धीरज धरेउ कुअवसर जानी । सहज सुहृद बोली मृदु आनी ॥
तात तुम्हारि मातु बैदेही । पिता-राम सब भाँति सनेही ॥
dhīraja dhareu kuavasara jānī | sahaja suhṛda bolī mṛdu ānī ||
tāta tumhāri mātu baidehī | pitā-rāma saba bhām̐ti sanehī ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 74: Sumitra: Avadh is where Rama dwells
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Sumitra: Avadh is where Rama dwells
Knowing the hour is grave, Sumitra steadies herself and speaks gently. Son, Vaidehi is your mother and Rama your father, loving you in every way. Avadh is where Rama lives, as day is where the sun shines. If Sita and Rama go to the forest, you have no business in Avadh. Guru, father, mother, brother, gods and masters are all to be served like one's own life, but Rama is the life of life, a selfless friend to all. Whoever is worthy of honour and love is honoured for Rama's sake. Knowing this, go with him to the forest and reap the gain of living in the world. You are most fortunate, and I with you, since your heart, free of guile, has made its home at Rama's feet.
अवध तहाँ जहँ राम-निवासू । तहँइँ दिवस जहँ भानु-प्रकासू ॥
जौँ पै सीय राम बन जाहीँ । अवध तुम्हार काज कछु नाहीं ॥
avadha tahām̐ jaham̐ rāma-nivāsū | taham̐im̐ divasa jaham̐ bhānu-prakāsū ||
jaum̐ pai sīya rāma bana jāhīm̐ | avadha tumhāra kāja kachu nāhīṃ ||
गुरु पितु मातु बन्धु सुर साँई । सेइअहिं सकल प्रान की नाँई ॥
राम प्रान-प्रिय-जीवन जी के । स्वारथ रहित सखा सबही के ॥
guru pitu mātu bandhu sura sām̐ī | seiahiṃ sakala prāna kī nām̐ī ||
rāma prāna-priya-jīvana jī ke | svāratha rahita sakhā sabahī ke ||
पूजनीय प्रिय, परम जहाँ तेँ । सब मानिअहिं राम के नातें ॥
अस जियँ जानि सङ्ग बन जाहू । लेहु तात जग जीवन लाहू ॥
pūjanīya priya, parama jahām̐ tem̐ | saba māniahiṃ rāma ke nāteṃ ||
asa jiyam̐ jāni saṅga bana jāhū | lehu tāta jaga jīvana lāhū ||
भूरि भाग भाजन भयहु, मोहि समेत बलि जाउँ ।
जौम तुम्हरें मन छाडि छल, कीन्ह राम-पद ठाउँ ॥
bhūri bhāga bhājana bhayahu, mohi sameta bali jāum̐ |
jauma tumhareṃ mana chāḍi chala, kīnha rāma-pada ṭhāum̐ ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0