अस कहि जोग-अगिनि तनु जारा । राम कृपाँ बैकुंठ सिधारां ॥
ता ते मुनि हरि लीन न भयऊ । प्रथमहिँ भेद-भगति बर लयऊ ॥
asa kahi joga-agini tanu jārā | rāma kṛpām̐ baikuṃṭha sidhārāṃ ||
tā te muni hari līna na bhayaū | prathamahim̐ bheda-bhagati bara layaū ||
Aranya Kanda
Chapter 9: Rama's vow over the heap of bones
5 verses · 9 of 46
What happens in this chapter
Rama's vow over the heap of bones
Having spoken, Sharabhanga burns his body in the fire of yoga and by Rama's grace goes to Vaikuntha. He does not merge into Hari, because he had first taken the boon of devotion that keeps the servant distinct from the Lord. The assembled rishis rejoice at his end and sing, glory to the ocean of compassion who cares for the surrendered. Rama walks on, a great band of munis following. Seeing a mound of bones, he asks what it is. The munis answer: why ask, Lord, when you see all and dwell within? The night-roaming rakshasas have eaten all these sages. Hearing this, Raghunath's eyes fill with tears. He raises his arm and vows to rid the earth of rakshasas, then visits ashram after ashram, giving joy to every muni.
रिषि-निकाय मुनिबर-गति देखी । सुखी भए निज हृदयँ विसेखी ॥
अस्तुति करहिं सकल मुनि बृन्दा । जयति प्रनत-हित करुना कन्दा ॥
riṣi-nikāya munibara-gati dekhī | sukhī bhae nija hṛdayam̐ visekhī ||
astuti karahiṃ sakala muni bṛndā | jayati pranata-hita karunā kandā ||
पुनि रघुनाथ चले बन आगे । मुनिवर बृन्द बिपुल सँग लागे ॥
अस्थि समूह देखि रघुराया । पूछा मुनिन्ह लागि अति दाया ॥
puni raghunātha cale bana āge | munivara bṛnda bipula sam̐ga lāge ||
asthi samūha dekhi raghurāyā | pūchā muninha lāgi ati dāyā ||
जानतहू पूछिअ कस स्वामी । सबदरसी तुम्ह अन्तरजामी ॥
निसिचर-निकर सकल मुनि खाये । सुनि रघुनाथ नयन जल छाये ॥
jānatahū pūchia kasa svāmī | sabadarasī tumha antarajāmī ||
nisicara-nikara sakala muni khāye | suni raghunātha nayana jala chāye ||
निसिचर हीन करउँ महि, भुज उठाइ पन कीन्ह ।
सकल मुनिन्ह के आश्रमन्हि, जाइ जाइ सुख दीन्ह ॥
nisicara hīna karaum̐ mahi, bhuja uṭhāi pana kīnha |
sakala muninha ke āśramanhi, jāi jāi sukha dīnha ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0