कीन्ह निमज्जन तीरथराजा । नाइ मुनिहि सिर सहित समाजा ॥
रिषि आयसु असीस सिर राखी । करि दंडवत बिनय बहु भाषी ॥
kīnha nimajjana tīratharājā | nāi munihi sira sahita samājā ||
riṣi āyasu asīsa sira rākhī | kari daṃḍavata binaya bahu bhāṣī ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 216: Barefoot towards Chitrakoot
5 verses · 216 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Barefoot towards Chitrakoot
Bharata bathes at Prayag and bows to the sage with all his company. Taking guides who know the road, he sets out for Chitrakoot with his heart fixed there. Leaning on Rama's friend Guha, he walks like love in bodily form. No shoes on his feet, no shade over his head; his vow of love is without guile. He asks his friend for the tale of the road taken by Lakshmana, Rama and Sita. Seeing the places where Rama stayed, he cannot hold back his love. The gods rain flowers, and the earth on the path turns soft. Clouds give shade and a pleasant breeze blows; the road was not so kind to Rama as it is to Bharata.
पथ-गति-कुसल साथ सब लीन्हे । चले चित्रकूटहिं चित दीन्हें ॥
रामसखा-कर दीन्हें लागू । चलत देह धरि जनु अनुरागू ॥
patha-gati-kusala sātha saba līnhe | cale citrakūṭahiṃ cita dīnheṃ ||
rāmasakhā-kara dīnheṃ lāgū | calata deha dhari janu anurāgū ||
नहिँ पद त्रान सीस नहिँ छाया । प्रेम नेम ब्रत धरम अमाया ॥
लखन-राम-सिय पन्थ-कहानी । पूछत सखहि कहत मृदु बानी ॥
nahim̐ pada trāna sīsa nahim̐ chāyā | prema nema brata dharama amāyā ||
lakhana-rāma-siya pantha-kahānī | pūchata sakhahi kahata mṛdu bānī ||
राम-बास-थल बिटप बिलोकें । उर अनुराग रहत नहिँ रोकैं ॥
देखि दसा सुर बरिसहिँ फूला । भइ मृदु महि मग मङ्गल मूला ॥
rāma-bāsa-thala biṭapa bilokeṃ | ura anurāga rahata nahim̐ rokaiṃ ||
dekhi dasā sura barisahim̐ phūlā | bhai mṛdu mahi maga maṅgala mūlā ||
किये जाहिँ छाया जलद, सुखद बहइ बर बात ।
तस मग भयउ न राम कहँ, जस भा भरतहि जात ॥
kiye jāhim̐ chāyā jalada, sukhada bahai bara bāta |
tasa maga bhayau na rāma kaham̐, jasa bhā bharatahi jāta ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0