ताल जाउँ बलि बेगि नहाहू । जो मन भाव मधुर कछु खाहू ॥
पितु समीप तब जाएहु भैआ । भइ बड़ि बार जाइ बलि भैया ॥
tāla jāum̐ bali begi nahāhū | jo mana bhāva madhura kachu khāhū ||
pitu samīpa taba jāehu bhaiā | bhai bar̤i bāra jāi bali bhaiyā ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 53: Shri Rama tells his mother of the forest
5 verses · 53 of 326
What happens in this chapter
Shri Rama tells his mother of the forest
Kausalya urges her son to bathe quickly, eat something sweet that he likes, and then go to his father, for it is already late. Her words are like flowers of love's wish-tree, yet the bee of Rama's mind is not lured. Knowing the course of dharma, he speaks very gently: Father has given me the kingdom of the forest, where great work awaits me in every way. Give me leave with a glad heart, mother, so that I go to the forest in joy and good fortune. I shall live fourteen years in the forest, make my father's word true, and return to see your feet again. Do not let your heart sink.
मातु बचन सुनि अति अनुकूला । जनु सनेह सुरतरु के फूला ॥
सुख-मकरन्द भरे स्रिय-मूला । निरखि राम-मन-भवरुँ न भूला ॥
mātu bacana suni ati anukūlā | janu saneha surataru ke phūlā ||
sukha-makaranda bhare sriya-mūlā | nirakhi rāma-mana-bhavarum̐ na bhūlā ||
धरम-धुरीन धरम-गति जानी । कहेउ मातु सन अति मृदुबानी ॥
पिताँ दीन्ह मोहि कानन-राजू । जहँ सब भाँति मोर बड़ काजू ॥
dharama-dhurīna dharama-gati jānī | kaheu mātu sana ati mṛdubānī ||
pitām̐ dīnha mohi kānana-rājū | jaham̐ saba bhām̐ti mora bar̤a kājū ||
आयसु देहि मुदित मन माता । जेहिं मुद-मङ्गल कानन जाता ॥
जनि सनेह बस डरपसि भोरें । आनंद अम्ब अनुग्रह तोरें ॥
āyasu dehi mudita mana mātā | jehiṃ muda-maṅgala kānana jātā ||
jani saneha basa ḍarapasi bhoreṃ | ānaṃda amba anugraha toreṃ ||
बरष चारिदस विपिन बसि, करि पितु बचन प्रमान ।
आइ पाय पुनि देखिहउँ, मन जनि करसि मलान ॥
baraṣa cāridasa vipina basi, kari pitu bacana pramāna |
āi pāya puni dekhihaum̐, mana jani karasi malāna ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0