धरे नाम गुरु हृदयँ बिचारी । बेद-तत्व नृप तव सुत चारी ॥
मुनि-धन जन-सरबस सिव-प्राना । बाल केलि-तेहिं सुख माना ॥
dhare nāma guru hṛdayam̐ bicārī | beda-tatva nṛpa tava suta cārī ||
muni-dhana jana-sarabasa siva-prānā | bāla keli-tehiṃ sukha mānā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 198: The four brothers and Kausalya's lap
5 verses · 198 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The four brothers and Kausalya's lap
Vasishtha tells the king his four sons are the truth of the Veda, the treasure of munis and the life of Shiva. From infancy Lakshmana takes Rama as his master and loves His feet, while Bharata and Shatrughna share the bond of lord and servant. The dark and fair pairs are so lovely that the mothers break a straw against the evil eye. All four are homes of virtue, yet Rama is the deeper ocean of joy, His smile the moonlight of His grace. The all-pervading, stainless Brahman, beyond the gunas, the Unborn, lies in Kausalya's lap, held there by love and bhakti.
बारेहि तेँ निज हित पति जानी । लछिमन राम-चरन-रति मानी ॥
भरत सत्रुहन दूनउ भाई । प्रभु सेवक जसि प्रीति बड़ाई ॥
bārehi tem̐ nija hita pati jānī | lachimana rāma-carana-rati mānī ||
bharata satruhana dūnau bhāī | prabhu sevaka jasi prīti bar̤āī ||
स्याम गौर सुन्दर दोउ जोरी । निरखहिँ छबि जननीं तृन तोरी ॥
चारिउ सील-रूप गुन धामा । तदपि अधिक सुख-सागर-रामा ॥
syāma gaura sundara dou jorī | nirakhahim̐ chabi jananīṃ tṛna torī ||
cāriu sīla-rūpa guna dhāmā | tadapi adhika sukha-sāgara-rāmā ||
हृदयँ अनुग्रह इन्दु प्रकासा । सूचत किरन मनोहर हासा ॥
कबहुँ उछङ्ग कबहुँ बर पलना । मातु दुलारइ कहि प्रिय ललना ॥
hṛdayam̐ anugraha indu prakāsā | sūcata kirana manohara hāsā ||
kabahum̐ uchaṅga kabahum̐ bara palanā | mātu dulārai kahi priya lalanā ||
व्यापक-ब्रह्म निरञ्जन, निर्गुन बिगत बिनोद ।
सो अज प्रेम-भगति बस, कौसल्या के गोद ॥
vyāpaka-brahma nirañjana, nirguna bigata binoda |
so aja prema-bhagati basa, kausalyā ke goda ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0