लछिमन दीख उमाकृत बेषा चकित भए भ्रम हृदयँ बिसेषा ॥
कहि न सकत कछु अति गम्भीरा । प्रभु प्रभाउ जानत मतिधीरा ॥
lachimana dīkha umākṛta beṣā cakita bhae bhrama hṛdayam̐ biseṣā ||
kahi na sakata kachu ati gambhīrā | prabhu prabhāu jānata matidhīrā ||
Bala Kanda
Chapter 53: Rama greets Sati and asks of Shiva
5 verses · 53 of 361
What happens in this chapter
Rama greets Sati and asks of Shiva
Lakshmana sees the form Uma has taken and is astonished, his heart confused, but being deep and steady and knowing the Lord's power, he says nothing. The lord of the gods, who sees all and dwells in every heart, knows Sati's deceit; he is Rama, the all-knowing Bhagwan, by remembering whom ignorance ends. Yet Sati tries to hide even from him. Praising the power of his own maya in his heart, Rama smiles and speaks gently. Folding his hands, the Lord bows to her and gives his own name with his father's. Then he asks: where is Vrishaketu, Shiva? Why do you wander alone in the forest? The doha: hearing Rama's soft, deep words, Sati is filled with shame, and fearful, she turns back toward Mahesh with a heavy heart.
सती कपट जानेउ सुर-स्वामी । सबदरसी सबअन्तर-जामी ॥
सुमिरत जाहि मिटइ अज्ञाना । सोइ सरबज्ञ राम भगवाना ॥
satī kapaṭa jāneu sura-svāmī | sabadarasī sabaantara-jāmī ||
sumirata jāhi miṭai ajñānā | soi sarabajña rāma bhagavānā ||
सती कीन्ह चह तहउँ दुराऊ । देखहु नारि-सुभाउ-प्रभाऊ ॥
निज-माया-बल हृदयँ बखानी । बोले बिहँसि राम मृदु-बानी ॥
satī kīnha caha tahaum̐ durāū | dekhahu nāri-subhāu-prabhāū ||
nija-māyā-bala hṛdayam̐ bakhānī | bole biham̐si rāma mṛdu-bānī ||
जोरि पानि प्रभु कीन्ह प्रनामू । पिता समेत लीन्ह निज नामू ॥
कहेउ बहोरि कहाँ बृषकेतू । बिपिन अकेलि फिरहु केहि हेतू ॥
jori pāni prabhu kīnha pranāmū | pitā sameta līnha nija nāmū ||
kaheu bahori kahām̐ bṛṣaketū | bipina akeli phirahu kehi hetū ||
राम-बचन-मृदु गूढ़ सुनि, उपजा अति सङ्कोच ।
सती सभीत महेस पहिँ, चलीँ हृदयँ बड़ सोच ॥
rāma-bacana-mṛdu gūr̤ha suni, upajā ati saṅkoca |
satī sabhīta mahesa pahim̐, calīm̐ hṛdayam̐ bar̤a soca ||
Text source: Wikisource · Public domain (Tulsidas, 16th c.; 1925 edition, Wikisource PD-1996 tag); transcription CC BY-SA 4.0