Ayodhya Kanda

Chapter 15: Kaikeyi declares her love for Rama

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Kaikeyi declares her love for Rama

Kaikeyi softens. I scolded you only to teach you, sweet-tongued one; I could never be angry with you. The day your news comes true will be the best of days. The eldest as master and the younger brothers as servants is the fair custom of the solar line. If Rama's tilak is really tomorrow, friend, ask whatever you wish. Rama loves every mother as he loves Kausalya, and me most of all; I have tested his love. If providence gives me birth again, may Rama and Sita be my son and daughter-in-law. Rama is dearer to me than life; why should his tilak trouble you? Swear by Bharata and tell me the truth: why turn this joyful hour to poison?

15.1

प्रियबादिनि सिख दीन्हिउँ तोही । सपनेहुँ तो पर कोप न मोही ॥
सुदिन सुमङ्गल-दायक सोई । तोर कहा फुर जेहि दिन होई ॥

priyabādini sikha dīnhium̐ tohī | sapanehum̐ to para kopa na mohī ||
sudina sumaṅgala-dāyaka soī | tora kahā phura jehi dina hoī ||

15.2

जेठ स्वामि सेवक लघु भाई । यह दिनकर-कुल-रीति सुहाई ॥
राम-तिलक जौँ साँचेहुँ काली । देउँ माँगु मन-भावत आली ॥

jeṭha svāmi sevaka laghu bhāī | yaha dinakara-kula-rīti suhāī ||
rāma-tilaka jaum̐ sām̐cehum̐ kālī | deum̐ mām̐gu mana-bhāvata ālī ||

15.3

कौसल्या सम सब महँतारी । रामहिँ सहज सुभायँ पियारी ॥
मो पर करहिँ सनेह बिसेखी । मैँ करि प्रीति परीछा देखी ॥

kausalyā sama saba maham̐tārī | rāmahim̐ sahaja subhāyam̐ piyārī ||
mo para karahim̐ saneha bisekhī | maim̐ kari prīti parīchā dekhī ||

15.4

जौं बिधि जनम देइ करि छोहू । होहु राम-सिय पूत-पुतोहू ॥
प्रान तेँ अधिक राम प्रिय मोरें । तिन्ह कें तिलक छोभ कस तोरें ॥

jauṃ bidhi janama dei kari chohū | hohu rāma-siya pūta-putohū ||
prāna tem̐ adhika rāma priya moreṃ | tinha keṃ tilaka chobha kasa toreṃ ||

दो॰ 15Doha

भरत सपथ तोहि साँच कहु, परिहरि कपट दुराउ ।
हरष समय बिसमउ करसि, कारन मोहि सुनाउ ॥

bharata sapatha tohi sām̐ca kahu, parihari kapaṭa durāu |
haraṣa samaya bisamau karasi, kārana mohi sunāu ||

Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0