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Make the king's word true, Vasishtha says; protect the people and give up grief. The king in heaven will be content, and you will earn merit and fame, not blame. The Veda and all men agree: he whom the father names receives the tilak. Rule and drop your remorse. Rama and Sita will be glad to hear it, and no wise man will call it wrong. Kaushalya and the mothers will be happy in the people's happiness. Rama knows your heart and will think well of you. Hand the kingdom to Rama when he returns, and serve him with love. The ministers join their palms: obey the guru, they say, and when Rama comes, do whatever is fitting then.
अवसि नरेस बचन फुर करहू । पालहु प्रजा सोकु परिहरहू ॥
सुरपुर नप पाइहि परितोषू । तुम्ह कहँ सुकृत सुजस नहिँ दोषू ॥
avasi naresa bacana phura karahū | pālahu prajā soku pariharahū ||
surapura napa pāihi paritoṣū | tumha kaham̐ sukṛta sujasa nahim̐ doṣū ||
बेद-बिदित सम्मत सबही का । जेहि पितु देइ सो पावइ टीका ॥
करहु राज परिहरहु गलानी । मानहु मोर बचन हित जानी ॥
beda-bidita sammata sabahī kā | jehi pitu dei so pāvai ṭīkā ||
karahu rāja pariharahu galānī | mānahu mora bacana hita jānī ||
सुनि सुख लहब राम बैदेहीं । अनुचित कहब न पंडित केहीं ॥
कौसल्यादि सकल महँ तारी । तेउ प्रजा-सुख होहिं सुखारीं ॥
suni sukha lahaba rāma baidehīṃ | anucita kahaba na paṃḍita kehīṃ ||
kausalyādi sakala maham̐ tārī | teu prajā-sukha hohiṃ sukhārīṃ ||
मरम तुम्हार राम कर जानिहि । सो सब विधि तुम्ह सन भल मानिहि ॥
सौंपेहु राज राम के आये । सेवा करेहु सनेह सुहाये ॥
marama tumhāra rāma kara jānihi | so saba vidhi tumha sana bhala mānihi ||
sauṃpehu rāja rāma ke āye | sevā karehu saneha suhāye ||
कीजिअ गुरु आयसु अवसि, कहहिँ सचिव कर जोरि ।
रघुपति आये उचित जस, तस तब करब बहोरि ॥
kījia guru āyasu avasi, kahahim̐ saciva kara jori |
raghupati āye ucita jasa, tasa taba karaba bahori ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
