सृंगबेरपुर भरत दीख जब । भे सनेहँ-बस अङ्ग सिथिल तब ॥
सोहत दिये निषादहि लागू । जनु तनु धरें बिनय अनुरागू ॥
sṛṃgaberapura bharata dīkha jaba | bhe saneham̐-basa aṅga sithila taba ||
sohata diye niṣādahi lāgū | janu tanu dhareṃ binaya anurāgū ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 197: Bharata bathes in the Ganga and prays
5 verses · 197 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Bharata bathes in the Ganga and prays
When Bharata sees Shringaverapura his limbs go slack with love. Leaning on Guha he looks like humility and love in bodily form. With the whole host he reaches the world-purifying Ganga. He bows to Rama's ghat, and his heart sinks into bliss as if he had met Rama. The citizens bow, glad to see water that is Brahman itself; they bathe and with joined palms ask for love of Ramachandra's feet. Bharata prays: Mother Ganga, your sands give every joy and are a wish-cow to your servants. With joined hands I ask only this boon, natural love for the feet of Sita and Rama. Having bathed, he takes the guru's leave and, learning the mothers have bathed, leads them to the camp.
एहि बिधि भरत सेन सब सङ्गा । दीख जाइ जग-पावनि गङ्गा ॥
रामघाट कहँ कीन्ह प्रनामू । भा मन मगन मिले जनु रामू ॥
ehi bidhi bharata sena saba saṅgā | dīkha jāi jaga-pāvani gaṅgā ||
rāmaghāṭa kaham̐ kīnha pranāmū | bhā mana magana mile janu rāmū ||
करहिँ प्रनाम नगर नर-नारी । मुदित ब्रह्म-मय बारि निहारी ॥
करि मज्जनु मागहिं कर जोरी । रामचन्द्र-पद प्रीति न थोरी ॥
karahim̐ pranāma nagara nara-nārī | mudita brahma-maya bāri nihārī ||
kari majjanu māgahiṃ kara jorī | rāmacandra-pada prīti na thorī ||
भरत कहेउ सुरसरि तव रेनू । सकल सुखद सेवक सुरधेनू ॥
जोरि पानि बर माँगउँ एहू । सीय राम पद सहज सनेहू ॥
bharata kaheu surasari tava renū | sakala sukhada sevaka suradhenū ||
jori pāni bara mām̐gaum̐ ehū | sīya rāma pada sahaja sanehū ||
एहि बिधि मज्जन भरतु करि, गुरु अनुसासन पाइ ।
मातु नहानीं जानि सब, डेरा चले लवाइ ॥
ehi bidhi majjana bharatu kari, guru anusāsana pāi |
mātu nahānīṃ jāni saba, ḍerā cale lavāi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0