सुनि भूपाल भरत व्यवहारू । सोन सुगन्ध सुधा ससि-सारू ॥
मूदे सजल नयन पुलके तन । सुजस सराहन लगे मुदित मन ॥
suni bhūpāla bharata vyavahārū | sona sugandha sudhā sasi-sārū ||
mūde sajala nayana pulake tana | sujasa sarāhana lage mudita mana ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 288: Janaka: Bharata's glory is beyond words
5 verses · 288 of 326
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Janaka: Bharata's glory is beyond words
Hearing of Bharata's conduct, like gold with fragrance or nectar drawn from the moon, the king closes his wet eyes, thrills, and praises him gladly. Listen carefully, he tells the queen; the katha of Bharata frees one from the bonds of birth. Dharma, statecraft and inquiry into Brahman I know in my own measure, yet that mind of mine cannot even touch the shadow of Bharata's greatness. Brahma, Ganapati, Shesha, Shiva, Sharada, poets and scholars all find Bharata's deeds and fame, his dharma, conduct and virtues, a delight to hear, purer than the Ganga and sweeter than nectar. Bharata is boundless in virtue and without equal; only Bharata is like Bharata. Could one call Sumeru equal to a ser weight? The poets' minds shrink from the task.
सावधान सुनु सुमुखि सुलोचनि । भरत कथा भव-बन्ध बिमोचनि ॥
धरम राज-नय ब्रह्म-बिचारू । इहाँ जथामति मोर प्रचारू ॥
sāvadhāna sunu sumukhi sulocani | bharata kathā bhava-bandha bimocani ||
dharama rāja-naya brahma-bicārū | ihām̐ jathāmati mora pracārū ||
सो मति मोरि भरत महिमाही । कहइ काह छलि छुअति न छाँही ॥
बिधि गनपति अहिपति सिव सारद । कबि कोबिद बुध बुद्धि-बिसारद ॥
so mati mori bharata mahimāhī | kahai kāha chali chuati na chām̐hī ||
bidhi ganapati ahipati siva sārada | kabi kobida budha buddhi-bisārada ||
भरत चरित कीरति करतूती । धरम सील गुन बिमल बिभूती ॥
समुझत सुनत सुखद सब काहू । सुचि सुरसरि रुचि निदर सुधाहू ॥
bharata carita kīrati karatūtī | dharama sīla guna bimala bibhūtī ||
samujhata sunata sukhada saba kāhū | suci surasari ruci nidara sudhāhū ||
निरवधि गुन निरुपम पुरुषु, भरतु भरत सम जानि ।
कहिअ सुमेरु कि सेर सम, कबिकुल मति सकुचानि ॥
niravadhi guna nirupama puruṣu, bharatu bharata sama jāni |
kahia sumeru ki sera sama, kabikula mati sakucāni ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0