कोसलपति गति सुनि जनकौरा । भे सब लोग सोक-बस बौरा ॥
जेहिं देखे तेहि समय विदेहू । नाम सत्य अस लाग न केहू ॥
kosalapati gati suni janakaurā | bhe saba loga soka-basa baurā ||
jehiṃ dekhe tehi samaya videhū | nāma satya asa lāga na kehū ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 271: How Janaka received the news from Ayodhya
5 verses · 271 of 326
What happens in this chapter
How Janaka received the news from Ayodhya
The envoy tells the story. When Janakpur heard what befell the lord of Kosala, everyone went mad with grief. Whoever saw Janaka then would not have thought his name Videha true. Hearing of the queen's evil scheme, the king could see nothing, like a serpent without its jewel. Bharata to rule and Rama to the forest: the lord of Mithila's heart sank. His ministers could not say whether to go or stay. Then the king took courage, thought it over, and sent four shrewd spies to Ayodhya: find out whether Bharata's feeling is true or false, and come back quickly without being noticed. The spies went, saw Bharata's conduct, and as Bharata set out for Chitrakoot, they set out for Tirhut.
रानि कुचालि सुनत नरपालहि । सूझ न कछु जस मनि बिनु ब्यालहि ॥
भरत-राज रघुबर-बनबासू । भा मिथिलेसहि हृदयँ हराँसू ॥
rāni kucāli sunata narapālahi | sūjha na kachu jasa mani binu byālahi ||
bharata-rāja raghubara-banabāsū | bhā mithilesahi hṛdayam̐ harām̐sū ||
नृप बूझे बुध-सचिव-समाजू । कहहु बिचारि उचित का आजू ॥
समुझि अवध असमंजस दोऊ । चलिय कि रहिय न कह कछु कोऊ ॥
nṛpa būjhe budha-saciva-samājū | kahahu bicāri ucita kā ājū ||
samujhi avadha asamaṃjasa doū | caliya ki rahiya na kaha kachu koū ||
नृपहि धीर धरि हृदयँ बिचारी । पठये अवध चतुर चर चारी ॥
बूझि भरत सति भाउ कुभाऊ । आएहु बेगि न होइ लखाऊ ॥
nṛpahi dhīra dhari hṛdayam̐ bicārī | paṭhaye avadha catura cara cārī ||
būjhi bharata sati bhāu kubhāū | āehu begi na hoi lakhāū ||
गये अवध चर भरत-गति, बूझि देखि करतूति ।
चले चित्रकूटहि भरत, चार चले तेरहूति ॥
gaye avadha cara bharata-gati, būjhi dekhi karatūti |
cale citrakūṭahi bharata, cāra cale terahūti ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0