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Rama is dearer to you than life, Kaushalya says, and you are dearer to him than life. The moon may drip poison and frost give off fire, a fish may turn from water, delusion may outlive knowledge, but you could never turn against Rama. Whoever calls this your plan will find no happiness even in a dream. She holds him to her heart; milk flows from her breast and tears fill her eyes. They sit lamenting until the night is gone. Then Vamadeva and Vasishtha come and call the ministers and elders. The sage teaches Bharata the highest truths and tells him to be firm and do what the hour asks. Bharata rises and orders all to be made ready.
राम प्रानहु तँ प्रान तुम्हारे । तुम्ह रघुपतिहि प्रानहु तेँ प्यारे ॥
बिधु विष चवै स्त्रवै हिम आगी । होइ बारिचर बारि बिरागी ॥
rāma prānahu tam̐ prāna tumhāre | tumha raghupatihi prānahu tem̐ pyāre ||
bidhu viṣa cavai stravai hima āgī | hoi bāricara bāri birāgī ||
भये ज्ञान बरु मिटइ न मोहू । तुम्ह रामहिँ प्रतिकूल न होहू ॥
मत तुम्हार यह जो जग कहहीँ । सो सपनेहुँ सुख सुगति न लहहीं ॥
bhaye jñāna baru miṭai na mohū | tumha rāmahim̐ pratikūla na hohū ||
mata tumhāra yaha jo jaga kahahīm̐ | so sapanehum̐ sukha sugati na lahahīṃ ||
अस कहि मातु भरत हियँ लाये । थन पय स्त्रवहिं नयन जल छाये ॥
करत बिलाप बहुत यहि भाँती । बैठेहिं बीति गई सब राती ॥
asa kahi mātu bharata hiyam̐ lāye | thana paya stravahiṃ nayana jala chāye ||
karata bilāpa bahuta yahi bhām̐tī | baiṭhehiṃ bīti gaī saba rātī ||
बामदेउ बसिष्ठ तब आये । सचिव महाजन सकल बोलाये ॥
मुनि बहु भाँति भरत उपदेसे । कहि परमारथ बचन सुदेसे ॥
bāmadeu basiṣṭha taba āye | saciva mahājana sakala bolāye ||
muni bahu bhām̐ti bharata upadese | kahi paramāratha bacana sudese ||
तात हृदयँ धीरज धरहु, करहु जो अवसर आज ।
उठे भरत गुरु बचन सुनि, करन कहेउ सब साज ॥
tāta hṛdayam̐ dhīraja dharahu, karahu jo avasara āja |
uṭhe bharata guru bacana suni, karana kaheu saba sāja ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
