Ayodhya Kanda

Chapter 260: Bharata recalls Rama's kindness from childhood

5 verses · 260 of 326

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Bharata recalls Rama's kindness from childhood

Hearing the sage and seeing Rama's mood, Bharata finds guru and master fully kind and the whole burden on his head. Then he stands in the assembly, body thrilling, tears welling in his lotus eyes. The lord of sages has said all I could say; what more can I add? I know my Lord's nature. He is never angry even with an offender. His grace and love for me have been special; even in play I never saw him cross. From childhood he never left me or broke my heart. When I lost a game, he made me win. Out of love and shyness I never spoke to his face, and to this day my eyes thirst for the sight of him.

260.1

सुनि मुनि बचन राम रूख पाई । गुरु साहिब अनुकूल अघाई ॥
लखि अपने सिर सब छरु भारू । कहि न सकहिँ कछु करहिँ बिचारू ॥

suni muni bacana rāma rūkha pāī | guru sāhiba anukūla aghāī ||
lakhi apane sira saba charu bhārū | kahi na sakahim̐ kachu karahim̐ bicārū ||

260.2

पुलकि सरीर सभाँ भये ठाढें । नीरज-नयन नेह-जल बाढ़ें ॥
कहब मोर मुनिनाथ निबाहा । एहि तें अधिक कहउँ मैं काहा ॥

pulaki sarīra sabhām̐ bhaye ṭhāḍheṃ | nīraja-nayana neha-jala bār̤heṃ ||
kahaba mora muninātha nibāhā | ehi teṃ adhika kahaum̐ maiṃ kāhā ||

260.3

मैं जानउँ निज-नाथ सुभाऊ । अपराधिहु पर कोह न काऊ ॥
मो पर कृपा सनेह बिसेखी । खेलत खुनिस न कबहूँ देखी ॥

maiṃ jānaum̐ nija-nātha subhāū | aparādhihu para koha na kāū ||
mo para kṛpā saneha bisekhī | khelata khunisa na kabahūm̐ dekhī ||

260.4

सिसुपन तेम परिहरेउँ न संगू । कबहुँ न कीन्ह मोर मन भंगू ॥
मैं प्रभु कृपा-रीति जियँ जोही । हारेहू खेल जितावहिं मोही ॥

sisupana tema parihareum̐ na saṃgū | kabahum̐ na kīnha mora mana bhaṃgū ||
maiṃ prabhu kṛpā-rīti jiyam̐ johī | hārehū khela jitāvahiṃ mohī ||

दो॰ 260Doha

महूँ सनेह-सकोच-बस, सनमुख कहे न बैन ।
दरसन तृपित न आजु लगि, पेम पिआसे नयन ॥

mahūm̐ saneha-sakoca-basa, sanamukha kahe na baina |
darasana tṛpita na āju lagi, pema piāse nayana ||

Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0