कह मुनि सुनु रघुबीर कृपाला । सङ्कर मानस राजमराला ॥
जात रहेउँ बिरञ्चि के धामा । सुनेउँ श्रवन बन ऐहहिं रामा ॥
kaha muni sunu raghubīra kṛpālā | saṅkara mānasa rājamarālā ||
jāta raheum̐ birañci ke dhāmā | suneum̐ śravana bana aihahiṃ rāmā ||
Aranya Kanda
Chapter 8: Sharabhanga gives up his body before Rama
5 verses · 8 of 46
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Sharabhanga gives up his body before Rama
Sharabhanga speaks: Raghubir, I was on my way to Brahma's abode when I heard that Rama would come to this forest. Since then I watched the road day and night, and now seeing you my heart is cooled. This is no favour to me, Lord; you have kept your own vow, stealer of devotees' hearts. Stay here only until I leave this body and meet you. All his yoga, yajna, japa, tapas and vows he offers to the Lord and asks in return the boon of bhakti. Then he builds a pyre, sits on it with every attachment dropped, and prays: Shri Rama, dark as a blue cloud, with Sita and your brother, dwell for ever in my heart in this form with attributes.
चितवत पंथ रहेउँ दिन राती । अब प्रभु देखि जुड़ानी छाती ॥
नाथ सकल साधन मैं हीना । कीन्ही कृपा जानि जन दीना ॥
citavata paṃtha raheum̐ dina rātī | aba prabhu dekhi jur̤ānī chātī ||
nātha sakala sādhana maiṃ hīnā | kīnhī kṛpā jāni jana dīnā ||
सो कछु देव न मोहि निहोरा । निज पन राखेउ जन-मन-चोरा ॥
तब लगि रहहु दीन हित लागी । जब लगि मिलौं तुम्हहिँ तनु त्यागी ॥
so kachu deva na mohi nihorā | nija pana rākheu jana-mana-corā ||
taba lagi rahahu dīna hita lāgī | jaba lagi milauṃ tumhahim̐ tanu tyāgī ||
जोग जग्य जप तप ब्रत कीन्हा । प्रभु कहँ देइ भगति बर लीन्हा ॥
एहि बिधि सर रचि मुनि सरभंगा । बैठे हृदयँ छाडि सब सङ्गा ॥
joga jagya japa tapa brata kīnhā | prabhu kaham̐ dei bhagati bara līnhā ||
ehi bidhi sara raci muni sarabhaṃgā | baiṭhe hṛdayam̐ chāḍi saba saṅgā ||
सीता-अनुज समेत प्रभु, नील-जलद-तनु स्याम ।
मम हियँ बसहु निरन्तर, सगुनरुप श्रीराम ॥
sītā-anuja sameta prabhu, nīla-jalada-tanu syāma |
mama hiyam̐ basahu nirantara, sagunarupa śrīrāma ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0