सुरन्ह सुमिरि सारदा सराही । देबि देव सरनागत पाही ॥
फेरि भरत-मति करि निज माया । पालु बिबुध-कुल करि छल छाया ॥
suranha sumiri sāradā sarāhī | debi deva saranāgata pāhī ||
pheri bharata-mati kari nija māyā | pālu bibudha-kula kari chala chāyā ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 295: Sharada refuses to turn Bharata's mind
5 verses · 295 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Sharada refuses to turn Bharata's mind
The gods pray to Sharada: turn Bharata's mind by your maya, and shelter the gods with a shade of deceit. The wise goddess hears and knows the gods are selfish and dull. You ask me to turn Bharata's mind? With a thousand eyes you cannot see Sumeru. The great maya of Brahma, Hari and Hara cannot even look at Bharata's mind, and you tell me to bewitch it? Can moonlight steal from the sun? Sita and Rama dwell in Bharata's heart; can darkness stand where the sun shines? So saying, Sharada goes to Brahmaloka, leaving the gods restless as chakavas at night. The selfish, dark-minded gods then plot wickedly and spread a strong maya of fear, confusion, unease and restlessness.
बिबुध बिनय सुनि देबि सयानी । बोली सुर स्वारथ जड़ जानी ॥
मो सन कहहु भरत मति फेरू । लोचन सहस न सूझ सुमेरू ॥
bibudha binaya suni debi sayānī | bolī sura svāratha jar̤a jānī ||
mo sana kahahu bharata mati pherū | locana sahasa na sūjha sumerū ||
बिधि-हरि-हर माया बड़ि भारी । सोउ न भरत-मति सकइ निहारी ॥
सो मति मोहि कहत करु भोरी । चन्दिनि कर कि चंडकर चोरी ॥
bidhi-hari-hara māyā bar̤i bhārī | sou na bharata-mati sakai nihārī ||
so mati mohi kahata karu bhorī | candini kara ki caṃḍakara corī ||
भरत हृदयँ सिय-राम निवासू । तहँ कि तिमिर जहँ तरनि प्रकासू ॥
अस कहि सारद गइ बिधि-लोका । बिबुध बिकल निसि मानहुँ कोका ॥
bharata hṛdayam̐ siya-rāma nivāsū | taham̐ ki timira jaham̐ tarani prakāsū ||
asa kahi sārada gai bidhi-lokā | bibudha bikala nisi mānahum̐ kokā ||
सुर स्वारथी मलीन मन, कीन्ह कुमन्त्र कुठार ।
रचि प्रपञ्च माया प्रबल, भय भ्रम अरति उचाटु ॥
sura svārathī malīna mana, kīnha kumantra kuṭhāra |
raci prapañca māyā prabala, bhaya bhrama arati ucāṭu ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0