आरत कहहिँ बिचारि न काऊ । सूझ जुआरिहि आपन दाऊ ॥
सुनि मुनि बचन कहत रघुराऊ । नाथ तुम्हारेहि हाथ उपाऊ ॥
ārata kahahim̐ bicāri na kāū | sūjha juārihi āpana dāū ||
suni muni bacana kahata raghurāū | nātha tumhārehi hātha upāū ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 258: Rama defers to the guru; Vasishtha pleads for Bharata
5 verses · 258 of 326
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Rama defers to the guru; Vasishtha pleads for Bharata
The distressed never speak after thought, the sage adds; a gambler sees only his own throw. Hearing him, Rama says: Lord, the way is in your hands. Everyone's good lies in keeping your will. First, whatever you command me, I will take on my head. The sage says: Rama, you speak true, but Bharata's love has left me no power of judgment. My mind has gone simple, captured by Bharata's devotion. To my mind, whatever is done keeping Bharata's wish will be good, Shiva is witness. Hear Bharata's plea with respect, then think it over, and act on the sum of the saints' view, the people's view, royal policy and the Veda.
सब कर हित रुख राउरि राखें । आयसु किये मुदित फुर भाखे ॥
प्रथम जो आयसु मो कहुँ होई । माथें मानि करउँ सिख सोई ॥
saba kara hita rukha rāuri rākheṃ | āyasu kiye mudita phura bhākhe ||
prathama jo āyasu mo kahum̐ hoī | mātheṃ māni karaum̐ sikha soī ||
पुनि जेहि कहँ जस कहब गोसाँई । सो सब भाँति घटिहि सेवकाईं ॥
कह मुनि राम सत्य तुम्ह भाखा । भरत सनेहँ बिचार न राखा ॥
puni jehi kaham̐ jasa kahaba gosām̐ī | so saba bhām̐ti ghaṭihi sevakāīṃ ||
kaha muni rāma satya tumha bhākhā | bharata saneham̐ bicāra na rākhā ||
तेहि तें कहउँ बहोरि बहोरी । भरत-भगति-बस भइ मति भोरी ॥
मोरें जान भरत रुचि राखी । जो कीजिय सो सुभ सिव साखी ॥
tehi teṃ kahaum̐ bahori bahorī | bharata-bhagati-basa bhai mati bhorī ||
moreṃ jāna bharata ruci rākhī | jo kījiya so subha siva sākhī ||
भरत बिनय सादर सुनिय, करिय बिचार बहोरि ।
करब साधु-मत लोक-मत, नृप-नय निगम निचोरि ॥
bharata binaya sādara suniya, kariya bicāra bahori |
karaba sādhu-mata loka-mata, nṛpa-naya nigama nicori ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0