एहि बिधि राम सबहि समुझावा । गुरु-पद-पदुम हरषि सिरु नावा ॥
गनपति गौरि गिरीस मनाई । चले असीस पाइ रघुराई ॥
ehi bidhi rāma sabahi samujhāvā | guru-pada-paduma haraṣi siru nāvā ||
ganapati gauri girīsa manāī | cale asīsa pāi raghurāī ||
Ayodhya Kanda
Chapter 81: Shri Rama departs, Dasharatha sends Sumantra
5 verses · 81 of 326
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Shri Rama departs, Dasharatha sends Sumantra
So Shri Rama comforts everyone, bows gladly at the guru's lotus feet, invokes Ganapati, Gauri and Girisha, and sets out with blessings. As he goes a great grief rises, and the cry of the city is too painful to hear. Ill omens appear in Lanka, deep sorrow fills Avadh, and the gods feel both joy and sorrow. When the king comes out of his swoon, he calls Sumantra: Rama has gone to the forest and my life does not leave me; for what joy does it stay in this body? Then, steadying himself, he says: friend, take the chariot and go with them. Both princes are very tender, Janaka's daughter too. Seat them in the chariot, show them the forest, and bring them back after four days.
राम चलत अति भयउ बिषादू । सुनि न जाइ पुर आरत नादू ॥
कुसगुन लंक अवध अति सोकू । हहरष-बिषाद बिबस सुरलोकू ॥
rāma calata ati bhayau biṣādū | suni na jāi pura ārata nādū ||
kusaguna laṃka avadha ati sokū | haharaṣa-biṣāda bibasa suralokū ||
गइ मुरछा तब भूपति जागे । बोलि सुमन्त्र कहन अस लागे ॥
राम चले बन प्रान न जाहीँ । केहि सुख लागि रहत तन माहीं ॥
gai murachā taba bhūpati jāge | boli sumantra kahana asa lāge ||
rāma cale bana prāna na jāhīm̐ | kehi sukha lāgi rahata tana māhīṃ ||
एहि तें कवन व्यथा बलवाना । जो दुख पाइ तजहिँ तनु प्राना ॥
पुनि धरि धीर कहइ नरनाहू । लेइ रथ सङ्ग सखा तुम्ह जाहू ॥
ehi teṃ kavana vyathā balavānā | jo dukha pāi tajahim̐ tanu prānā ||
puni dhari dhīra kahai naranāhū | lei ratha saṅga sakhā tumha jāhū ||
सुठि सुकुमार कुमार दोउ, जनक-सुता सुकुमारि ।
रथ चढ़ाइ देखराइ बन, फिरेहु गये दिन चारि ॥
suṭhi sukumāra kumāra dou, janaka-sutā sukumāri |
ratha car̤hāi dekharāi bana, phirehu gaye dina cāri ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0