प्रान कंठगत भयउ भुआलू । मनि-बिहीन जनु ब्याकुल ब्यालू ॥
इद्रीं सकल बिकल भइँ भारी । जनु सर सरसिज बनु बिनु बारी ॥
prāna kaṃṭhagata bhayau bhuālū | mani-bihīna janu byākula byālū ||
idrīṃ sakala bikala bhaim̐ bhārī | janu sara sarasija banu binu bārī ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 154: Kausalya steadies the sinking king
5 verses · 154 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Kausalya steadies the sinking king
The king's life rises to his throat; like a serpent robbed of its jewel, every sense fails. Seeing him so wan, Kausalya knows in her heart that the sun of the solar line is setting. Holding firm, Shri Rama's mother says: my lord, consider. Separation from Rama is a shoreless ocean; you are the helmsman of the ship of Avadh, and all your dear ones are its passengers. Keep courage and we reach the shore; lose it and the whole family drowns. If you take my plea to heart, you will see Rama, Lakshmana and Sita again. In the doha, hearing his beloved's soft words, the king opens his eyes and looks up, like a gasping fish sprinkled with cool water.
कौसल्याँ नृप दीख मलाना । रबिकुल-रबि अँथयउ जियँ जाना ॥
उर धरि धीर राम महतारी । बोली बचन समय अनुसारी ॥
kausalyām̐ nṛpa dīkha malānā | rabikula-rabi am̐thayau jiyam̐ jānā ||
ura dhari dhīra rāma mahatārī | bolī bacana samaya anusārī ||
नाथ समुझि मन करिय बिचारू । राम बियोग पयोधि अपारू ॥
करनधार तुम्ह अवध-जहाजू । चढ़ेउ सकल प्रिय पथिक समाजू ॥
nātha samujhi mana kariya bicārū | rāma biyoga payodhi apārū ||
karanadhāra tumha avadha-jahājū | car̤heu sakala priya pathika samājū ||
धीरज धरिय त पाइअ पारू । नाहिँ त बूड़िहि सब परिवारू ॥
जौं जियँ धरिय बिनय पिय मोरी । राम-लखन-सिय मिलहिँ बहोरी ॥
dhīraja dhariya ta pāia pārū | nāhim̐ ta būr̤ihi saba parivārū ||
jauṃ jiyam̐ dhariya binaya piya morī | rāma-lakhana-siya milahim̐ bahorī ||
प्रिया बचन मृदु सुनत नप, चितयउ आँखि उघारि ।
तलफत मीन मलीन जनु, सींचत सीतल बारि ॥
priyā bacana mṛdu sunata napa, citayau ām̐khi ughāri |
talaphata mīna malīna janu, sīṃcata sītala bāri ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0