सूखहिँ अधर जरहिं सब अङ्ग । मनहुँ दीन मनिहीन भुअंगू ॥
सरुष समीप दीख कैकेई । मानहुँ मीच घरी गनि लेई ॥
sūkhahim̐ adhara jarahiṃ saba aṅga | manahum̐ dīna manihīna bhuaṃgū ||
saruṣa samīpa dīkha kaikeī | mānahum̐ mīca gharī gani leī ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 40: Kaikeyi tells Rama of the two boons
5 verses · 40 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Kaikeyi tells Rama of the two boons
The king's lips are dry and his limbs burn, like a wretched serpent robbed of its jewel. Beside him Rama sees Kaikeyi in anger, as if death were counting the hours. Gentle Rama, who has never known grief, holds firm and asks sweetly: mother, tell me the cause of father's grief, so we may remedy it. Kaikeyi answers: hear, Rama, the whole cause. The king loves you very much. He promised me two boons, and I asked for what pleased me. Love for his son is on one side, his word on the other; the king is caught between. If you can, take the command on your head and end this hard distress.
करुनामय मृदु राम सुभाऊ । प्रथम दीख दुख सुना न काऊ ॥
तदपि धीर धरि समउ बिचारी । पूंछी मधुर बचन महतारी ॥
karunāmaya mṛdu rāma subhāū | prathama dīkha dukha sunā na kāū ||
tadapi dhīra dhari samau bicārī | pūṃchī madhura bacana mahatārī ||
मोहि कहु मातु तात दुख कारन । करिय जतन जेहिं होइ निवारन ॥
सुनहु राम सब कारन एहू । राजहि तुम पर बहुत सनेहू ॥
mohi kahu mātu tāta dukha kārana | kariya jatana jehiṃ hoi nivārana ||
sunahu rāma saba kārana ehū | rājahi tuma para bahuta sanehū ||
देन कहेन्हि मोहि दुइ बरदाना । मागेउँ जो कछु मोहि सोहाना ॥
सो सुनि भयउ भूप उर सोचू । छाड़ि न सकहिं तुम्हार सँकोचू ॥
dena kahenhi mohi dui baradānā | māgeum̐ jo kachu mohi sohānā ||
so suni bhayau bhūpa ura socū | chār̤i na sakahiṃ tumhāra sam̐kocū ||
सुत सनेह इत बचन उत, सङ्कट परेउ नरेस ।
सकहु त आयसु धरहु सिर, मेटहु कठिन कलेस ॥
suta saneha ita bacana uta, saṅkaṭa pareu naresa |
sakahu ta āyasu dharahu sira, meṭahu kaṭhina kalesa ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0