सानुज सखा समेत मगन मन । बिसरे हरष-सोक-सुख-दुख गन ॥
पाहि नाथ कहि पाहि गोसाँई । भूतल परे लकुट की नाँई ॥
sānuja sakhā sameta magana mana | bisare haraṣa-soka-sukha-dukha gana ||
pāhi nātha kahi pāhi gosām̐ī | bhūtala pare lakuṭa kī nām̐ī ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 240: Bharata falls at Rama's feet; Rama embraces him
5 verses · 240 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Bharata falls at Rama's feet; Rama embraces him
Bharata forgets joy and grief alike. Crying protect me, Lord, protect me, master, he falls to the ground like a staff. Lakshmana knows the loving voice and understands that Bharata is bowing. On one side pulls love for his brother, on the other the strong claim of serving his master. He can neither go to meet him nor ignore him; only a true poet could tell his heart. He holds to service, like a player hauling in a soaring kite. Bowing his head to the earth, he says with love: Raghunatha, Bharata is bowing to you. Rama hears and rises, overcome by love, cloth, quiver and bow flung aside. He lifts Bharata by force and clasps him to his heart. Seeing them meet, everyone forgets himself.
बचन सपेम लखन पहिचाने । करत प्रनाम भरत जियँ जाने ॥
बन्धु सनेह सरस एहि ओरा । उत साहिब सेवा बस जोरा ॥
bacana sapema lakhana pahicāne | karata pranāma bharata jiyam̐ jāne ||
bandhu saneha sarasa ehi orā | uta sāhiba sevā basa jorā ||
मिलि न जाइ नहिँ गुदरत बनई । सुकबि लखन मन की गति भनई ॥
रहे राखि सेवा पर भारू । चढ़ी चङ्ग जनु खैंच खेलारू ॥
mili na jāi nahim̐ gudarata banaī | sukabi lakhana mana kī gati bhanaī ||
rahe rākhi sevā para bhārū | car̤hī caṅga janu khaiṃca khelārū ||
कहत सप्रेम नाइ महि माथा । भरत प्रनाम करत रघुनाथा ॥
उठे राम सुनि पेम अधीरा । कहुँ पट कहुँ निषङ्ग धनु तीरा ॥
kahata saprema nāi mahi māthā | bharata pranāma karata raghunāthā ||
uṭhe rāma suni pema adhīrā | kahum̐ paṭa kahum̐ niṣaṅga dhanu tīrā ||
बरबस लिये उठाइ उर, लाये कृपानिधान ।
भरत राम की मिलनि लखि, बिसरे सबहि अपान ॥
barabasa liye uṭhāi ura, lāye kṛpānidhāna |
bharata rāma kī milani lakhi, bisare sabahi apāna ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0