गै स्त्रम सकल सुखी नृप भयऊ । निज आस्त्रम तापस लेइ गयऊ ॥
आसन दीन्ह अस्त रबि जानी । पुनि तापस बोलेउ मृदु बानी ॥
gai strama sakala sukhī nṛpa bhayaū | nija āstrama tāpasa lei gayaū ||
āsana dīnha asta rabi jānī | puni tāpasa boleu mṛdu bānī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 159: The ascetic invites the king to stay
6 verses · 159 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The ascetic invites the king to stay
The ascetic took him to his ashrama. Seeing the sun had set, he gave him a seat and spoke softly: who are you, and why does a handsome young man wander the forest alone, careless of his life? You bear the marks of an emperor; seeing you, I feel great pity. The king said: hear, great muni, I am a minister of King Pratapbhanu; I lost my way while hunting and by great fortune have come to your feet. The muni said: son, it is dark, and your city is seventy yojanas away. The night is fearful, the forest deep, there is no path; stay tonight and go at dawn. Tulsidas observes that as destiny is, such help arrives.
को तुम्ह कस बन फिरहु अकेलें । सुन्दर जुबा जीव पर हेले ॥
चक्रवर्ति के लच्छन तोरें । देखत दया लागि अति मोरें ॥
ko tumha kasa bana phirahu akeleṃ | sundara jubā jīva para hele ||
cakravarti ke lacchana toreṃ | dekhata dayā lāgi ati moreṃ ||
नाम प्रताप-भानु अवनीसा । तासु सचिव मैँ सुनहु मुनीसा ॥
फिरत अहेरें परेउँ भुलाई । बड़े भाग देखउँ पद आई ॥
nāma pratāpa-bhānu avanīsā | tāsu saciva maim̐ sunahu munīsā ||
phirata ahereṃ pareum̐ bhulāī | bar̤e bhāga dekhaum̐ pada āī ||
हम कहँ दुर्लभ दरस तुम्हारा । जानत हौँ कछु भल होनिहारा ॥
कह मुनि तात भयउ अँधियारा । जोजन सत्तरि नगर तुम्हारा ॥
hama kaham̐ durlabha darasa tumhārā | jānata haum̐ kachu bhala honihārā ||
kaha muni tāta bhayau am̐dhiyārā | jojana sattari nagara tumhārā ||
निसा-घोर गम्भीर-बन, पन्थ न सुनहु सुजान ।
बसहु आजु अस जानि तुम्ह, जाएहु होत बिहान ॥
nisā-ghora gambhīra-bana, pantha na sunahu sujāna |
basahu āju asa jāni tumha, jāehu hota bihāna ||
तुलसी जसि भवतब्यता, तैसी मिलइ सहाइ ।
आपु न आवइ ताहि पहिँ, ताहि तहाँ लेइ जाइ ॥
tulasī jasi bhavatabyatā, taisī milai sahāi |
āpu na āvai tāhi pahim̐, tāhi tahām̐ lei jāi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0