करि पितु क्रिया बेद जसि बरनी । भे पुनीत पातक-तम-तरनी ॥
जासु नाम-पावक अघ-तूला । सुमिरत सकल सुमगंल-मूला ॥
kari pitu kriyā beda jasi baranī | bhe punīta pātaka-tama-taranī ||
jāsu nāma-pāvaka agha-tūlā | sumirata sakala sumagaṃla-mūlā ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 248: The funeral rites; Rama urges a return
5 verses · 248 of 326
What happens in this chapter
The funeral rites; Rama urges a return
Rama performs his father's rites as the Vedas prescribe and becomes pure, he whose very name burns sin like fire burns cotton; saints liken it to invoking tirthas into the Ganga. Two days after, Rama speaks to the guru with love. Lord, everyone here is in great distress, living on roots, fruit and water. Seeing Bharata, Shatrughna, the ministers and mothers, each moment passes like an age for me. Please return to the city with all of them. You are here, and the king's city is empty. Vasishtha answers: Rama, bridge of dharma, home of mercy, do not say this tomorrow. The people are grieving; let them find rest in your darshan for two days.
सुद्ध सो भयउ साधु-सम्मत अस । तीरथ आवाहन सुरसरि जस ॥
सुद्ध भये दुइ बासर बीते । बोले गुरु सन राम पिरीते ॥
suddha so bhayau sādhu-sammata asa | tīratha āvāhana surasari jasa ||
suddha bhaye dui bāsara bīte | bole guru sana rāma pirīte ||
नाथ लोग सब निपट दुखारी । कन्द मूल फल अम्बु अहारी ॥
सानुज भरत सचिव सब माता । देखि मोहि पल जिमि जुग जाता ॥
nātha loga saba nipaṭa dukhārī | kanda mūla phala ambu ahārī ||
sānuja bharata saciva saba mātā | dekhi mohi pala jimi juga jātā ||
सब समेत पुर धारिअ पाऊ । आपु इहाँ अमरावति राऊ ॥
बहुत कहेउँ सब कियउँ ढिठाई । उचित होइ तस करिय गोसाँई ॥
saba sameta pura dhāria pāū | āpu ihām̐ amarāvati rāū ||
bahuta kaheum̐ saba kiyaum̐ ḍhiṭhāī | ucita hoi tasa kariya gosām̐ī ||
धरम-सेतु करुनायतन, कल न कहहु अस राम ।
लोग दुखित दिन दुइ दरस, देखि लहहुँ बिश्राम ॥
dharama-setu karunāyatana, kala na kahahu asa rāma |
loga dukhita dina dui darasa, dekhi lahahum̐ biśrāma ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0