Ayodhya Kanda

Chapter 268: Bharata offers three ways forward

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Bharata offers three ways forward

Seeing the love of guru and master in every way, my turmoil is gone and no doubt remains. Now, merciful one, do what serves your servant without troubling you. A servant who puts his master in a bind for his own gain has a mean mind. Your return serves everyone's interest, and obeying your command is good a million ways. Hear one plea and then do what is right. All the coronation things have been brought; Lord, if you agree, make them fruitful. Send me with Shatrughna to the forest and give everyone a protector. Or else send the two brothers back, and I will go with you.

268.1

लखि सब बिधि गुर स्वामि सनेहू । मिटेउ छोभ नहिँ मन सन्देहू ॥
अब करुनाकर कीजिय सोई । जन हित प्रभु चित छोभ न होई ॥

lakhi saba bidhi gura svāmi sanehū | miṭeu chobha nahim̐ mana sandehū ||
aba karunākara kījiya soī | jana hita prabhu cita chobha na hoī ||

268.2

जो सेवक साहिबहि सँकोची । निज हित चहइ तासु मति पोची ॥
सेवक-हित साहिब सेवकाई । करइ सकल मुख लोभ बिहाई ॥

jo sevaka sāhibahi sam̐kocī | nija hita cahai tāsu mati pocī ||
sevaka-hita sāhiba sevakāī | karai sakala mukha lobha bihāī ||

268.3

स्वारथु नाथ फिरें सबही का । किये रजाइ कोटि बिधि नीका ॥
यह स्वारथ परमारथ-सारु । सकल सुकृत-फल सुगति-सिँगारू ॥

svārathu nātha phireṃ sabahī kā | kiye rajāi koṭi bidhi nīkā ||
yaha svāratha paramāratha-sāru | sakala sukṛta-phala sugati-sim̐gārū ||

268.4

देव एक बिनती सुनि मोरी । उचित होइ तस करब बहोरी ॥
तिलक समाज साजि सब आना । करिय सुफल प्रभु जौँ मन माना ॥

deva eka binatī suni morī | ucita hoi tasa karaba bahorī ||
tilaka samāja sāji saba ānā | kariya suphala prabhu jaum̐ mana mānā ||

दो॰ 268Doha

सानुज पठइअ मोहि बन, कीजिय सबहि सनाथ ।
नतरु फेरिअहिं बन्धु दोउ, नाथ चलौं मैं साथ ॥

sānuja paṭhaia mohi bana, kījiya sabahi sanātha |
nataru pheriahiṃ bandhu dou, nātha calauṃ maiṃ sātha ||

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