सब प्रकार भूपति बड़भागी । बादि बिषाद करिय तेहि लागी ॥
यह सुनि समुझि सोच परिहरहू । सिर धरि राज-रजायसु करहू ॥
saba prakāra bhūpati bar̤abhāgī | bādi biṣāda kariya tehi lāgī ||
yaha suni samujhi soca pariharahū | sira dhari rāja-rajāyasu karahū ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 174: Vasishtha bids Bharata obey his father's word
5 verses · 174 of 326
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Vasishtha bids Bharata obey his father's word
The king was fortunate in every way, Vasishtha says, so grief for him is idle. Set sorrow aside and carry out the royal command. He gave the kingdom to you, and a father's word must be made true. For that word he gave up Rama, and in the fire of Rama's absence gave up his body; his word was dearer to him than life. Accept his order with bowed head; it is for your good. Parashurama kept his father's order and killed his mother, as the world knows. Yayati's son gave his youth to his father. Neither earned sin or blame. Those who keep a father's word, setting aside right and wrong, win happiness and fame and dwell in Indra's heaven.
राँय राजपदु तुम्ह कहूँ दीन्हा । पिता-बचन फुर चाहिय कीन्हा ॥
तजे राम जेहिं बचनहि लागी । तनु परिहरेउ राम-बिरहागी ॥
rām̐ya rājapadu tumha kahūm̐ dīnhā | pitā-bacana phura cāhiya kīnhā ||
taje rāma jehiṃ bacanahi lāgī | tanu parihareu rāma-birahāgī ||
नृपहि बचन-प्रिय नहिँ प्रिय प्राना । करहु तात पितु-बचन प्रवाना ॥
करहु सीस धरि भूप-रजाई । हइ तुम्ह कहँ सब भाँति भलाई ॥
nṛpahi bacana-priya nahim̐ priya prānā | karahu tāta pitu-bacana pravānā ||
karahu sīsa dhari bhūpa-rajāī | hai tumha kaham̐ saba bhām̐ti bhalāī ||
परसुराम पितु अज्ञा राखी । मारी मातु लोक सब साखी ॥
तनय जजातिहि जौबनु दयऊ । पितु-अज्ञा अघ-अजस न भयऊ ॥
parasurāma pitu ajñā rākhī | mārī mātu loka saba sākhī ||
tanaya jajātihi jaubanu dayaū | pitu-ajñā agha-ajasa na bhayaū ||
अनुचित उचित विचार तजि, जे पालहिं पितु बैन ।
ते भाजन सुख-सुजस के, बसहिँ अमरपति-अयन ॥
anucita ucita vicāra taji, je pālahiṃ pitu baina |
te bhājana sukha-sujasa ke, basahim̐ amarapati-ayana ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0