नृप करि बिनय महाजन फेरे । सादर सकल मागने टेरे ॥
भूषन बसन बाजि गज दीन्हे । प्रेम पोषि ठाढ़े सब कीन्हे ॥
nṛpa kari binaya mahājana phere | sādara sakala māgane ṭere ||
bhūṣana basana bāji gaja dīnhe | prema poṣi ṭhār̤he saba kīnhe ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 340: Janaka will not turn back
5 verses · 340 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Janaka will not turn back
Dasharatha courteously sends back the leading citizens and calls all the seekers, giving them ornaments, clothes, horses and elephants until every one is satisfied. They sing his praises again and again and turn home, keeping Rama in their hearts. But Janaka, bound by love, will not turn back, though the lord of Kosala keeps asking him to. At last Dasharatha says gently, go back now, great king, you have come a long way, and he gets down from his chariot and stands, his eyes flooding with love. Then Videha, with folded hands and words steeped in affection, says: how can I put my thanks into words? Maharaja, you have made me great. The two samadhis honour each other fully, and their love will not fit in their hearts.
बार बार बिरिदावलि भाखी । फिरे सकल रामहि उर राखी ॥
बहुरि बहुरि कोसलपति कहहीं । जनक प्रेमबस फिरै न चहहीं ॥
bāra bāra biridāvali bhākhī | phire sakala rāmahi ura rākhī ||
bahuri bahuri kosalapati kahahīṃ | janaka premabasa phirai na cahahīṃ ||
पुनि कह भूपति बचन सुहाये । फिरिअ महीस दूरि बड़ि आये ॥
राउ बहोरि उतरि भये ठाढ़े । प्रेम-प्रवाह बिलोचन बाढ़े ॥
puni kaha bhūpati bacana suhāye | phiria mahīsa dūri bar̤i āye ||
rāu bahori utari bhaye ṭhār̤he | prema-pravāha bilocana bār̤he ||
तब विदेह बोले कर जोरी । बचन सनेह-सुधाँ जनु बोरी ॥
करउँ कवन बिधि बिनय बनाई । महाराज मोहि दीन्हि बड़ाई ॥
taba videha bole kara jorī | bacana saneha-sudhām̐ janu borī ||
karaum̐ kavana bidhi binaya banāī | mahārāja mohi dīnhi bar̤āī ||
कोसलपति समधी सजन, सनमाने सब भाँति ।
मिलनि परसपर बिनय अति, प्रीति न हृदयँ समाति ॥
kosalapati samadhī sajana, sanamāne saba bhām̐ti |
milani parasapara binaya ati, prīti na hṛdayam̐ samāti ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0