बालचरित हरि बहुबिधि कीन्हा । अति अनन्द दासन्ह कहँ दीन्हा ॥
कछुक काल बीतें सब भाई । बड़े भये परिजन सुखदाई ॥
bālacarita hari bahubidhi kīnhā | ati ananda dāsanha kaham̐ dīnhā ||
kachuka kāla bīteṃ saba bhāī | bar̤e bhaye parijana sukhadāī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 203: Rama runs from the dinner seat
6 verses · 203 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Rama runs from the dinner seat
Hari plays many childhood leelas and delights His servants. The brothers grow, the guru performs their chudakarana, the first tonsure, and the Brahmanas receive rich dakshina. The Lord who is beyond mind and word wanders in Dasharatha's courtyard. When the king sits to eat and calls Him, He will not leave His playmates. When Kausalya goes to fetch Him He toddles away, and the mother runs to catch the one whom the Veda calls neti neti. He comes in covered in dust and the king laughs and seats Him on his lap. Restless while eating, He darts off squealing, His face smeared with curd and rice.
चूड़ाकरन कीन्ह गुरु जाई । बिप्रन्ह पुनि दछिना बहु पाई ॥
परम मनोहर चरित अपारा । करत फिरत चारिउ सुकुमारा ॥
cūr̤ākarana kīnha guru jāī | bipranha puni dachinā bahu pāī ||
parama manohara carita apārā | karata phirata cāriu sukumārā ||
मन-क्रम-बचन अगोचर जोई । दसरथ-अजिर बिचर प्रभु सोई ॥
भोजन करत बोल जब राजा । नहिँ आवत तजि बाल-समाजा ॥
mana-krama-bacana agocara joī | dasaratha-ajira bicara prabhu soī ||
bhojana karata bola jaba rājā | nahim̐ āvata taji bāla-samājā ||
कौसल्या जब बोलन जाई । ठुमकु ठुमकु प्रभु चलहिँ पराई ॥
निगम नेति सिव अन्त न पावा । ताहि धरै जननी हठि धावा ॥
kausalyā jaba bolana jāī | ṭhumaku ṭhumaku prabhu calahim̐ parāī ||
nigama neti siva anta na pāvā | tāhi dharai jananī haṭhi dhāvā ||
धूरस धूरि भरें तनु आये । भूपति बिहँसि गोद बैठाये ॥
dhūrasa dhūri bhareṃ tanu āye | bhūpati biham̐si goda baiṭhāye ||
भोजन करत चपल चित, इत उत अवसर पाइ ।
भाजि चले किलकत मुख, दधि-ओदन लपटाइ ॥
bhojana karata capala cita, ita uta avasara pāi |
bhāji cale kilakata mukha, dadhi-odana lapaṭāi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0