कपट-कुचालि-सीवँ सुरराजू । पर अकाज प्रिय आपन-काजू ॥
काक समान पाकरिपु रीती । छली मलीन कतहुँ न प्रतीती ॥
kapaṭa-kucāli-sīvam̐ surarājū | para akāja priya āpana-kājū ||
kāka samāna pākaripu rītī | chalī malīna katahum̐ na pratītī ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 302: Indra's maya unsettles both camps
5 verses · 302 of 326
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Indra's maya unsettles both camps
Indra is the limit of fraud and mischief, sly as a crow. Having first plotted, he gathers his deceit and drops restlessness on everyone's head. The gods' maya bewilders all the people, yet their great love for Rama does not leave them. Gripped by fear and unease, the mind is not at home: one moment they want to stay, the next home seems sweet. Their divided minds are like water where a river meets the sea. Seeing this, the treasure of mercy smiles within: Indra is like a dog in its youth. The maya catches everyone fit for it, except Bharata, Janaka, the munis, ministers and alert saints.
प्रथम कुमत करि कपट सँकेला । सो उचाट सब कें सिर मेला ॥
सुर-माया सब लोग बिमोहे । राम-प्रेम अतिसय न बिछोहे ॥
prathama kumata kari kapaṭa sam̐kelā | so ucāṭa saba keṃ sira melā ||
sura-māyā saba loga bimohe | rāma-prema atisaya na bichohe ||
भय उचाट बस मन घर नाहीं । छन चल रुचि छन सदन सोहाहीं ॥
दुबिध मनोगति प्रजा दुखारी । सरित सिन्धु सङ्गम जनु बारी ॥
bhaya ucāṭa basa mana ghara nāhīṃ | chana cala ruci chana sadana sohāhīṃ ||
dubidha manogati prajā dukhārī | sarita sindhu saṅgama janu bārī ||
दुचित कतहुँ परितोष न लहहीं । एक एक सन मरम न कहहीं ॥
लखि हियँ हँसि कह कृपानिधानू । सरिस स्वान मघवान जुबानू ॥
ducita katahum̐ paritoṣa na lahahīṃ | eka eka sana marama na kahahīṃ ||
lakhi hiyam̐ ham̐si kaha kṛpānidhānū | sarisa svāna maghavāna jubānū ||
भरत जनक मुनिजन सचिव, साधु सचेत बिहाइ ।
लागि देव-माया सबहि, जथाजोग जन पाइ ॥
bharata janaka munijana saciva, sādhu saceta bihāi |
lāgi deva-māyā sabahi, jathājoga jana pāi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0