नृपन्ह केरि आसा निसि नासी । बचन नखत अवली न प्रकासी ॥
मानी महिप कुमुद सकुचाने । कपटी भूप उलूक लुकाने ॥
nṛpanha keri āsā nisi nāsī | bacana nakhata avalī na prakāsī ||
mānī mahipa kumuda sakucāne | kapaṭī bhūpa ulūka lukāne ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 255: Shri Rama walks to the bow; the queen grieves
5 verses · 255 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Shri Rama walks to the bow; the queen grieves
The night of the kings' hopes ends and the stars of their boasts fade. Proud kings close like night lilies; deceitful ones hide like owls. Munis and devas, freed from grief like chakavas at dawn, rain flowers. Shri Rama bows to the guru, takes the munis' leave and walks forward at ease, the Lord of all worlds with the gait of a fine elephant. The townsfolk thrill with joy, bow to ancestors and devas and call on their merit: if we have any virtue, may Shri Ganesha let Rama break the bow like a lotus stalk. Seeing Shri Rama, Sita's mother, overcome with affection, calls her friends near and speaks in distress.
भये बिसोक कोक मुनि देवा । बरषहिँ सुमन जनावहिँ सेवा ॥
गुरु-पद बन्दि सहित अनुरागा । राम मुनिन्ह सन आयसु माँगा ॥
bhaye bisoka koka muni devā | baraṣahim̐ sumana janāvahim̐ sevā ||
guru-pada bandi sahita anurāgā | rāma muninha sana āyasu mām̐gā ||
सहजहिँ चले सकल जग स्वामी । मत्त मञ्जु बर कुञ्जर-गामी ॥
चलत राम सब पुर नर नारी । पुलक-पूरि-तन भये सुखारी ॥
sahajahim̐ cale sakala jaga svāmī | matta mañju bara kuñjara-gāmī ||
calata rāma saba pura nara nārī | pulaka-pūri-tana bhaye sukhārī ||
बन्दि पितर सुर सुकृत सँभारे । जौँ कछु पुन्य प्रभाउ हमारे ॥
तौ सिव धनु मृनाल की नाँई । तोरहुँ राम गनेस गोसाँई ॥
bandi pitara sura sukṛta sam̐bhāre | jaum̐ kachu punya prabhāu hamāre ||
tau siva dhanu mṛnāla kī nām̐ī | torahum̐ rāma ganesa gosām̐ī ||
रामहिँ प्रेम समेत लखि, सखिन्ह समीप बोलाइ ।
सीता-मातु सनेह-बस, बचन कहइ बिलखाइ ॥
rāmahim̐ prema sameta lakhi, sakhinha samīpa bolāi |
sītā-mātu saneha-basa, bacana kahai bilakhāi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0