आरत लोग राम सब जाना । करुनाकर सुजान भगवाना ॥
जो जेहि भायँ रहा अभिलाखी । तेहि तेहि कै तसि तसि रुख राखी ॥
ārata loga rāma saba jānā | karunākara sujāna bhagavānā ||
jo jehi bhāyam̐ rahā abhilākhī | tehi tehi kai tasi tasi rukha rākhī ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 244: Rama meets the townsfolk and consoles Kaikeyi
5 verses · 244 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Rama meets the townsfolk and consoles Kaikeyi
Rama, the compassionate Bhagavan, knows everyone is suffering. To each he gives the look each longed for. With his brother he meets all in a moment and puts out the fire of their grief. This is no great thing for Rama, as one sun is reflected in countless pots. He embraces Guha warmly, and the townsfolk praise Guha's luck. Rama sees the mothers stricken like a row of creepers struck by frost. He meets Kaikeyi first, simply, his heart full of devotion, falls at her feet and comforts her, laying the blame on time, karma and fate. Then he meets all the mothers and consoles them: Mother, the world is in the Lord's hands; blame no one.
सानुज मिलि पल महं सब काहू । कीन्हि दूरि दुख-दारुन-दाहू ॥
यह बड़ी बातँ राम के नाहीं । जिमि घट-कोटि एक रबि छाहीं ॥
sānuja mili pala mahaṃ saba kāhū | kīnhi dūri dukha-dāruna-dāhū ||
yaha bar̤ī bātam̐ rāma ke nāhīṃ | jimi ghaṭa-koṭi eka rabi chāhīṃ ||
मिलि केवटिहि उमगि अनुरागा । पुरजन सकल सराहहिँ भागा ॥
देखीं राम दुखित महतारीं । जनु सुबेलि-अवलीं हिम मारीं ॥
mili kevaṭihi umagi anurāgā | purajana sakala sarāhahim̐ bhāgā ||
dekhīṃ rāma dukhita mahatārīṃ | janu subeli-avalīṃ hima mārīṃ ||
प्रथम राम भेंटी कैकेई । सरल सुभायँ भगति मति भेई ॥
पग परि कीन्ह प्रबोध बहोरी । काल करम बिधि सिर धरि खोरी ॥
prathama rāma bheṃṭī kaikeī | sarala subhāyam̐ bhagati mati bheī ||
paga pari kīnha prabodha bahorī | kāla karama bidhi sira dhari khorī ||
भेंटी रघुबर मातु सब, करि प्रबोध परितोष ।
अम्ब ईस आधीन जग, काहु न देइअ दोष ॥
bheṃṭī raghubara mātu saba, kari prabodha paritoṣa |
amba īsa ādhīna jaga, kāhu na deia doṣa ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0