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So Bharata wanders the forest, and the munis feel humbled seeing his discipline and love. Holy pools, places, birds, deer, trees, grasses, hills, woods and gardens he asks about, and the king of rishis, glad at heart, tells their cause, name, quality and merit. Here he bathes, there he bows, there he looks with delight; somewhere, with leave, he sits and remembers Raghurai with Sita. Seeing his nature, love and good service, the forest deities gladly bless him. When two and a half watches of the day are gone, he turns back and comes to see the Lord's lotus feet. In five days Bharata sees every place and tirtha; then a day passes in telling and hearing the glory of Hari and Hara, and evening comes.
एहि विधि भरतु फिरत बन माहीं । नेम प्रेम लखि मुनि सकुचाहीं ॥
पुन्य जलाश्रय भूमि बिभागा । खग मृग तरु तृन गिरि बन बागा ॥
ehi vidhi bharatu phirata bana māhīṃ | nema prema lakhi muni sakucāhīṃ ||
punya jalāśraya bhūmi bibhāgā | khaga mṛga taru tṛna giri bana bāgā ||
चारु विचित्र पवित्र बिसेखी । बूझत भरत दिव्य सब देखी ॥
सुनि मन मुदित कहत रिषिराऊ । हेतु नाम गुन पुन्य प्रभाऊ ॥
cāru vicitra pavitra bisekhī | būjhata bharata divya saba dekhī ||
suni mana mudita kahata riṣirāū | hetu nāma guna punya prabhāū ||
कतहुँ निमज्जन कतहुँ प्रनामा । कतहुँ बिलोकन मन अभिरामा ॥
कतहुँ बैठि सुनि आयसु पाई । सुमिरत सीय सहित रघुराई ॥
katahum̐ nimajjana katahum̐ pranāmā | katahum̐ bilokana mana abhirāmā ||
katahum̐ baiṭhi suni āyasu pāī | sumirata sīya sahita raghurāī ||
देखि सुभाउ सनेह सुसेवा । देहिँ असीस मुदित बनदेवा ॥
फिरहिँ गये दिन पहर अढ़ाई । प्रभु-पद-कमल बिलोकहिँ आई ॥
dekhi subhāu saneha susevā | dehim̐ asīsa mudita banadevā ||
phirahim̐ gaye dina pahara ar̤hāī | prabhu-pada-kamala bilokahim̐ āī ||
देखे थल तीरथ सकल, भरत पाँच दिन माझ ।
कहत सुनत हरि-हर-सुजस, गयउ दिवस भइ साँझ ॥
dekhe thala tīratha sakala, bharata pām̐ca dina mājha |
kahata sunata hari-hara-sujasa, gayau divasa bhai sām̐jha ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0
