कियउ निषादनाथ अगुआईं । मातु पालकीं सकल चलाईं ॥
साथ बोलाइ भाइ लघु दीन्हा । बिप्रन्ह सहित गवन गुरु कीन्हा ॥
kiyau niṣādanātha aguāīṃ | mātu pālakīṃ sakala calāīṃ ||
sātha bolāi bhāi laghu dīnhā | bipranha sahita gavana guru kīnhā ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 203: Bharata walks barefoot to Prayag
5 verses · 203 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Bharata walks barefoot to Prayag
Guha leads the way and the mothers' palanquins move on; Shatrughna goes with them, and the guru with the Brahmins. Bharata bows to the Ganga, remembers Sita, Rama and Lakshmana, and sets out on foot, his horses led along on reins beside him. His servants beg him again and again to ride. Rama went on foot, he answers, and for us chariots, elephants and horses are made ready? It would be right for me to go on my head; a servant's duty is the hardest of all. Seeing his way and hearing his gentle words, the servants melt with remorse. In the third watch of the day Bharata enters Prayag, crying 'Rama Siya, Rama Siya' as love wells up in him.
आपु सुरसरिहि कीन्ह प्रनामू । सुमिरे लखन सहित सिय-रामू ॥
गवने भरत पयोदेहिं पाये । कोतल सङ्गजाहि डोरि आये ॥
āpu surasarihi kīnha pranāmū | sumire lakhana sahita siya-rāmū ||
gavane bharata payodehiṃ pāye | kotala saṅgajāhi ḍori āye ||
कहहिॅ सुसेवक बारहिँ बारा । होइअ नाथ अस्व असवारा ॥
राम पयोदेहि-पायँ सिधाये । हम कहँ रथ गज बाजि बनाये ॥
kahahiॅ susevaka bārahim̐ bārā | hoia nātha asva asavārā ||
rāma payodehi-pāyam̐ sidhāye | hama kaham̐ ratha gaja bāji banāye ||
सिर भर जाउँ उचित अस मोरा । सब तें सेवक-धरम कठोरा ॥
देखि भरत-गति सुनि मृदु बानी । सब सेवक-गन गरहिॅ गलानी ॥
sira bhara jāum̐ ucita asa morā | saba teṃ sevaka-dharama kaṭhorā ||
dekhi bharata-gati suni mṛdu bānī | saba sevaka-gana garahiॅ galānī ||
भरत तीसरे पहर कहँ, कीन्ह प्रबेस प्रयाग ।
कहत राम सिय राम सिय, उमगि उमगि अनुराग ॥
bharata tīsare pahara kaham̐, kīnha prabesa prayāga |
kahata rāma siya rāma siya, umagi umagi anurāga ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0