कपिपति रीछ निसाचर राजा । अङ्गदादि जे कीस-समाजा ॥
बन्दउँ सब के चरन सुहाये । अधम-सरीर राम जिन्ह पाये ॥
kapipati rīcha nisācara rājā | aṅgadādi je kīsa-samājā ||
bandaum̐ saba ke carana suhāye | adhama-sarīra rāma jinha pāye ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 18: All devotees, then Sita and Rama
6 verses · 18 of 361
What happens in this chapter
All devotees, then Sita and Rama
Tulsidas bows to Sugriva, Jambavan, Vibhishana, Angada and the whole monkey host, who in lowly bodies gained Rama. He bows to every selfless worshipper of Raghupati's feet, bird, beast, god, man or asura. He lays his head on the ground before Shuka, the Sanaka brothers, Narada and the great sages. He bows to Janaki, mother of the world, dearest to the ocean of compassion, by whose grace he hopes for a pure mind. Then in mind, word and deed he bows to lotus-eyed Raghunayaka, bearing bow and arrows, who ends his devotees' troubles. The doha: Sita and Rama are distinct only in speech, like word and meaning, water and wave, and they love the afflicted most.
रघुपति चरन उपासक जेते । खग मृग सुर नर असुर समेते ॥
बन्दउँ पद-सरोज सब केरे । जे बिनु काम राम के चेरे ॥
raghupati carana upāsaka jete | khaga mṛga sura nara asura samete ||
bandaum̐ pada-saroja saba kere | je binu kāma rāma ke cere ||
सुक सनकादि भगत मुनि नारद । जे मुनिवर बिज्ञान बिसारद ॥
प्रनवउँ सबहिँ धरनि धरि सीसा । करहु कृपा जन जानि मुनीसा ॥
suka sanakādi bhagata muni nārada | je munivara bijñāna bisārada ||
pranavaum̐ sabahim̐ dharani dhari sīsā | karahu kṛpā jana jāni munīsā ||
जनक-सुता जग-जननि जानकी । अतिसय प्रिय करुना निधान की ॥
ताके जुग-पद-कमल मनावउँ । जासु कृपाँ निरमल मति पावउँ ॥
janaka-sutā jaga-janani jānakī | atisaya priya karunā nidhāna kī ||
tāke juga-pada-kamala manāvaum̐ | jāsu kṛpām̐ niramala mati pāvaum̐ ||
पुनि मन-बचन-करम रघुनायक । चरन-कमल बन्दउँ सब लायक ॥
राजिव-नयन धरें धनु-सायक । भगत-बिपति-भञ्जन सुख दायक ॥
puni mana-bacana-karama raghunāyaka | carana-kamala bandaum̐ saba lāyaka ||
rājiva-nayana dhareṃ dhanu-sāyaka | bhagata-bipati-bhañjana sukha dāyaka ||
गिरा-अरथ जल-बीचि सम, कहिअत भिन्न न भिन्न ।
बदउँ सीता-राम-पद, जिन्हहि परम प्रिय खिन्न ॥
girā-aratha jala-bīci sama, kahiata bhinna na bhinna |
badaum̐ sītā-rāma-pada, jinhahi parama priya khinna ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0