नाम तुम्हार प्रताप-दिनेसा । सत्यकेतु तव पिता नरेसा ॥
गुरु प्रसाद सब जानिय राजा । कहिअ न आपन जानि अकाजा ॥
nāma tumhāra pratāpa-dinesā | satyaketu tava pitā naresā ||
guru prasāda saba jāniya rājā | kahia na āpana jāni akājā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 164: Pratapbhanu asks for an immortal rule
5 verses · 164 of 361
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Pratapbhanu asks for an immortal rule
The ascetic says: your name is Pratapbhanu, and King Satyaketu was your father. By my guru's grace I know all, king, but I do not speak of it, knowing harm in that. Now I am pleased, have no doubt; ask whatever your heart wishes. Hearing these fair words the king was glad, held his feet and pleaded in many ways: ocean of mercy, by your sight the four aims of life are already in my palm. Let my body be free of old age, death and pain; let no one defeat me in battle; and let me rule the earth alone, without enemies, under one parasol, for a hundred kalpas.
देखि तात तव सहज सुधाई । प्रीति प्रतीति नीति निपुनाई ॥
उपजि परी ममता मन मोरें । कहउँ कथा निज पूछे तोरें ॥
dekhi tāta tava sahaja sudhāī | prīti pratīti nīti nipunāī ||
upaji parī mamatā mana moreṃ | kahaum̐ kathā nija pūche toreṃ ||
अब प्रसन्न मैं संसय नाहीँ । माँगु जो भूप भाव मन माहीँ ॥
सुनि सुबचन भूपति हरषाना । गहि पद बिनय कीन्हि बिधि नाना ॥
aba prasanna maiṃ saṃsaya nāhīm̐ | mām̐gu jo bhūpa bhāva mana māhīm̐ ||
suni subacana bhūpati haraṣānā | gahi pada binaya kīnhi bidhi nānā ||
कृपासिन्धु मुनि दरसन तोरें । चारि पदारथ करतल मोरें ॥
प्रभुहि तथापि प्रसन्न बिलोकी । माँगि अगम बर होउँ असोकी ॥
kṛpāsindhu muni darasana toreṃ | cāri padāratha karatala moreṃ ||
prabhuhi tathāpi prasanna bilokī | mām̐gi agama bara houm̐ asokī ||
जरा-मरन-दुख रहित तनु, समर जितै जनि कोउ ।
एक-छत्र रिपु-हीन महि, राज कलप सत होउ ॥
jarā-marana-dukha rahita tanu, samara jitai jani kou |
eka-chatra ripu-hīna mahi, rāja kalapa sata hou ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0