दिसकुंजरहु कमठ अहि कोला । धरहु धरनि धरि धीर न डोला ॥
राम चहहिँ सङ्कर धनु तोरा । होहु सजग सुनि आयसु मोरा ॥
disakuṃjarahu kamaṭha ahi kolā | dharahu dharani dhari dhīra na ḍolā ||
rāma cahahim̐ saṅkara dhanu torā | hohu sajaga suni āyasu morā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 260: Every burden rides on the bow
5 verses · 260 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Every burden rides on the bow
Lakshmana commands: elephants of the quarters, tortoise, serpent and boar, hold the earth steady; Shri Rama means to break Shankara's bow, so be alert. As Shri Rama approaches the bow, men, women and devas call on their merit. Tulsidas gives an image: everyone's doubt and ignorance, the petty kings' arrogance, Bhrigupati's pride, the fear of devas and munis, Sita's worry, Janaka's regret and the queens' burning grief have all boarded the great ship of Shambhu's bow, hoping to cross the boundless ocean of Rama's might, with no helmsman. Shri Rama sees the people standing like painted pictures, then looks at Sita, and the abode of grace sees how distressed she is.
चाप समीप राम जब आये । नर नारिन्ह सुर सुकृत मनाये ॥
सब कर संसय अरु अज्ञानू । मन्द महीपन्ह कर अभिमानू ॥
cāpa samīpa rāma jaba āye | nara nārinha sura sukṛta manāye ||
saba kara saṃsaya aru ajñānū | manda mahīpanha kara abhimānū ||
भृगुपति केरि गरब गरुआई । सुर-मुनिबरन्ह केरि कदराई ॥
सिय कर सोच जनक पछितावा । रानिन्ह कर दारुन-दुख-दावा ॥
bhṛgupati keri garaba garuāī | sura-munibaranha keri kadarāī ||
siya kara soca janaka pachitāvā | rāninha kara dāruna-dukha-dāvā ||
सम्भु-चाप बड़ बोहित पाई । चढ़े जाइ सब सङ्ग बनाई ॥
राम-बाहुबल, सिन्धु अपारू । चहत पार नहिँ कोउ कड़हारू ॥
sambhu-cāpa bar̤a bohita pāī | car̤he jāi saba saṅga banāī ||
rāma-bāhubala, sindhu apārū | cahata pāra nahim̐ kou kar̤ahārū ||
राम बिलोके लोग सब, चित्र लिखे से देखि ।
चितई सीय कृपायतन, जानी बिकल बिसेखि ॥
rāma biloke loga saba, citra likhe se dekhi |
citaī sīya kṛpāyatana, jānī bikala bisekhi ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0