कहत धरम इतिहास सप्रीती । भयउ भोरु निसि सो सुख बीती ॥
नित्य निबाहि भरत दोउ भाई । राम अत्रि गुरु आयसु पाई ॥
kahata dharama itihāsa saprītī | bhayau bhoru nisi so sukha bītī ||
nitya nibāhi bharata dou bhāī | rāma atri guru āyasu pāī ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 311: Bharata walks the forest barefoot
5 verses · 311 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Bharata walks the forest barefoot
The night passes in talk of dharma. After their daily rites the two brothers with leave from Rama, Atri and the guru, set out on foot with their company, in plain dress, to walk Rama's forest. As their tender feet go without sandals, the earth softens, abashed at heart. She hides the kusha, thorns, gravel and rough, hard, harmful things, and makes the paths lovely and soft; the cool, gentle, fragrant breeze brings comfort. The gods rain flowers and the clouds give shade; trees flower and fruit, grass turns soft; deer gaze and birds sing sweetly, all serving him as dear to Rama. If saying Rama even while yawning brings every siddhi, this is no wonder for Bharata, dear as life to Rama.
सहित समाज साज सब सादें । चले राम-बन अटन पयादें ॥
कोमल चरन चलत बिनु पनहीं । भइ मृदु भूमि सकुचि मन मनहीं ॥
sahita samāja sāja saba sādeṃ | cale rāma-bana aṭana payādeṃ ||
komala carana calata binu panahīṃ | bhai mṛdu bhūmi sakuci mana manahīṃ ||
कुस कंटक काँकरीं कुराईं । कटुक कठोर कुबस्तु दुराईं ॥
महि मञ्जुल मृदु मारग कीन्हे । बहुत समीर त्रिविधि सुख लीन्हे ॥
kusa kaṃṭaka kām̐karīṃ kurāīṃ | kaṭuka kaṭhora kubastu durāīṃ ||
mahi mañjula mṛdu māraga kīnhe | bahuta samīra trividhi sukha līnhe ||
सुमन बरषि सुर घन करि छाहीं । बिटप फूलि फलि तृन मृदुताहीं ॥
मृग बिलोकि खग बोलि सुबानी । सेवहिँ सकल राम-प्रिय जानी ॥
sumana baraṣi sura ghana kari chāhīṃ | biṭapa phūli phali tṛna mṛdutāhīṃ ||
mṛga biloki khaga boli subānī | sevahim̐ sakala rāma-priya jānī ||
सुलभ सिद्धि सब प्राकृतहु, राम कहत जमुहात ।
राम प्रान-प्रिय भरत कहँ, यह न होइ बड़ि बात ॥
sulabha siddhi saba prākṛtahu, rāma kahata jamuhāta |
rāma prāna-priya bharata kaham̐, yaha na hoi bar̤i bāta ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0