatahīṃ raghubīra-nipātā ||
तुरतहिं रुचिर रूप तेहिं पावा । देखि दुखी निज धाम पठावा ॥
पुनि आये जहँ मुनि सरभङ्गा । सुन्दर अनुज जानकी सङ्गा ॥
turatahiṃ rucira rūpa tehiṃ pāvā | dekhi dukhī nija dhāma paṭhāvā ||
puni āye jaham̐ muni sarabhaṅgā | sundara anuja jānakī saṅgā ||
देखि राम-सुख-पङ्कज, मुनिबर-लोचन-भृङ्ग ।
सादर पान करत अति, धन्य जन्म सरभंग ॥
dekhi rāma-sukha-paṅkaja, munibara-locana-bhṛṅga |
sādara pāna karata ati, dhanya janma sarabhaṃga ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0