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Shri Rama says and does whatever pleases Sita and Lakshmana, telling them ancient kathas that they hear with joy. Yet whenever he remembers Avadh, his eyes fill. Recalling mother, father, kin, and Bharata's love and service, the ocean of compassion grows sad, then steadies himself, knowing the time is adverse. Seeing him so, Sita and Lakshmana grow troubled too, as a shadow follows a man. Noticing this, the patient and kind Lord begins some holy katha, and they are comforted. In the doha the leaf hut with Shri Rama, Lakshmana and Sita shines like Amaravati with Indra, Shachi and Jayanta.
सीय-लखन जेहि बिधि सुख लहहीं । सोइ रघुनाथ करहिं सोइ कहहीं ॥
कहहिँ पुरातन कथा कहानी । सुनहिँ लखन सिय अति सुख मानी ॥
sīya-lakhana jehi bidhi sukha lahahīṃ | soi raghunātha karahiṃ soi kahahīṃ ||
kahahim̐ purātana kathā kahānī | sunahim̐ lakhana siya ati sukha mānī ||
जब जब राम अवध सुधि करहीं । तब तब बारि बिलोचन भरहीं ॥
सुमिरि मातु पितु परिजन भाई । भरत सनेह सील-सेवकाई ॥
jaba jaba rāma avadha sudhi karahīṃ | taba taba bāri bilocana bharahīṃ ||
sumiri mātu pitu parijana bhāī | bharata saneha sīla-sevakāī ||
कृपासिन्धु प्रभु होहिँ दुखारी । धीरज धरहिँ कुसमउ, बिचारी ॥
लखि सिय-लखन विकल होइ जाहीँ । जिमि पुरुषहि अनुसर परिछाहीं ॥
kṛpāsindhu prabhu hohim̐ dukhārī | dhīraja dharahim̐ kusamau, bicārī ||
lakhi siya-lakhana vikala hoi jāhīm̐ | jimi puruṣahi anusara parichāhīṃ ||
प्रिया-बन्धु गति लखि रघुनन्दन । धीर कृपाल भगत-उर चन्दन ॥
लगे कहन कछु कथा पुनीता । सुनि सुख लहहिँ लखन अरु सीता ॥
priyā-bandhu gati lakhi raghunandana | dhīra kṛpāla bhagata-ura candana ||
lage kahana kachu kathā punītā | suni sukha lahahim̐ lakhana aru sītā ||
राम-लखन-सीता सहित, सोहत परन-निकेत ।
जिमि बासव बस अमरपुर, सची जयन्त समेत ॥
rāma-lakhana-sītā sahita, sohata parana-niketa |
jimi bāsava basa amarapura, sacī jayanta sameta ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
