राज-धरम-सरबस एतनोई । जिमि मन माहँ मनोरथ गोई ॥
बन्धु प्रबोध कीन्ह बहु भाँती । बिनु अधार मन तोषु न साँती ॥
rāja-dharama-sarabasa etanoī | jimi mana māham̐ manoratha goī ||
bandhu prabodha kīnha bahu bhām̐tī | binu adhāra mana toṣu na sām̐tī ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 316: Rama gives Bharata his padukas
5 verses · 316 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Rama gives Bharata his padukas
This is the whole of a king's dharma, Rama says. He consoles his brother in many ways, yet without some support Bharata's mind finds no peace. Raghuraj in grace gives him his padukas, and Bharata reverently sets them on his head. The footrests of the treasure of mercy are like two watchmen guarding the people's lives, a casket for the jewel of Bharata's love, doors guarding the Raghu line, clear eyes for service and dharma. Bharata is glad, as if he had gained a support, as happy as if Sita and Rama had stayed. He bows and asks leave; Rama holds him to his heart. Crooked Indra, finding a bad moment, unsettles the people.
भरत सील गुरु सचिव समाजू । सकुच सनेह बिबस रघुराजू ॥
प्रभु करि कृपा पाँवरीं दीन्हीँ । सादर भरत सीस धरि लीन्हीं ॥
bharata sīla guru saciva samājū | sakuca saneha bibasa raghurājū ||
prabhu kari kṛpā pām̐varīṃ dīnhīm̐ | sādara bharata sīsa dhari līnhīṃ ||
चरनपीठ करुनानिधान के । जनु जुग जामिक प्रजा प्रान के ॥
सम्पुट भरत सनेह-रतन के । आखर जुग जनु जीव जतन के ॥
caranapīṭha karunānidhāna ke | janu juga jāmika prajā prāna ke ||
sampuṭa bharata saneha-ratana ke | ākhara juga janu jīva jatana ke ||
कुल-कपाट कर कुसल करम के । बिमल नयन सेवा सुधरम के ॥
भरत मुदित अवलम्ब लहे से । अस सुख जस सिय-राम रहे तेँ ॥
kula-kapāṭa kara kusala karama ke | bimala nayana sevā sudharama ke ||
bharata mudita avalamba lahe se | asa sukha jasa siya-rāma rahe tem̐ ||
मागेउ बिदा प्रनाम करि, राम लिये उर लाइ ।
लोग उचाटे अमरपति, कुटिल कुअवसर पाइ ॥
māgeu bidā pranāma kari, rāma liye ura lāi |
loga ucāṭe amarapati, kuṭila kuavasara pāi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0