मुनिहि दंडवत कीन्ह महीसा । बार बार पद-रज धरि सीसा ॥
कौसिक राउ लिये उर लाई । कहि असीस पूछी कुसलाई ॥
munihi daṃḍavata kīnha mahīsā | bāra bāra pada-raja dhari sīsā ||
kausika rāu liye ura lāī | kahi asīsa pūchī kusalāī ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 308: Dasharatha embraces his sons
5 verses · 308 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Dasharatha embraces his sons
The king falls before the muni and places the dust of his feet on his head again and again. Kaushika embraces and blesses him. Then the two brothers prostrate themselves, and the king's heart overflows. Holding his sons to his breast, he loses his unbearable grief, as though life had returned to a dead body. Next they bow their heads at Vasishtha's feet, and the great sage, glad with love, embraces them. The brothers salute the gathered Brahmins and receive blessings that please their hearts. Bharata and his younger brother bow, and Shri Rama lifts them up and holds them close. Lakshmana meets them full of love. The gracious, humble Lord then greets everyone fittingly: citizens, family, kinsmen, beggars, ministers and friends.
पुनि दंडवत करत दोउ भाई । देखि नृपति उर सुख न समाई ॥
सुत हियँ लाइ दुसह दुख मेटे । मृतक-सरीर प्रान जनु भेँटे ॥
puni daṃḍavata karata dou bhāī | dekhi nṛpati ura sukha na samāī ||
suta hiyam̐ lāi dusaha dukha meṭe | mṛtaka-sarīra prāna janu bhem̐ṭe ||
पुनि बसिष्ठ पद सिर तिन्ह नाये । प्रेम मुदित मुनिवर उर लाये ॥
बिप्र-बृन्द बन्दे दुहुँ भाईं । मन भावती असीसें पाईं ॥
puni basiṣṭha pada sira tinha nāye | prema mudita munivara ura lāye ||
bipra-bṛnda bande duhum̐ bhāīṃ | mana bhāvatī asīseṃ pāīṃ ||
भरत सहानुज कीन्ह प्रनामा । लिये उठाइ लाइ उर रामा ॥
हरषे लखन देखि दोउ भ्राता । मिले प्रेम-परिपूरित-गाता ॥
bharata sahānuja kīnha pranāmā | liye uṭhāi lāi ura rāmā ||
haraṣe lakhana dekhi dou bhrātā | mile prema-paripūrita-gātā ||
पुरजन परिजन जातिजन, जाचक मन्त्री मीत ।
मिले जथाविधि सबहि प्रभु, परम कृपाल बिनीत ॥
purajana parijana jātijana, jācaka mantrī mīta |
mile jathāvidhi sabahi prabhu, parama kṛpāla binīta ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0