राम सपथ सत कहउँ सुभाऊ । राम-मातु कछु कहेउ न काऊ ॥
मैं सब कीन्ह तोहि बिनु पूछे । तेहि तेँ परेउ मनोरथ छूछें ॥
rāma sapatha sata kahaum̐ subhāū | rāma-mātu kachu kaheu na kāū ||
maiṃ saba kīnha tohi binu pūche | tehi tem̐ pareu manoratha chūcheṃ ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 32: Dasharatha begs her to drop the second boon
5 verses · 32 of 326
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Dasharatha begs her to drop the second boon
I swear by Rama a hundred times, says the king, Rama's mother never said a word. I did it all without asking you, and so my wish has come to nothing. Give up your anger and prepare the festivities; in a few days Bharata will be yuvaraja. Only one thing pains me: the second boon, so strange a request. My heart still burns from it. Is it anger, a jest, or meant in earnest? Tell me Rama's offence. Everyone calls Rama a true sadhu, and you yourself praised him and loved him; now I doubt. How could one whose nature pleases even enemies act against his mother? Beloved, put aside jest and anger and ask with discernment, so that I may see Bharata's consecration with my own eyes.
रिस परिहरू अब मङ्गल साजू । कछु दिन गये भरत जुबराजू ॥
एकहि बात मोहि दुख लागा । बर दूसर असमञ्जस माँगा ॥
risa pariharū aba maṅgala sājū | kachu dina gaye bharata jubarājū ||
ekahi bāta mohi dukha lāgā | bara dūsara asamañjasa mām̐gā ||
अजहूँ हृदय जरत तेहि आँचा । रिस परिहास कि साँचेहु साँचा ॥
कहु तजि रोष राम अपराधू । सब कोउ कहइ राम सुठि साधू ॥
ajahūm̐ hṛdaya jarata tehi ām̐cā | risa parihāsa ki sām̐cehu sām̐cā ||
kahu taji roṣa rāma aparādhū | saba kou kahai rāma suṭhi sādhū ||
तुहूँ सराहसि करसि सनेहू । अब सुनि मोहि भयउ सन्देहू ॥
जासु सुभाउ अरिहि अनुकूला । सो किमि करिहि मातु प्रतिकूला ॥
tuhūm̐ sarāhasi karasi sanehū | aba suni mohi bhayau sandehū ||
jāsu subhāu arihi anukūlā | so kimi karihi mātu pratikūlā ||
प्रिया हास रिस परिहरहि, माँगु बिचारि बिबेक ।
जेहिं देखउँ अब नयन भरि, भरत राज-अभिषेक ॥
priyā hāsa risa pariharahi, mām̐gu bicāri bibeka |
jehiṃ dekhaum̐ aba nayana bhari, bharata rāja-abhiṣeka ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0