जानि नृपहि आपन आधीना । बोला तापस कपट-प्रबीना ॥
सत्य कहउँ भूपति सुनु तोही । जग नाहिँ न दुर्लभ कछु मोही ॥
jāni nṛpahi āpana ādhīnā | bolā tāpasa kapaṭa-prabīnā ||
satya kahaum̐ bhūpati sunu tohī | jaga nāhim̐ na durlabha kachu mohī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 168: The plan of the year-long feast
5 verses · 168 of 361
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The plan of the year-long feast
Seeing the king fully in his power, the ascetic, skilled in deceit, said: I tell you, king, nothing in the world is hard for me. I will surely do your work, for you are my devotee in mind, deed and word. Yoga, method, tapas and mantra bear fruit only when kept secret. If I cook and you serve, and no one knows me, whoever eats that food will follow your command. And whoever eats in their homes in turn will also come under your sway. Go, king, and set this plan in motion: take a vow for a full year. Each day invite a hundred thousand new brahmins with their families, and for your vow I will prepare the meal daily.
अवसि काज मैँ करिहउँ तोरा । मन तन बचन भगत तैँ मोरा ॥
जोग-जुगुति तप मन्त्र प्रभाऊ । फलइ तबहिँ जब करिय दुराऊ ॥
avasi kāja maim̐ karihaum̐ torā | mana tana bacana bhagata taim̐ morā ||
joga-juguti tapa mantra prabhāū | phalai tabahim̐ jaba kariya durāū ||
जौँ नरेस मैँ करउँ रसोई । तुम्ह परुसहु मोहि जान न कोई ॥
अन्न सो जोइ जोइ भोजन करई । सोइ सोइ तव आयसु अनुसरई ॥
jaum̐ naresa maim̐ karaum̐ rasoī | tumha parusahu mohi jāna na koī ||
anna so joi joi bhojana karaī | soi soi tava āyasu anusaraī ||
पुनि तिन्ह के गृह जेवँइ जोऊ । तव बस होइ भूप सुनु सोऊ ॥
जाइ उपाय रचहु नृप एहू । सम्बत भरि सङ्कलप करेहू ॥
puni tinha ke gṛha jevam̐i joū | tava basa hoi bhūpa sunu soū ||
jāi upāya racahu nṛpa ehū | sambata bhari saṅkalapa karehū ||
नित नूतन द्विज सहस-सत, बरेहु सहित परिवार ।
मैँ तुम्हरे सङ्कलप लगि, दिनहिंकरिब जेवनार ॥
nita nūtana dvija sahasa-sata, barehu sahita parivāra |
maim̐ tumhare saṅkalapa lagi, dinahiṃkariba jevanāra ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0