सुनु मुनि कथा पुनीत पुरानी । जो गिरिजा प्रति सम्भु बखानी ॥
बिस्व-बिदित एक कैकय देसू । सत्यकेतु तहँ बसइ नरेसू ॥
sunu muni kathā punīta purānī | jo girijā prati sambhu bakhānī ||
bisva-bidita eka kaikaya desū | satyaketu taham̐ basai naresū ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 153: King Satyaketu and his two sons
5 verses · 153 of 361
What happens in this chapter
King Satyaketu and his two sons
Yajnavalkya tells Bharadvaja an old, holy katha that Shambhu told Girija. In the famed land of Kaikaya lived King Satyaketu, a pillar of dharma, a treasury of good policy, full of splendour, modesty and strength. He had two heroic sons, homes of every virtue and steady in battle. The elder, heir to the throne, was named Pratapbhanu; the younger was Arimardan, of matchless strength of arm and unshakable in war. The brothers loved each other closely, free of every fault and trick. The king gave the kingdom to his elder son and himself went to the forest for Hari. When Pratapbhanu became king, his rule was proclaimed across the land. He guarded his subjects by the rule of the Vedas, and nowhere was there a trace of sin.
धरम-धुरन्धर नीति-निधाना । तेज प्रताप सील बलवाना ॥
तेहि कें भये जुगल-सुत बीरा । सब-गुन-धाम महा-रनधीरा ॥
dharama-dhurandhara nīti-nidhānā | teja pratāpa sīla balavānā ||
tehi keṃ bhaye jugala-suta bīrā | saba-guna-dhāma mahā-ranadhīrā ||
राज-धनी जो जेठ सुत आही । नाम प्रताप-भानु अस ताही ॥
अपर-सुतहि अरिमर्दन नामा । भुज-बल-अतुल अचल-संग्रामा ॥
rāja-dhanī jo jeṭha suta āhī | nāma pratāpa-bhānu asa tāhī ||
apara-sutahi arimardana nāmā | bhuja-bala-atula acala-saṃgrāmā ||
भाइहि भाइहि परम समीती । सकल दोष छल वरजित प्रीती ॥
जेठे सुतहि राज नृप दीन्हा । हरि हित आपु गवन बन कीन्हा ॥
bhāihi bhāihi parama samītī | sakala doṣa chala varajita prītī ||
jeṭhe sutahi rāja nṛpa dīnhā | hari hita āpu gavana bana kīnhā ||
जब प्रताप-रबि भयउ नप, फिरी दोहाई देस ।
प्रजा पाल अति बेद विधि, कतहुँ नहीँ अघ लेस ॥
jaba pratāpa-rabi bhayau napa, phirī dohāī desa |
prajā pāla ati beda vidhi, katahum̐ nahīm̐ agha lesa ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0