जिऐ मीन बरू बारि बिहीना । मनि बिनु फनिकु जिऐ दुख दीना ॥
कहउँ सुभाउ न छलु मन माहीँ । जीवन मोर राम बिनु नाहीं ॥
jiai mīna barū bāri bihīnā | mani binu phaniku jiai dukha dīnā ||
kahaum̐ subhāu na chalu mana māhīm̐ | jīvana mora rāma binu nāhīṃ ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 33: My life depends on Rama; Kaikeyi refuses
5 verses · 33 of 326
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My life depends on Rama; Kaikeyi refuses
A fish might live without water, says the king, a serpent might live wretched without its jewel, but I say plainly and without guile: I cannot live without Rama. Think, wise one: my life depends on seeing Rama. His soft words make the evil-minded queen burn more, like ghee poured on fire. Try crores of tricks, she says; your maya will not work here. Give, or refuse and take disgrace; I have no taste for long arguments. Rama is a sadhu, you are a wise sadhu, and Rama's mother is good too; I know them all. As Kausalya meant me good, so I will repay her in kind. If at dawn Rama does not go to the forest in a muni's dress, then, king, know my death and your disgrace.
समुझि देखु जियँ प्रिया प्रबीना । जीवन राम-दरस आधीना ॥
सुनि म्रदु बचन कुमति अति जरई । मनहुँ अनल आहुति घृत परई ॥
samujhi dekhu jiyam̐ priyā prabīnā | jīvana rāma-darasa ādhīnā ||
suni mradu bacana kumati ati jaraī | manahum̐ anala āhuti ghṛta paraī ||
कहइ करहु किन कोटि उपाया । इहाँ न लागिहि राउरि माया ॥
देहु कि लेहु अजस करि नाहीँ । मोहि न बहुत प्रपञ्च सोहाहीं ॥
kahai karahu kina koṭi upāyā | ihām̐ na lāgihi rāuri māyā ||
dehu ki lehu ajasa kari nāhīm̐ | mohi na bahuta prapañca sohāhīṃ ||
राम-साधु तुम्ह साधु सयाने । राम-मातु भलि सब पहिचाने ॥
जस कौसिलाँ मोर भल ताका । तस फल उन्हहि देउँ करि साका ॥
rāma-sādhu tumha sādhu sayāne | rāma-mātu bhali saba pahicāne ||
jasa kausilām̐ mora bhala tākā | tasa phala unhahi deum̐ kari sākā ||
होत प्रात मुनि बेष धरि, जौँ न राम बन जाहिँ ।
मोर मरन राउर अजस, नृप समुझिअ मन माहिँ ॥
hota prāta muni beṣa dhari, jaum̐ na rāma bana jāhim̐ |
mora marana rāura ajasa, nṛpa samujhia mana māhim̐ ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0