झलका झलकत पायन्ह कैसे । पङ्कज-कोस ओस-कन जैसें ॥
भरत पयादेहिं आये आजू । भयउ दुखित सुनि सकल समाजू ॥
jhalakā jhalakata pāyanha kaise | paṅkaja-kosa osa-kana jaiseṃ ||
bharata payādehiṃ āye ājū | bhayau dukhita suni sakala samājū ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 204: At Triveni Bharata asks only one boon
5 verses · 204 of 326
What happens in this chapter
At Triveni Bharata asks only one boon
Blisters shine on his feet like dewdrops in a lotus bud. Hearing that Bharata came on foot today, the whole company grieves. He sees that all have bathed, then comes to Triveni and bows. He bathes in the dark and white waters with due rite and honours the Brahmins with gifts. Watching the dark and white waves, his body thrills and he joins his palms. King of tirthas, giver of every wish, your power is known to the Veda and the world. I give up my own dharma to beg from you; what wrong will the afflicted not do? I want neither wealth nor dharma nor pleasure, nor even liberation. Birth after birth, love for Rama's feet: I ask no other boon.
खबरि लीन्ह सब लोग नहाये । कीन्ह प्रनाम त्रिबेनिहिं आये ॥
सबिधि सितासित-नीर नहाने । दिये दान महिसुर सनमाने ॥
khabari līnha saba loga nahāye | kīnha pranāma tribenihiṃ āye ||
sabidhi sitāsita-nīra nahāne | diye dāna mahisura sanamāne ||
देखत स्यामल-धवल हलोरे । पुलकि सरीर भरत कर जोरे ॥
सकल काम-प्रद तीरथराऊ । बेद-बिदित जग प्रगट प्रभाऊ ॥
dekhata syāmala-dhavala halore | pulaki sarīra bharata kara jore ||
sakala kāma-prada tīratharāū | beda-bidita jaga pragaṭa prabhāū ||
माँगउँ भीख त्यागि निज-धरमू । आरत काह न करइ कुकरमू ॥
अस जियँ जानि सुजान सुदानी । सफल करहिँ जग जाचक बानी ॥
mām̐gaum̐ bhīkha tyāgi nija-dharamū | ārata kāha na karai kukaramū ||
asa jiyam̐ jāni sujāna sudānī | saphala karahim̐ jaga jācaka bānī ||
अरथ न धरम न काम-रुचि, गति न चहउँ निरबान ।
जनम जनम रति राम-पद, यह बरदान न आन ॥
aratha na dharama na kāma-ruci, gati na cahaum̐ nirabāna |
janama janama rati rāma-pada, yaha baradāna na āna ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0