Bala Kanda

Chapter 269: Parashurama receives the bows of all

5 verses · 269 of 361

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Parashurama receives the bows of all

Seeing Bhrigupati's fearsome form, the kings rise trembling, each giving his own and his father's name and falling flat in obeisance. Even one he looks at kindly feels his life is ending. Janaka bows and has Sita bow to him; he blesses her and the friends take her back. Vishvamitra comes and places the two brothers at his feet: these are Rama and Lakshmana, Dasharatha's sons. Parashurama blesses the fine pair, and his eyes rest on Shri Rama, whose beauty frees even Kamadeva of pride. Then he turns to Videha and asks why there is such a crowd, asking as if he did not know, anger spreading through his body.

269.1

देखत भृगुपति बेषु कराला । उठे सकल भय-विकल भुआला ॥
पितु समेत कहि कहि निज नामा । लगे करन सब दंड-प्रनामा ॥

dekhata bhṛgupati beṣu karālā | uṭhe sakala bhaya-vikala bhuālā ||
pitu sameta kahi kahi nija nāmā | lage karana saba daṃḍa-pranāmā ||

269.2

जेहि सुभायँ चितवहिँ हित जानी । सो जानइ जनु आइ खुटानी ॥
जनक बहोरि आइ सिर नावा । सीय बोलाइ प्रनाम करावा ॥

jehi subhāyam̐ citavahim̐ hita jānī | so jānai janu āi khuṭānī ||
janaka bahori āi sira nāvā | sīya bolāi pranāma karāvā ||

269.3

आसिष दीन्हि सखीं हरषानीं । निज समाज लइ गई सयानीं ॥
बिस्वामित्र मिले पुनि आई । पद-सरोज मेले दोउ भाई ॥

āsiṣa dīnhi sakhīṃ haraṣānīṃ | nija samāja lai gaī sayānīṃ ||
bisvāmitra mile puni āī | pada-saroja mele dou bhāī ||

269.4

राम लखन दसरथ के ढोटा । दीन्हि असीस देखि भल जोटा ॥
रामहिं चितइ रहे थकि लोचन । रूप अपार-मार-मद मोचन ॥

rāma lakhana dasaratha ke ḍhoṭā | dīnhi asīsa dekhi bhala joṭā ||
rāmahiṃ citai rahe thaki locana | rūpa apāra-māra-mada mocana ||

दो॰ 269Doha

बहुरि बिलोकि बिदेह सन, कहहु काह अति भीर ।
पूछत जानि अजान जिमि, ब्यापेउ कोप सरीर ॥

bahuri biloki bideha sana, kahahu kāha ati bhīra |
pūchata jāni ajāna jimi, byāpeu kopa sarīra ||

Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0