बहइ न हाथ दहइ रिस छाती । भा कुठार कुंठित नृपघाती ॥
भयउ बाम बिधि फिरेउ सुभाऊ । मोरे हृदयँ कृपा कसि काऊ ॥
bahai na hātha dahai risa chātī | bhā kuṭhāra kuṃṭhita nṛpaghātī ||
bhayau bāma bidhi phireu subhāū | more hṛdayam̐ kṛpā kasi kāū ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 280: The axe will not strike, mercy burns
5 verses · 280 of 361
What happens in this chapter
The axe will not strike, mercy burns
Parashurama laments: my hand will not strike, yet anger burns my chest; the axe that killed kings has gone blunt. Fate has turned against me and my nature has changed, for when did mercy ever stir in my heart? Lakshmana bows his head with a smile: your grace is a picture of kindness and your words drop like flowers; if mercy scorches your body, may Providence keep it safe in anger. Parashurama calls to Janaka: look, this stubborn fool of a boy wants to make his home in Yama's city; why not take him quickly out of my sight? Lakshmana laughs to himself: shut your eyes and nobody is anywhere. Then Parashurama, raging, turns on Shri Rama: you broke Shambhu's bow, wretch, and now you lecture me?
आजु दया दुख दुसह सहावा । सुनि सौमित्र बिहसि सिर नावा ॥
बाउ-कृपा मूरति अनुकूला । बोलत बचन झरत जनु फूला ॥
āju dayā dukha dusaha sahāvā | suni saumitra bihasi sira nāvā ||
bāu-kṛpā mūrati anukūlā | bolata bacana jharata janu phūlā ||
जौँ पै कृपाँ जरिहिं मुनि गाता । क्रोध भये तनु राखु विधाता ॥
देखु जनक हठि बालक एहू । कीन्ह चहत जड़ जमपुर गेहू ॥
jaum̐ pai kṛpām̐ jarihiṃ muni gātā | krodha bhaye tanu rākhu vidhātā ||
dekhu janaka haṭhi bālaka ehū | kīnha cahata jar̤a jamapura gehū ||
बेगि करहु किन आँखिन्ह ओटा । देखत छोट खोट नृप ढोटा ॥
बिहँसे लखन कहा मन माहीं । मूदें आँखि कतहुँ कोउ नाहीं ॥
begi karahu kina ām̐khinha oṭā | dekhata choṭa khoṭa nṛpa ḍhoṭā ||
biham̐se lakhana kahā mana māhīṃ | mūdeṃ ām̐khi katahum̐ kou nāhīṃ ||
परसुराम तब राम प्रति, बोले उर अति क्रोध ।
सम्भु सरासन तोरि सठ, करसि हमार प्रबोध ॥
parasurāma taba rāma prati, bole ura ati krodha |
sambhu sarāsana tori saṭha, karasi hamāra prabodha ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0