एक बार भूपति मन माहीँ । भइ गलानि मोरें सुत नाहीँ ॥
गुरु गृह गयउ तुरत महिपाला । चरन लागि करि विनय बिसाला ॥
eka bāra bhūpati mana māhīm̐ | bhai galāni moreṃ suta nāhīm̐ ||
guru gṛha gayau turata mahipālā | carana lāgi kari vinaya bisālā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 189: The putrakameshti yajna and Agni's offering
5 verses · 189 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The putrakameshti yajna and Agni's offering
One day King Dasharatha feels the grief of having no son. He goes at once to the house of his guru, falls at his feet and pours out his sorrow and his hopes. Vasishtha consoles him at length: be patient, you will have four sons, famous in the three worlds, who will take away the fear of devotees. Vasishtha calls the rishi Shringi, who performs the auspicious yajna for sons. As the muni offers oblations with bhakti, Agni appears holding a bowl of charu. Whatever Vasishtha had in mind, he says, your purpose is fulfilled; go and share this offering among your queens in fitting portions. Then Agni vanishes, and the king is lost in a joy his heart cannot hold.
निज दुख सुख सब गुरुहि सुनायउ । कहि बसिष्ठ बहुबिधि समुझायउ ॥
धरहु धीर होइहहिँ सुत-चारी । त्रिभुवन-विदित भगत-भय-हारी ॥
nija dukha sukha saba guruhi sunāyau | kahi basiṣṭha bahubidhi samujhāyau ||
dharahu dhīra hoihahim̐ suta-cārī | tribhuvana-vidita bhagata-bhaya-hārī ||
सृङ्गी रिषिहि बसिष्ठ बोलावा । पुत्रकाम सुभ जग्य करावा ॥
भगति सहित मुनि आहुति दीन्हें । प्रगटे अगिनि चरू कर लीन्हें ॥
sṛṅgī riṣihi basiṣṭha bolāvā | putrakāma subha jagya karāvā ||
bhagati sahita muni āhuti dīnheṃ | pragaṭe agini carū kara līnheṃ ||
जो बसिष्ठ कछु हृदयँ विचारा । सकल काज भा सिद्ध तुम्हारा ॥
यह हबि बाँटि देहु नृप जाई । जथा जोग जेहि भाग बनाई ॥
jo basiṣṭha kachu hṛdayam̐ vicārā | sakala kāja bhā siddha tumhārā ||
yaha habi bām̐ṭi dehu nṛpa jāī | jathā joga jehi bhāga banāī ||
तब अदृस्य भये पावक, सकल सभहि समुझाइ ।
परमानन्द मगन नृप, हरष न हृदयँ समाइ ॥
taba adṛsya bhaye pāvaka, sakala sabhahi samujhāi |
paramānanda magana nṛpa, haraṣa na hṛdayam̐ samāi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0