को कहि सकइ प्रयाग प्रभाऊ । कलुष पुञ्ज कुञ्जर मृगराऊ ॥
अस तीरथपति देखि सुहावा । सुख सागर रघुबर सुख पावा ॥
ko kahi sakai prayāga prabhāū | kaluṣa puñja kuñjara mṛgarāū ||
asa tīrathapati dekhi suhāvā | sukha sāgara raghubara sukha pāvā ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 106: Bath at the Triveni; meeting Bharadvaja
5 verses · 106 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Bath at the Triveni; meeting Bharadvaja
Who can describe the power of Prayag, a lion to the elephant herds of sin? Seeing that lovely lord of tirthas, Raghubara, ocean of joy, is himself gladdened. With his own lips he tells Sita, Lakshmana and his friend of its greatness. So he comes to the Triveni, whose mere remembrance grants every blessing. He bathes joyfully, worships Shiva and honours the deity of the tirtha with due rites. Then the Lord comes to Bharadvaja; as he prostrates, the muni clasps him to his heart. The sage's joy cannot be told; it is as if he had found a heap of the bliss of Brahman. He blesses Rama, feeling the Creator has placed the fruit of all his merit before his very eyes.
कहि सिय लखनहिँ सखहि सुनाई । श्रीमुख तीरथराज बड़ाई ॥
करि प्रनामु देखत बन बागा । कहत महातम अति अनुरागा ॥
kahi siya lakhanahim̐ sakhahi sunāī | śrīmukha tīratharāja bar̤āī ||
kari pranāmu dekhata bana bāgā | kahata mahātama ati anurāgā ||
एहि बिधि आइ बिलोकी बेनी । सुमिरत सकल सुमङ्गल-देनी ॥
मुदित नहाइ कीन्हि सिव-सेवा । पूजि जथा-विधि तीरथ-देवा ॥
ehi bidhi āi bilokī benī | sumirata sakala sumaṅgala-denī ||
mudita nahāi kīnhi siva-sevā | pūji jathā-vidhi tīratha-devā ||
तब प्रभु भरद्वाज पहिँ आये । करत दंडवत मुनि उर लाये ॥
मुनि मन मोद न कछु कहि जाई । ब्रह्मानन्द-रासि जनु पाई ॥
taba prabhu bharadvāja pahim̐ āye | karata daṃḍavata muni ura lāye ||
muni mana moda na kachu kahi jāī | brahmānanda-rāsi janu pāī ||
दीन्हि असीस मुनीस उर, अति अनन्द अस जानि ।
लोचन-गोचर सुकृत-फल, मनहुँ किये बिधि आनि ॥
dīnhi asīsa munīsa ura, ati ananda asa jāni |
locana-gocara sukṛta-phala, manahum̐ kiye bidhi āni ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0